Ronda Gates, MS, RPh, CLC
GHF's Weight Management Expert

Certified Fitness Director, Leader, and Lifestyle Counselor

Ronda Gates' original advanced degree is in Pharmacy and her post-graduate education includes studies in Medicine, Nutrition, Psychology, and Adult Development. She is certified by the American College of Sports Medicine as a Fitness Director, by the American Council on Exercise as a Fitness Leader, and by the Yale University LEARN Institute and The Cooper Research Institute for Aerobics Research as a Lifestyle Counselor.

Member of Reebok Research Training and Development

In addition, she is a member of the prestigious Reebok Research Training and Development team. Ronda recently completed a one-year Process Living and Process Therapy training with author/psychologist Anne Wilson Schaef, PhD, where her emphasis was on co-dependency, workaholism, and eating disorders.

Author and Creator of LIFESTYLES Planner

Ronda is the author of The Lowfat Lifestyle, practical information on exercise, nutrition, and weight management in combination with low-fat recipes. Her second book, Nutrition Nuggets and More/Changes, was honored by Reebok as the best educational resources published in 1991. She has published articles in Living Fit magazine, The Oregonian (Portland, OR), Shape Magazine, The American Journal of Health Promotion, and MS Magazine. In 1995, she launched LIFESTYLES Planner®, the first software package to provide the tools and criteria for a two-week jump start to a healthier lifestyle.

Committee Chair and Fitness Lecturer

Ronda has been co-chair of the Oregon Governor's Council on Health, Fitness, and Sports; national secretary/treasurer of the Association for Worksite Health Promotion, and a committee chair for the American Council on Exercise. In 1992, she was singled out by IDEA, the 20,000-member Association for Fitness Professionals, as the member who best exemplified the ethics and goals for the profession. A professional member of the National Speakers Association, Ronda is best known for ability to weave through the labyrinth of lifestyle issues and make them easy to understand. She averages 200 presentations a year to organizations on issues of exercise, nutrition, weight control, stress management, motivation, and corporate fitness.

Associate Producer of Fit or Fat

During an 11-year collaboration with nutritional biochemist Covert Bailey, MS, Ronda was instrumental in the development of the Fit or Fat system and served as associate producer of the 13-part PBS series, Fit or Fat for the 90's. She and Bailey co-authored the current bestseller Smart Eating, and Ronda is licensed to use and further develop Fit or Fat materials.

Visit Ronda's Website

Be sure to visit her website at www.rondagates.com. Here you'll find tons of excellent, easy-to-follow tips on effective exercise, weight management, and healthy lifestyle behaviors. You'll also find a Fit Tip of the Day, answers to frequently asked fitness questions, and several great fitness and weight management books and products to help you reach your full potential!