Scott O. Roberts, PhD has worked as a personal trainer for special populations, including people with chronic disease and disabilities, since 1986. A member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and the American Council on Exercise (ACE), he serves on the Committee on Personal Training for both organizations. He also helped to develop the first ACE certification for personal trainers.
Scott has spoken at many national personal training conferences and has written several books and articles on the topics of fitness and exercise science. President of Scott Roberts Enterprises, Ltd., a fitness and education consulting company, he also is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the NSCA and a certified exercise program director through the American College of Sports Medicine.
Scott received his PhD in exercise physiology in 1995 from the University of New Mexico. He lives in Lubbock, where he is an assistant professor of exercise and sport science at Texas Tech.