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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Friday, 4/19/13 at 11:06 AM
Hopping on a spin bike in a crowded studio with pounding techno music is probably the last thing you want to do after a night out drinking with the girls, but according to a new study, it might be...
Monday, 4/15/13 at 3:11 PM
In the world of marathon running, there is one race that trumps them all: the Boston Marathon. People train for years to qualify and spend thousands of dollars to attend it, and nothing give you more...
Monday, 3/25/13 at 6:08 PM
New party fitness classes are just as fun as they are effective!
Monday, 3/25/13 at 9:46 AM
Cheese, ice cream, Greek yogurt—so many of women's favorite foods can't be enjoyed by those who are lactose intolerant—or so we've been told. But a group of researchers says those with the condition...
Wednesday, 3/20/13 at 1:50 AM
Until you see and feel the amazing results!
Saturday, 3/16/13 at 11:22 AM
Calories aren't the only things that count when it comes to a jaw-dropping body: If you aren't eating the right nutrients, you aren't going to slim down or build strong, sexy muscles.See, every time...
Tuesday, 3/12/13 at 8:11 PM
After years of quibbling, the Affordable Care Act finally passed in 2010. Unfortunately there’s still a ton of confusion about what exactly that means for you. And with some provisions having already...
Wednesday, 2/27/13 at 12:32 PM
The high of going all-out during a workout and the results you see make you feel amazing—the achy or tight muscles that can also result? Not so much. And while foam rolling, heating and icing, and...
Monday, 2/25/13 at 4:45 PM
9 "high-maintenance" healthy habits you want to do least but need to do most.
Monday, 2/18/13 at 12:35 PM
Look beyond their weight and you'll see how inspiring these women (and 1 man) truly are.
