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Allison Triplett Crawford

Degrees: Bachelor's in Health Promotion and Fitness.

What she's doing now: I am a Personal Trainer and certified Stroller Strides Instructor at Columbus Air Force Base in Columbus, Mississippi. Getting a Health Promotion and Fitness degree has been very beneficial to me over the past year, as it has proven to be a truly adaptable career.

As a Personal trainer on a military base I work primarily with active duty spouses, dependants, and retirees. I really enjoy being able to work with such a diverse clientele and having the ability to help each person achieve his or her fitness goals. Aside from personal training, I was also able to obtain a Stroller Strides Instructor certification and now I teach my own class on base. It has been a fun way for me to meet new people and help make fitness fun for moms and children while inspiring everyone to make fitness as a lifelong habit.

After Graduation: After college I accepted an amazing opportunity to be a Fitness Specialist in Boulder, CO where I was able to do anything from personal training, to group exercise, to creating newsletters, incentive programs and developing various types of promotional marketing tools. I loved my job with corporate health in Boulder but needed to relocate to Columbus, Mississippi for my husbands job. The move to the Air Force base made me realize that I was lucky to have a career that can be so flexible.

I am truly grateful to all the wonderful professors at Otterbein for giving me the knowledge and tools to make my career what it is today. Without the push to get my certifications early, and as much experience in the field as I could, I may not have been offered the jobs I did. My advice to current students is to get several certifications and all the experience you can in your field before graduation because it really will set you apart from the crowd.