Denny Watkins has published hundreds of articles about health and fitness over the past 10 years. He was a staff reporter at Men’s Health magazine, and his freelance writing has been published in Scientific American, Health, Details, Maxim, Wine Enthusiast, Weight Watchers Magazine, Chicago Athlete, Women's Health, the Providence Journal, the Baltimore Sun, and Rodale U. Before becoming a writer, Denny was an officer in the U.S. Navy.