--- title: Health & Fitness Blog - NASM | Lauren Doss description: Lauren Doss is an NASM certified personal trainer and certified group fitness instructor. She has a Bachelor of Science in Ecology and Environmental Biology from Appalachian State University. ---   [![NASM](https://blog.nasm.org/hubfs/Nasm_December2018/images/logo186x62.png)](https://blog.nasm.org) - [NASM.org](https://www.nasm.org) - [Fitness](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/fitness) - [CPT](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/cpt) - [Nutrition](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/nutrition) - [CES](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/ces) - [Sports Performance](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/sports-performance) - [Workout Plans](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/workout-plans) - [Wellness](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/wellness) # Lauren Doss ![Lauren Doss](https://blog.nasm.org/hubfs/Lauren%20Doss%20Headshot.jpg) Lauren Doss is an NASM certified personal trainer and certified group fitness instructor. She has a Bachelor of Science in Ecology and Environmental Biology from Appalachian State University. ### Recent Posts [![pregnant woman doing exercise on stability ball](https://blog.nasm.org/hs-fs/hubfs/pregnancy-exercises-for-each-trimester.jpg?width=723&name=pregnancy-exercises-for-each-trimester.jpg)](http://blog.nasm.org/pregnancy-exercises-by-trimester) [Women's Fitness](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/womens-fitness) [Workout Plans](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/workout-plans) ## [Safe Pregnancy Exercises for Each Trimester: Prenatal Workouts](http://blog.nasm.org/pregnancy-exercises-by-trimester) ![Lauren Doss](https://blog.nasm.org/hubfs/Lauren%20Doss%20Headshot.jpg) [Lauren Doss](http://blog.nasm.org/author/lauren-doss) | May 26, 2021 Congratulations! You’ve begun your journey to motherhood (or perhaps adding to the family!) and are looking to make the most of the next nine months. While prepping for the nursery, you may be wondering what you can do to take care of yourself during ... 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