Dr. Amato is a Physical Therapist and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. He graduated from S.U.N.Y. Cortland with a Bachelor of Science in Education. He spent four years as a Physical Education and Health teacher while getting his Master's from S.U.N.Y. Stony Brook. He spent ten years living in New York City while playing the U.S.A. Super League Rugby for New York'sYork's Old Blue Rugby Football Club. During that time, he was the resident Strength Coach at a physical therapy and performance center in Midtown. After retiring from playing rugby, he decided to return to school and get his Doctorate in Physical Therapy at Mercy College. Dr. Amato has been heavily involved in the health and fitness industry for over 14 years.

As part of a lifelong passion for human movement and performance, he is relentlessly pursuing the best new practices and trends in the fitness and rehabilitation industry. He is a G.R.A.S.T.O.N. certified MT1 provider, a ROCKTAPE FMT1 and FMT2 provider, and a certified strength and conditioning specialist (C.S.C.S.) from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (N.S.C.A.). Dr. Amato is also a board-certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist (O.C.S.) through the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialities. He is one of only approximately 600 in New York state and less than 14,000 board-certified Orthopaedic Clinical specialists in the country.

Dr. Amato has had the opportunity to be a contributor for magazines such as Men'sMen's Health and Women'sWomen's Health and for online publications such as BarBend.com, Oprah.com, and others.

He has been involved in many athletic events and competitions, such as wrestling, football, weightlifting, and rugby, and is currently a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He has had his fair share of injuries over the years and has been on the other side of the treatment table, therefore has extensive knowledge of what it takes to get back into the game. He prides himself on his hands-on skills and manual techniques, and his experience as a high-level athlete sets him apart when it comes to treating patients and training them to get back in the game.