Jen Ator

In 2019, Jen Ator was appointed Editor-in-Chief of Women’s Running, the world’s most popular resource for women who love to run. Drawing on more than a decade of experience in the health and fitness industry, Ator will grow the Women’s Running brand across all platforms with a renewed focus on community engagement and service journalism.

Ator served as fitness director of Women’s Health magazine for ten years, where she oversaw all facets of the brand’s fitness and active lifestyle content across print, digital, social, and video, as well as brand extensions like apps, DVDs, bookazines, and events. During her tenure, she led a number of successful multi-platform content programs, including the 2014 award-nominated “Mission Apolo: Built With Chocolate Milk,” which documented her training for and completing the Ironman World Championships alongside Olympic legend Apolo Ohno. She also developed the brand’s highly-respected product reviews, including the industry’s first-ever Fitness Awards, and spearheaded Olympic coverage across all platforms, most recently serving as an accredited correspondent at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games.

Ator is a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) by the National Strength and Conditioning Association and the author of two books, Fitness Fix and Shape-Up Shortcuts. She is a sought-after public speaker and has regularly appeared as a guest expert on television programs such as Today, Good Morning America, Access Hollywood and Extra.