About Lauren Steele

Growing up on a farm in Kirksville, Mo., Lauren learned to love the outdoors from a young age. When she wasn't jumping hay bales and making mud pies, she was reading. Those days on the farm cultivated the lifestyle that she leads today as a fitness fanatic who's passion for words comes second only to the need to get outside and run. She has attended the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has worked as a staff reporter and photographer for MOVE magazine, as well as writing for Fleet Feet St. Louis.