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Karen Asp

Fort Wayne, IN
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Karen Asp, MA, is a certified fitness professional and journalist who specializes in fitness, health, nutrition, pets and travel. She's a contributing editor for Woman's Day and has written for dozens of national magazines, including Self, Shape, Fitness, Women's Health, Prevention, Glamour, Real Si... moreKaren Asp, MA, is a certified fitness professional and journalist who specializes in fitness, health, nutrition, pets and travel. She's a contributing editor for Woman's Day and has written for dozens of national magazines, including Self, Shape, Fitness, Women's Health, Prevention, Glamour, Real Simple, O, Better Homes and Gardens, Men's Fitness, More, Natural Health, Martha Stewart Living, Family Circle, Redbook, USA Today, Parade, All You and MSNBC.com. She's also the co-author of Understanding Your Food Allergies and Intolerances (St. Martins, 2012). less
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Fitness Instructor, Personal Trainer
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ACE - Group Fitness Instructor
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Karen Asp's Articles

How to Design Hot Cardio Warm Ups

By Karen Asp, MA
If you’re like most group fitness instructors, you’ve probably devoted a good deal of time to planning innovative cardio workouts for your participants. But how ...

The Role of Stretching Exercises: From Warm-Ups to Cool-Downs

By Karen Asp, MA
Some controversy surrounds the role that stretching exercises play in regard to fitness training, especially group fitness classes. Perhaps more than ever, debate is brewing a...

Creating a Thriving, Healthy Hybrid

By Karen Asp, MA
Develop a green thumb and your fitness career may blossom into something greater. Sound farfetched? Not if you follow the lead of skilled gardeners and try hybridization.

Get Tough With Tubing

By Karen Asp, MA
movement By Karen Asp, MA Get Tough With Tubing W ith so much new equipment emerging all the time, it's easy to forget about those tried-and-true elastic tubes and bands. ...
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