Amy Marturana Winderl, C.P.T.
Amy is a freelance writer and editor who covers health, fitness, and lifestyle topics. She was previously a deputy editor at SELF. Amy is an ACE-certified personal trainer and a PRONatal pre/postnatal performance training specialist. She received her B.A. in journalism from the SI Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.
You can find Amy's work here on SELF, and on various other websites and in print publications including Women's Health, Wondermind, Well+Good, Men's Health, HealthCentral, HGTV, The New York Times for Kids, and more. When she's not busy writing or editing, you can find her chasing her toddler, working on DIY home projects with her husband, or tending to her beloved houseplants and cut flower garden.
Workouts
This Simple Upper-Body Dumbbell Workout Will Build Strength in Your Arms, Back, and Chest
The basics work—and this routine is proof.
Fitness
How to Get a Full-Body Workout With Weight Machines at the Gym
Machines can go a long way in making lifting less intimidating.
Life
How to Make (and Keep) Your New Year’s Resolutions
Let this year be the one you finally follow through—with compassion instead of pressure.
Fitness
17 Hip Stretches Your Body Really Needs
If you sit all day, every day, these moves are for you.
Fitness
Does Calisthenics ‘Count’ As Strength Training?
Because push-ups and lunges certainly feel as challenging as lifting weights.
Fitness
The Simple Form of Exercise That Can Help You Age Better and Live Longer
And you only need to do it for a few minutes at a time to experience the benefits.
Fitness
34 Core Exercises Top Trainers Swear By
The moves fitness pros use to strengthen and stabilize.
Health
The Best Way to Treat Dry Mouth, No Matter the Cause
The pesky problem can oftentimes be simple to solve.
Sexual & Reproductive Health
If Most People Get HPV at Some Point, Do You Need to Tell Partners You Have It?
Ob-gyns share how to keep you and your partners as safe as possible.
Lupus
My Lupus Symptoms Went Away During Pregnancy—but Returned With a Vengeance Postpartum
“I feel like every day I wake up and there’s something new.”
Shingles
I Had Shingles During Pregnancy. It Taught Me an Important Lesson in Letting Go
Summer House alum Ashley McAtee shares how the illness was a “really big wake-up call.”
Health
So You Lost Your Contact Lens in Your Eye. Here’s Exactly What to Do
It’s not going to roll back into your brain, promise.
Health
‘Pulse’ Actor Jessy Yates on Connecting With Her Body and the Importance of Seeing Disabled People on Screen
“When we don’t see disability in the media, how do we ever normalize an entire group of people?”
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Food
Is Purple Carrot Worth It? I Reviewed the Vegan Meal Kit Service
Take the guesswork out of cooking tasty, plant-based dishes.
Cold and Flu
How to Stop a Runny Nose ASAP, According to Doctors
Put an end to the constant drip with these at-home remedies and OTC meds.
Health
Do I Need a Measles Booster as an Adult?
Here’s how to make sure you’re fully protected against the virus.
Health
How to Know If Bleeding During or After Sex Is Normal—and When to Call Your Doctor
Read this before you freak out.
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Fitness
Here’s Exactly What to Do on Leg Day, According to Top Trainers
Some smart programming will give your butt, quads, and hamstrings the challenge they need.
Fitness
7 Strength Moves You Should Be Doing in Your 30s
Your current (and future) body will thank you.