Karen Asp

Karen Asp is a journalist and author who specializes in fitness, health, nutrition, travel and pets. A former contributing editor for Woman's Day and fitness columnist for Allure, Asp writes for numerous national publications, including Better Homes and Gardens, Cooking Light, Eating Well, Prevention, Glamour, Real Simple, Shape, SELF, Oxygen, O, Good Housekeeping, Delta Sky, Family Circle, Harper's Bazaar, Forks Over Knives, Women's Health, Cosmo, Martha Stewart Living, USA Today (and its magazines) and Weight Watchers. She's also a certified fitness professional who holds several world records in Nordic walking, health advocate who's certified in plant-based nutrition through Cornell University, and a vegan mentor for PETA. She shares her office in Indiana with a golden retriever and Maine Coon.