Contributing Health Writer
Emily Roethle is a communications professional and freelance writer with more than a decade of experience covering fitness, health, wellness, travel and other lifestyle topics. She previously managed health and fitness content for a leading fitness certification organization and is both a NASM-certified personal trainer and certified yoga instructor who regularly teaches in the Midwest. An avid runner, she's completed 10 half marathons and one full marathon. Roethle has tested more than 50 protein bars, creatine powders and other sports supplements, along with countless shaker bottles, resistance bands, sports sunscreens, small-space fitness products and more than 25 pairs of sports sunglasses. To ensure her recommendations are grounded in the latest research, she regularly consults board-certified physicians and medical specialists. Her work has appeared in Wellworthy, PopSugar, The Daily Beast and Blogilates.
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