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Brook Benten

(She/Her)
Austin
Covers:  fitness, wellness, health, travel, nutrition, outdoor adventures, longevity, running, cycling, triathlons, hiking, well-being, fitness equipment, alcohol-free beverages, anti-inflammatory diet
Doesn't Cover: anything outside of fitness and wellness
More Than Sweat podcast host 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Mom 👊 M.Ed. 🙌 Motivator 🦶 Movement Enthusiast “Sweat with Brook Benten” author muckrack.com/brookbenten/portfolio

Brook Benten’s Journalist Portfolio

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We Ran Arizona and Here's Where We Rested

We Ran Arizona and Here's Where We Rested

Texas Lifestyle Magazine — Explore Arizona's iconic trail running scene. Join us as we ran Arizona, from desert trails to mountain challenges.

Women's Health Conversations 2025 featured Dr. Vonda Wright and Medicine's Leading Experts

Women's Health Conversations 2025 featured Dr. Vonda Wright and Medicine's Leading Experts

Texas Lifestyle Magazine — Discover the insights from Women's Health Conversations 2025, where experts share vital information on menopause and wellness.

Holiday Gift Guide for Pain Relief

Holiday Gift Guide for Pain Relief

brookbenten.com — Each year at this time, I draft a roundup of gifts around a specific genre. Last year was gifts for outdoor adventure lovers. It fit because back then I was outside trail running, winter swimming, or hiking with an inflatable kayak all day, every day. 2025 was a bit of a pain. Here are the best gifts to assuage the plight of pain sufferers.

Tiptop Trail Running and Cycling in Scottsdale, Arizona

Tiptop Trail Running and Cycling in Scottsdale, Arizona

Texas Lifestyle Magazine — Explore the beauty of Scottsdale with activities like running and cycling in Scottsdale Arizona. Enjoy stunning views and luxury.

Cold Plunge: Yee-Haw or Woo-Woo

Cold Plunge: Yee-Haw or Woo-Woo

Texas Lifestyle Magazine — Explore the Cold Plunge phenomenon, its historical significance, and how it aids recovery and relaxation for the body.

Why Cold Plunge?

Why Cold Plunge?

fit-pro.com — Cold plunging is nothing new. Cold application was used for treating skin irritations as early as 3500 BCE in ancient Egypt. This article explores how cold water immersion can aid your clients in their exercise recovery and wellness pursuits.

Fort Worth's Hotel Drover is Hospitality's King of Country.

Fort Worth's Hotel Drover is Hospitality's King of Country.

Texas Lifestyle Magazine — Experience the ageless charm of Hotel Drover. Discover the warm welcome, comfortable rooms, and cowboy-inspired details of this unique hotel.

4 "It" Resorts In Scottsdale, Arizona

4 "It" Resorts In Scottsdale, Arizona

Texas Lifestyle Magazine — The Up-and-Coming It, The It, The Always-Been It, and The Shhhh-It Resorts in Scottsdale, Arizona (plus many honorable mentions)

The Most Iconic Premium Cruise Ship Is Now in Galveston

The Most Iconic Premium Cruise Ship Is Now in Galveston

Texas Lifestyle Magazine — A family-friendly cruise does not have to include massive buffets and indulgences beyond what's healthy. Here's how we lived large on a premium cruise by valuing what matters most: togetherness.

Feel Alive at 105 at The Broadmoor

Feel Alive at 105 at The Broadmoor

Texas Lifestyle Magazine — When The Broadmoor opened its doors in 1918, founder, Spencer Penrose, said that it was "built for tomorrow." 105 years later, and now offering guests a resort, three wilderness properties, Colorado's most majestic waterfall, and a railway up Pikes Peak, truer words may never have been spoken.

Sensei Porcupine Creek for Optimal Wellbeing

Sensei Porcupine Creek for Optimal Wellbeing

Texas Lifestyle Magazine — Palm Springs has a new ultra-luxury wellness destination that's not just another spa resort to help you unravel life's stressors. Sensei Porcupine Creek addresses the science behind your stress, strain, and sleep and helps guide you to a plan for optimal wellbeing. The Sensei Spark Sensei is a passion project, founded by Larry Ellison [...]

Wellness is the Focus at Hawaii's Top Resort

Wellness is the Focus at Hawaii's Top Resort

Texas Lifestyle Magazine — Sensei Lana'i, a Four Seasons Resort, has been named Top Hotel in Hawaii by Conde Nast Readers' Choice Awards, 2022. What makes this resort, with no beach within twenty miles, outshine Hawaii's oceanfront property? One word: wellness.

A Beginner's Guide to Use a Kettlebell

A Beginner's Guide to Use a Kettlebell

Prevention — This workout video-guided article helps those new to kettlebell training learn how to properly do a few exercises, like the "grandaddy" of all KB exercises: front two-handed kettlebell swings

Prevention

Prevention

Prevention

How to Get Abs (and Keep Them) at Any Age

How to Get Abs (and Keep Them) at Any Age

Prevention — Interviewing doctors, dietitians, an exercise physiologist and wellness coach (E.D.), this article documents what's known about achieving abdominal definition at any age. The article includes testimonials from women in their 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s with visible abdominal muscle tone. Embedded within the article are five core-abs strengthening workout videos plus a warm-up video.

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