Mackenzie L. Havey, Author at MyFitnessPal Blog

About the Author

Mackenzie is a freelance journalist and coach based in Minneapolis. She contributes to a variety of magazines and websites, including TheAtlantic.com, OutsideOnline.com, espnW.com, Runner’s World and Triathlete Magazine. She holds a master’s degree in Kinesiology from the University of Minnesota, and is a USA Track and Field certified coach. When she’s not writing, she’s out biking, running and cross-country skiing around the city lakes with her dog.

How to Avoid the 4 Most Common Beginner Workout Mistakes

by Mackenzie L. Havey

- November 2, 2017

Starting a new workout plan is an exercise in patience. Weight loss and increased fitness aren’t achieved overnight after all. Many times in our haste to get fit, we end up getting injured or...

September 15, 2017

This Fast-Food Addict Discovered Mindful Eating and Lost 65 Pounds

by Mackenzie L. Havey

- September 15, 2017

Eric Jacobson was floored when his doctor told him he was pre-diabetic during a routine physical. After all, the 36-year-old Vancouver, Washington, native exercised regularly. “I left my...

September 8, 2017

How This High School Athlete Got Back into Fighting Shape

by Mackenzie L. Havey

- September 8, 2017

For Dave Wipert, stepping on the scale for an office weight-loss challenge was all it took to set the wheels of change in motion. Weighing in at 275 pounds with 49 percent body fat, Wipert saw that...

August 31, 2017

Stephanie Relied on Friends, Family and a Sustainable Eating Approach to Change Her Life

by Mackenzie L. Havey

- August 31, 2017

Calories in. Calories out. At 286 pounds and on the brink of her 30th birthday, these words were the oft-cited fitness advice that guided Stephanie Buller in her newly adopted quest to lose...

July 25, 2017

Ranking the 8 Best Walkable Cities Around the World

by Mackenzie L. Havey

- July 25, 2017

If fitness is your goal, the factors determining the walkability of a city changes. Take safety, scenery or the general fitness habits of people who live in the area. Having off-road pedestrian-only...

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