Mara Santilli

Editorial Assistant at Shape Magazine

United States of America

Women's lifestyle, health and wellness, and culture writer; proficient in both print and digital. Graduate of Fordham University with a B.A. in Communication and Media Studies and Italian Studies.

Portfolio
Shape Magazine
11/10/2017
These Sexual Assault Survivors Turned to Fitness for Healing

Photo: Thomas Barwick/Getty Images The Me Too movement is more than a hashtag: It's an important reminder that sexual assault is a very, very prevalent problem. To put the numbers in perspective, 1 in 6 women have experienced an attempted or completed rape in their lifetimes, and a sexual assault happens every 98 seconds in the U.S.

Shape Magazine
06/02/2017
Meet the Professional Dancer Who Credits CrossFit for Her Success

We rarely associate the effortless grace and majestic beauty of ballerinas with the ass-kicking power of squat presses, burpees, and pull-ups. But Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater company member Constance Stamatiou (you may recognize her as a featured Ailey performer on an episode of So You Think You Can Dance back in 2009) is shattering all preconceived notions.

Shape Magazine
05/25/2017
Wine + Yoga = Your New Favorite Fitness Trend

It seems like wine has been successfully infused into every activity from painting to horseback riding-not that we're complaining. The latest? Vino and yoga. (Considering women who enjoy a few glasses are more likely to work out anyway, it seems like the perfect pairing.) Posing and pouring events are popping up all over the country.

Shape Magazine
05/11/2017
Nashville's Hidden Health and Fitness Gems

It's pretty much a given that you can experience live music just about any night of the week in Nashville, but the city's burgeoning wellness scene may surprise you. You can just as easily swap out a hot chicken leg for a Kimchi roll, and kick off your cowboy boots to throw on some leggings and sneakers (the boots will come in handy later for an obligatory stroll down Broadway).

Shape Magazine
03/24/2017
Get to Know Jessica McNamee, Hollywood's Super-Fit Rising Star

You're about to hear Jessica McNamee's name a lot more in the coming months-the Australian actress is hitting the big screen in a big way in 2017 and 2018 with three major movies: the action-comedy reboot CHiPs, out this Friday, March 24 (catch her as badass California Highway Patrol officer Lindsey Taylor, taking names and running some thrilling high-speed chases alongside Michael Peña and Dax Shepard); tennis biopic Battle of the Sexes, in theaters later in 2017; and shark thriller Meg, out...

The Italian Eye Magazine
10/28/2016
CHARMING ORVIETO, UMBRIA

Only 76 miles north of Rome, 104 miles south of Florence and easily accessible by train, Orvieto can be a one-day destination just like an unbelievably relaxing week-long stay. Built on top of a volcanic rock, the town houses Etruscan remains dating back to the IX century B.C.

The Italian Eye Magazine
10/13/2016
THE BEST PLACES IN THE WORLD FOR WHITE TRUFFLE HUNTING

Alba, in the Piedmont region of Northern Italy, is often referred to as the white truffle capital of the world. Truffles grow naturally in this region, underneath the soil of beech, hazel, oak and poplar trees.

The Italian Eye Magazine
09/29/2016
10 PIZZERIAS IN NEW YORK WHERE ITALIANS WILL FEEL AT HOME

2357 Arthur Ave, Bronx, NY 10458. +1 212-242-0899 Nestled in the heart of Italian culture in the Bronx - the "real" Little Italy of Arthur Avenue - Trattoria Zero Otto Nove is known as the best pizza on the avenue.