Melissa Alcantara Bio | Wiki
Melissa Alcantara is an American fitness trainer and bodybuilder She earned fame as the trainer of reality TV star Kim Kardashian. On November 5, 2017, Melissa appeared alongside Kardashian in an episode of her reality series ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’.
She was a cast member of the Beachbody home workout videos Insanity Max 30′ by Shaun T. She is also an Instagram star with nearly one million followers who first drew attention for sharing her own weight loss journey on the platform. Melissa won a bodybuilding competition in the ‘Miss Figure’ and ‘Miss Best Physique’ categories.
She was featured in the January 2017 issue of ‘Women’s Health Magazine. Along with her husband, she created an 8-week fitness plan which she offers through her website ‘fitgurlmel.com’ and the FitPlan app. She joined YouTube in February 2018 and often uploads training videos and tutorials.
Melissa Alcantara Age
Melissa was born on March 8, 1985, in the Bronx borough of New York City, New York, United States. She is 37 years old.
Melissa Alcantara Height
She is a woman of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 6 in (Approx. 1.67 m).
Melissa Alcantara Family
She was born and raised in the Bronx borough of New York City by her parents. Melissa’s father was the stereotypical drug addict and alcoholic. Her mother had to work two jobs in order to support all of her siblings. She dropped out of college after she became pregnant in the early 2010s.
Melissa Alcantara Husband
Melissa is married to her unidentified husband. The couple lives in Los Angeles, California, with their daughter Bella. Melissa starts her day early at 4 a.m. and after a cup of coffee, reads a positive passage from her favorite book, ‘Living a Life of Awareness: Daily Meditation on the Toltec Path’ by Don Miguel Ruiz. Along with her husband, she created an 8-week fitness plan which she offers through her website ‘fitgurlmel.com’ and the FitPlan app.
Melissa Alcantara Education
She graduated from John F. Kennedy High School. Later, Melissa enrolled at the City University of New York-Baruch College in 2008. She graduated in 2012 with BA in Corporate Communications.
Melissa Alcantara Diet
On a typical day, Melissa is up super early, at 4 am and the first thing she does is make herself a pour-over coffee. For a fitness professional, she doesn’t have much of a structure to her eating habits, although she does like to fast intermittently.
The one thing she makes sure she does every day is to drink a gallon (3.7 liters) of water. Melissa avoids processed foods at all costs and incorporates plenty of whole, healthy carbs—like quinoa and sweet potatoes—into her meals, especially before and after workouts.
Melissa Alcantara Kim Kardashian
In 2017, after spending a few years posting about her fitness journey on Instagram @fitgurlmel, Melissa was contacted by Kim Kardashian, who wanted her to come out to Los Angeles to become her full-time personal trainer. Kim wanted to be strong and healthy and do it the right way — AKA, the hard way. Three days later, they were chatting at her apartment in New York City.”
Since then, Melissa has been a staple of Kim Kardashian’s daily routine, traveling around the world with the reality superstar and training her five to six times a week. At around 6 am, she arrives at Kim’s house in Calabasas (a 45-minute drive from her home in Venice) to begin their personal training sessions. Once she’s done with Kim’s workout, Mellissa will head to the gym for her own weightlifting session for the day.
Melissa Alcantara Workout Plan
When she started her fitness journey she didn’t have a mentor, trainer, or experience working out, and there were no fitness experts to follow and learn from on social media. Melissa created FitGurl Me out of a deep desire to be there for you. Her goal was to be your trainer, motivator, and guide in this journey, and for you to become a FitGurl through love, community, and hard work.
Melissa Alcantara Book
In addition to training Kim, Melissa has also written a book, Fit Gurl: The Total-Body Turnaround Program, and launched her own brand, Fitgurlmel, where she sells nutrition guides and training programs. In her new book, she shares the mindset, nutrition, and workout tips that fueled her transformation—plus a complete training program that’ll help you jumpstart your own fitness journey.
Melissa Alcantara Insanity Max 30
On November 5, 2017, Melissa appeared alongside Kardashian in an episode of her reality series ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’. She was a cast member of the Beachbody home workout videos ‘Insanity Max 30’ by Shaun T. She is also an Instagram star with nearly one million followers who first drew attention for sharing her own weight loss journey on the platform.
Melissa Alcantara Fitplan
Along with her husband, she created an 8-week fitness plan which she offers through her website ‘fitgurlmel.com’ and the FitPlan app. Melissa joined YouTube in February 2018 and often uploads training videos and tutorials.
Melissa Alcantara Net Worth
She earns her wealth from her career as a personal trainer, therefore, she has amassed a fortune over the years. Melissa’s estimated net worth is $2 million.
What Does Melissa Alcantara Eat
Melissa avoids processed foods at all costs and incorporates plenty of whole, healthy carbs—like quinoa and sweet potatoes—into her meals, especially before and after workouts.