Ashley Ross works on the web team for SHAPE magazine. Previously, she was on staff in the features department of Marie Claire, where she wrote and edited about everything from senators and summer books to eyebrows and eating disorders. She also spent an entire day in Brooklyn walking Blake Lively’s maltipoo Penny.  Her work has appeared in print and online in publications including Maxim, Us Weekly, Worth, Country Living, St. Petersburg Times, Thought Catalog, LIVESTRONG.com and more. She’s a graduate of the University of Florida, a former gymnast and a big fan of neighbors who don’t steal her Sunday New York Times. She lives in Manhattan.