Fit Talk with Melinda Corssino

Wife, doggie mom and physique competitor and Executive Recruiter.  Lauren was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA.  She has struggled with her body image most of her life.  As an overweight teen, Lauren never expected to develop a passion for fitness and nutrition, but found herself hooked after taking a kickboxing class her freshman year of college at the University of Pittsburgh.  Sadly, like many young women, she soon became obsessed with her body and her relationship with exercise and nutrition took a dangerous and unhealthy turn, leading to an eating disorder.  After fighting hard to combat the disorder, she got herself back on track in her mid-twenties.  However, her passion for fitness and nutrition never wavered.  In 2013, Lauren hired a personal trainer to help her to maximize her results in the gym.  A year later, she found herself on stage, competing in her 1st physique competition.  Since 2014, Lauren has competed in a half dozen natural physique competitions as a figure competitor.  She has placed in the top 5 in her 3 most recent shows.  This summer, Lauren’s coach convinced her to enter a fitness modeling competition through Muscle and Fitness Hers Magazine.  Lauren was selected to compete for the coveted title of the magazine’s Ms. Fitness and Health 2018.  To her surprise, she made it through 4 rounds of the competition placing 2ndamongst 50 other fitness models in the Northeast.