Charlotte Andersen
Charlotte Hilton Andersen is the author of the book The Great Fitness Experiment: One Year of Trying Everything which has been featured in Shape, Fitness, Prevention, and Women's Health UK among others. (The sequel is coming out summer 2012!) She runs the popular health and fitness website of the same name, where she tries out a new workout every month, specializing in exercise, body image and oversharing. She was named one of Demand Media's top 3 bloggers for 2010, one of Fitness magazine's favorite fitness bloggers and a fitness expert by Experience Life Magazine's A Revolutionary Act. In addition to writing for Shape she also writer for The Huffington Post, Redbook magazine, iVillage, Men's Fitness, and BlogHer on a regular basis. In addition she has been featured on ABC's 20/20 and Fox's morning show and interviewed on Fox, NBC and many radio stations. A former professor, her night job is grading the SAT essay where she gets to grade 500 high school essays each answering the same prompt, causing her to remove all sharp pencils from the room lest she poke her eyes out rather than read one more . She is a mom of 5 currently going crazy in Minnesota.
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Wednesday, 6/19/13 at 12:55 PM
In a surprising and controversial decision, the American Medical Association announced on Tuesday that they are now officially classifying obesity as a "disease" in its own right rather than just a "...
Friday, 5/31/13 at 2:24 PM
Love to party but worry about gaining a beer belly? Creative drinkers have found a way to imbibe without any of the pesky calories by pouring the liquor over dry ice or heating it until it steams and...
Thursday, 5/30/13 at 6:33 PM
Today Oprah Winfrey realized a lifelong dream and received an honorary degree from the fabled Harvard University. But it was the students who got the real treat as they listened to the "little girl...
Thursday, 5/23/13 at 3:14 PM
Possibly the only thing more irritating than an itch you can't scratch, involuntary eye twitching, or myokymia, is a feeling that many of us are familiar with. Sometimes the trigger is obvious (...
Tuesday, 5/14/13 at 5:05 PM
Angelina Jolie has always been a trendsetter, and now she is using her powers of persuasion to bring awareness to a very sensitive topic with her announcement in today’s New York Times that she had a...
Monday, 5/13/13 at 1:06 PM
Whether you run in the park or around town, chances are you've come across a dog or two during your miles. And while some are friendly, leashed, and only want to play with you, others can cause panic...
Friday, 5/10/13 at 11:57 AM
Nothing is simple on Pinterest. I know this because I am a Pinterest addict. As are my mom, my sisters, and most of my friends. Where else can you find a recipe for the perfect brunch quiche, a...
Friday, 5/10/13 at 7:00 AM
So inspiring, even haters will want to lace up their kicks and hit the open road.
Wednesday, 5/8/13 at 8:05 AM
Hitting the wall is as fun as it sounds, but some people find the typical mid-exercise refueling options to be messy, tasteless, or just plain gross. You don’t need to choke down sugary goo to avoid...
Tuesday, 5/7/13 at 12:53 PM
If the recent headlines about the new sex superbug had you considering a chastity belt, take a deep breath.Yes, it was widely reported this week that officials had identified a case of H041, a strain...
