--- title: Health & Fitness Blog - NASM | Morgan Shapiro description: "Morgan Shapiro is a certified personal trainer and Founder of Morganic Lifestyle, a unique brand dedicated to showing others how to pursue their personal path to wellness through a dynamic “mind, body, and spirit” approach. Morgan has also risen as a public health advocate and TV personality for WPLG Local 10’s popular program, SoFlo Health, where she influences others to live a healthy, balanced lifestyle.\n\nMorgan is passionate about helping people lead a healthier life through fitness, nutrition, and mental health." ---   [![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) # Morgan Shapiro ![Morgan Shapiro](https://blog.nasm.org/hubfs/Morgan%20Shapiro.jpg) Morgan Shapiro is a certified personal trainer and Founder of Morganic Lifestyle, a unique brand dedicated to showing others how to pursue their personal path to wellness through a dynamic “mind, body, and spirit” approach. Morgan has also risen as a public health advocate and TV personality for WPLG Local 10’s popular program, SoFlo Health, where she influences others to live a healthy, balanced lifestyle. Morgan is passionate about helping people lead a healthier life through fitness, nutrition, and mental health. ### Recent Posts [![](https://blog.nasm.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/How-to-Make-Health-and-Fitness-a-Lifestyle.jpg?width=723&name=How-to-Make-Health-and-Fitness-a-Lifestyle.jpg)](http://blog.nasm.org/behavior-change-and-motivation/how-to-make-health-and-fitness-a-lifestyle) [Behavior Change](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/behavior-change) ## [Fitness Tips for Life: How to Make Health and Fitness a Lifestyle](http://blog.nasm.org/behavior-change-and-motivation/how-to-make-health-and-fitness-a-lifestyle) ![Morgan Shapiro](https://blog.nasm.org/hubfs/Morgan%20Shapiro.jpg) [Morgan Shapiro](http://blog.nasm.org/author/morgan-shapiro) | January 27, 2020 With the start of the New Year, many of us have made resolutions to improve our health and fitness. While having specific health and fitness goals in mind is excellent, people often go to extremes to accomplish these goals. 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