Jennifer Ward, RD, LDN, CLC, CPT, has been a Master Instructor since January of 1998. She is a Registered Dietitian and Licensed Dietitian-Nutritionist in the state of Massachusetts.She is the author of the Spinning® 8-Week Weight Loss Program among other Spinning home study courses. She spent six years working as the Assistant Program Director and running heart rate and Energy Zone-based Spinning classes at the GE Plastics Fitness Center in Pittsfield, MA.She raced for eight years as a United States Cycling Federation category 3 road rider and she competed in Collegiate Nationals for the University of Massachusetts at Amherst Cycling Team in 1992 and 1993. She is also involved in running the Pittsfield Cyclocross summer bike race series for youth in her hometown of Pittsfield, MA.She currently works full time as the Wellness Registered Dietitian for Berkshire Medical Center’s employee-centered Wellness at Work program and continues her work in the fitness industry as a substitute Spinning Instructor for Berkshire Nautilus and presenting for Mad Dogg Athletics.