Angela Lehman is a board-certified massage therapist and founder of The Fit Massage Therapist, an online educational resource promoting fitness as injury prevention for massage career longevity. Lehman’s role within The Fit MT is course creating and writing to bring awareness around strength and proper body mechanics to lower the burnout rate in the massage industry. Her works include books, Massage Therapist 101 and DIY Your Small Business Website, as well as regular self-care articles for MASSAGE Magazine. Lehman’s blog on The Fit MT website covers topics including exercise, nutrition, and body mechanics for massage therapists. Lehman is a San Diego State University graduate with a bachelor's degree in Kinesiology. She earned her massage certification from the International Professional School of Bodywork in San Diego. She has been board certified with National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork since 1998. Lehman is also a Certified Medical Massage Practitioner and ACE Certified Personal Trainer. Before moving to online business (The Fit MT), Lehman was the massage therapist for the San Diego Gulls Hockey team and the San Diego Soccers. Lehman taught massage therapy for five years at United Education Institute. Lehman grew her personal massage business into a muti-therapist massage clinic, Massage La Mesa, over the course of 10 years.