Sally Wadyka is a freelance writer and editor based in Boulder, Colorado. After graduating from Smith College, she started her career at Conde Nast, moving from staff writer to editor roles at Mademoiselle, Women's Sports & Fitness, Vogue and Glamour. She has consulted on start-up publications and edited the first special issue published by Real Simple. For two years, she was a contributing editor at Real Simple, and is currently a contributing editor at Shape. Her work has appeared in publications such as the New York Times, Cookie, Prevention, Martha Stewart Living, Runner's World, the msn.com website, and she is the co-author of four books. She specializes in health, nutrition, fitness and beauty topics. When she's not writing, Sally can be found doing activities that feed her body, mind and soul—like hiking, trail running, rock climbing and skiing in the Rockies.