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MEET THE INSTRUCTORS
HEATHER RYDER
Resume and Training Experience
TRAINING BACKGROUND
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE
SKILLS/INTERESTS
HEATHER RYDER
heather@fitboot.com
1-877-FITBOOT
TRAINING
BACKGROUND
Emergency Medical Technician P (EMT)
Black Belt, Aikido
Red Belt, Tae Kwon Do
Blue Belt, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
FitBoot - Basic Training for Professionals, Boston, MA 2008-present
Owner/Chief Instructor
Licensed Chief Instructor of flagship location for FitBoot - Basic Training for Professionals. Authentic
military styled fitness training and the first fitness boot camp in New England.
Bronze Medal, World Jiu-Jitsu No Gi (martial arts uniform)
Championship, Blue/Purple Belt Female Lightweight category, International Brazilian Jiu-
Jitsu Federation Competition, Long Beach, CA 2007
United States Army Reserve,
804th Reserve Medical Brigade
Sergeant, 2000-2004
Combat Medic and Mental Health Specialist
Specialty training: Combat stress control
Fitness team leader for psychiatric and medical services personnel (Attached to 101st Infantry, Camp
Doha, Kuwait, 2004).
U.S. National Women's Wrestling Team (Freestyle), Massachusetts member 2003-2004
3rd Place, MA State Varsity Men's Wrestling Championship, 130 lb. Division,
1993-94 school year,
(First female athlete in the country to wrestle at high school men's varsity level)
1st Place, Junior Division, Bud Light Triathlon Series National Championship and World Cup
(Olympic distance), Las Vegas (Lake Mead), NV 1992
EDUCATION
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, Burlington, Massachusetts  
Paramedic Certificate, 1993
HARVARD COLLEGE, Cambridge, MA attended 1997-99
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY, Boston, MA attended 2001-2004
WORK EXPERIENCE
FITBOOT - BASIC TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONALS
Owner/Chief Instructor Boston, MA, 2008 - present
FitBoot - Basic Training for Professionals, a licensee of FitBoot - Basic Training for Professionals,
LLC. Authentic military styled fitness training and the first fitness boot camp in New England.
Design and implement training to improve the strength, cardiovascular conditioning, flexibility, agility,
sport skill, physiques, mental focus and teamwork responsibility for clients from all training backgrounds
and conditioning levels. Provide basic nutrition guidelines and diet recommendations to enhance
performance, energy level, and physical development.
EASCARE AMBULANCE,
Emergency Medical Technician - P, Boston, MA, 2007 - present
First responder with private ambulance company, also providing backup 911 response support for City
of Boston. Providing inter-facility transport for patients of Boston Medical Center (city's primary
trauma and emergency response hospital). Providing routine daily transport for dialysis patients.
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE,
Emergency Medical Technician - P, Natick, MA, 2006-07
EMT on dedicated emergency ambulance. Provided medical transport service for patients' routine
medical visits. Extensive experience working declared multiple casualty incidents (MCIs)
MERCY AMBULANCE,
Emergency Medical Technician - B, Allston, MA, 2006-07
Private ambulance service; performed 911 and [patient] transfer work.
SKILLS/INTERESTS
martial arts/grappling sports, skydiving, ice hockey, multi-sport competition (triathlon,
etc.),
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