Jen Cassetty is a female fitness figure competitor

Fitness and figure competition

Fitness and Figure competition is a class of physique-exhibition events for women. While bearing a close resemblance to female bodybuilding, they emphasizes muscle tone over muscle size.-Overview:...

 formerly with the IFBB Fitness Organization and current personal trainer, sports model and fitness columnists.

Biography

Cassetty became interested in fitness and bodybuilding

Bodybuilding

Bodybuilding is a form of body modification involving intensive muscle hypertrophy. An individual who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder. In competitive and professional bodybuilding, bodybuilders display their physiques to a panel of judges, who assign points based on their...

 during college. Cassetty, who admitted to struggling with weight management, studied nutrition

Nutrition

Nutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet....

 and fitness

Physical fitness

Physical fitness comprises two related concepts: general fitness , and specific fitness...

 in college. In 2000, Cassetty entered the competitive body building industry with the IFBB organization.

Cassetty currently holds NSCA CSCS and ACSM HFS certifications. She is a personal trainer

Personal trainer

A personal trainer is a fitness professional involved in exercise prescription and instruction. They motivate clients by setting goals and providing feedback and accountability to clients. Trainers also measure their client's strengths and weaknesses with fitness assessments...

 in New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

, working with collegiate athletes and corporate clients.

Current projects

Cassetty was recently signed with the Wilhelmina Modeling Agency in New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

 in the summer of 2009. In addition to her fitness training and modeling

Model (person)

A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....

, she is a columnist

Columnist

A columnist is a journalist who writes for publication in a series, creating an article that usually offers commentary and opinions. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and other publications, including blogs....

 for the CVS Pharmacy publication ReInventing Beauty.

Body Building Competition Ranking

2008 IFBB New York Pro
Fitness: Pro Fitness (11th)

2007 IFBB Atlantic City Pro
Fitness: Pro Fitness (16th)

2007 IFBB Europa Super Show
Fitness: Pro Fitness (16th)

2007 IFBB New York Pro
Fitness: Pro Fitness (16th)

2006 IFBB Atlantic City Pro
Fitness: Pro Fitness (9th)

2006 IFBB Europa Super Show
Fitness: Pro Fitness (18th)

2005 NPC National Fitness
Fitness: Class C (1st)*

• IFBB Pro Card

2005 NPC Team Universe
Fitness: Tall (4th)

2005 NPC Emerald Cup
Fitness: Tall (3rd)

2004 NPC National Fitness
Fitness: Tall (7th)

2004 NPC Junior Nationals
Fitness: Tall (6th)

2004 NPC Pittsburgh
Fitness: Tall (5th)

2003 NPC Midwestern States
Fitness: Tall (1st)
Figure: Tall (4th)

2003 NPC Indiana
Fitness: Tall (1st)
Figure: Tall (1st)

External links

• Jen Cassetty Online