Expertise
Fitness, health, and nutritionEducation
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Award-winning journalist for A-list publications
Author of “Anti-Aging Hacks”
Certified fitness professional with world records in Nordic walking
Passionate vegan and plant-based nutrition educator
I've focused my career on writing about health because health — which encompasses everything from what you eat to how much you move — is literally wealth. Without health, quality of life will be low.
— Karen Asp, MA
Experience
Karen Asp, MA, is an ACE-certified personal trainer and group fitness trainer and certified vegan lifestyle coach and educator through Main Street Vegan Academy. She is also certified in plant-based nutrition through the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies.
For over 20 years, she has worked as a freelance journalist specializing in fitness, health, nutrition, travel, and animals. Her award-winning work has been published in leading magazines like O, Martha Stewart Living, Real Simple, Vegetarian Times, Oxygen, Clean Eating, Prevention, Eating Well, Forks Over Knives, Health, Women's Health, Yoga Journal, Good Housekeeping, SELF, Shape, Men's Journal, and more. She has also served as a contributing editor at Woman's Day, fitness columnist for Allure, and pet columnist at Better Homes & Gardens.
Currently, Karen is the contributing health editor at TheBeet.com and contributing writer at VegNews. She is the author of two books: “Understanding Food Allergies & Intolerances” and “Anti-Aging Hacks.” She was also awarded three MORE awards from the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and two awards from Sentient Media in 2021. More information about her work can be found at www.karenasp.com.
Education
Karen has a bachelor’s in journalism and literature from Miami University and a master’s in literature from Indiana University.
