Esta McIntyre is a Medical Fitness and Nutrition Specialist with more than 20 years of experience helping adults build strength, improve metabolic health, and maintain independence as they age. Her work focuses on bridging the gap between healthcare and fitness by translating medical guidance into practical lifestyle strategies that people can sustain long term.
Esta holds multiple advanced certifications through the National Academy of Sports Medicine, including Certified Nutrition Coach (NASM-CNC), Corrective Exercise Specialist (NASM-CES), and Behavior Change Specialist (NASM-BCS). She is also credentialed through the MedFit Education Foundation as a Medical Fitness Specialist and Longevity Fitness Specialist, with specialized training in working with individuals managing chronic disease, metabolic dysfunction, and age-related physiological changes.
Her continuing education focuses on functional longevity, muscle preservation, and metabolic resilience. She also educates clients and professionals on how to support individuals using GLP-1 medications, emphasizing protein intake and strength training strategies that help preserve—and even build—muscle during pharmacological weight loss.
Over two decades of working directly with clients, Esta has helped hundreds of individuals regain strength, confidence, and quality of life.
She is the founder of My Health Studio, a medical fitness studio dedicated to strength, metabolic health, and longevity.
Esta is the best-selling author of Fitness for Women Who Love to Eat and Hate to Move and a contributing author to What’s Next?, a collaborative book featuring insights from global experts on optimizing health, vitality, and performance. Her work has been featured in Brain & Life Magazine, First for Women Magazine, and numerous health and wellness podcasts.
She also speaks about the powerful role exercise and strength can play in helping people navigate trauma and major life transitions, showing how rebuilding physical strength often becomes a pathway to rebuilding resilience and purpose.