Fitness

As POPSUGAR editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you’ll like too. If you buy a product we have recommended, we may receive affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work. You know how they say everything old is new again? Well, we’ve found that to be true with everything

Lupita Nyong’o is no stranger to intense workouts — see: her exercise-ball ab workouts and the six-week workout plan she used to get strong for “Black Panther” — but her role in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” required a special kind of training. For the highly anticipated “Black Panther” sequel, Nyong’o had to be ready to

From losing your sense of smell and taste to toe rashes and hair loss, the list of odd COVID-related symptoms is long and puzzling. Nearly three years into the pandemic, we’re only starting to confirm and understand why COVID does the things it does — for example, messing with your period. Well, there’s another side

Get ready to tap into your strength with fitness instructor Khetanya Henderson, who will be leading this 30-minute bodyweight Pilates class joined by Paris Nicole and Mikayla Campbell. You’ll start the workout by warming up your core and then ease your way into a full-body Pilates routine. You’ll engage your arms, legs, back, and ab

Join dancer, choreographer, and content creator Sheela Awe, who will be leading this high-energy 10-minute dance cardio workout joined by Paris Nicole and Madisyn Maniff. In this “dance-party-style routine,” Awe will take you through each move slowly and then speed it up — so don’t fret if you’re not a dancer. You’ll be singing along

In for 2022: pilates, flared leggings, tinned fish, reproductive rights. Out: skinny jeans, burnout, thumbs-up emojis, and . . . turkey trots? In reality, it’s been quite a few years since “Families Who Turkey Trot” became the butt of the joke, though it’s hard to know where or when precisely the trot-bashing started. It very

Chris Hemsworth’s “Limitless” series was designed to push the actor out of his comfort zone, but Hemsworth couldn’t have predicted how deeply some of the revelations would hit. In the fifth episode of the National Geographic-Disney+ series, Hemsworth discovered he has a genetic predisposition for Alzheimer’s, and the revelation has prompted the 39-year-old to take

Image Source: Getty / OsakaWayne Studios Things at Twitter aren’t looking good. Since Elon Musk finalized his $44 billion purchase of the tech company in late October, the social platform has continued to hemorrhage scandal, employees, and money. NPR reports that Musk laid off half of Twitter’s 7,500 employees in November, and this week saw

Today the annual Wimbledon Championships returns—and athletes have made it clear they’re ready to update the age-old traditions of the tournament, particularly those that disproportionally effect women athletes, including the dress code. Wimbledon’s strict rule on an all-white dress code has been around since the Victorian era, but now it’s being called into question. The

I have a bone to pick with self-care. I, too, love to treat myself to a little dopamine hit during a trying time. But it seems to me that the concept of self-care has morphed from a strategy to protect my own and others’ well-being into an excuse to spend money, cancel plans at the

As POPSUGAR editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you’ll like too. If you buy a product we have recommended, we may receive affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work. It’s getting chilly outside, and that means it’s time to bundle up. We’re always on the lookout for quality

Athletic feats. Glory. History. Revolution. A floppy red hat. The Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics announced the mascots for the upcoming competitions, and some people are a little confused. Technically, the mascots are hats — there’s one each for the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games. Both are bright red and triangle-shaped with sneakers and

No one wants to see a bad grade on their report card, especially when those low scores were preventable. Well, March of Dimes released its annual report card for the National Center for Health Statistics data and found that the preterm birth rate is at its highest since 2007, earning the US a D+ for

As POPSUGAR editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you’ll like too. If you buy a product we have recommended, we may receive affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work. Black Friday shopping is coming up sooner than we can imagine, and luckily for us, so many retailers are

Challenge your core and cardio skills with this 10-minute HIIT workout led by fitness trainer Natalie White. She’s joined by class members Luisa Fonseca and Madisyn Maniff for this high-energy cardio circuit that will have your abs — and lungs — on fire. You’ll get started with a quick warmup, but then things get heated

Christina Applegate made her first public appearance for her Hollywood Walk of Fame induction ceremony since she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Of course, she received the honor with the same sense of humor that got her the star in the first place. “Oh, by the way, I have a disease,” she said in her

Suni Lee is ready to make an Olympic-sized comeback. On Nov. 15, the reigning Olympic all-around champion, who shot to fame after helping to lead the US women’s gymnastics team to silver at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, announced her plans to wrap up her NCAA gymnastics career at Auburn University after the 2023 season

Image Source: Getty / Michael Kovac Nick Jonas has had type 1 diabetes for almost as long as his career. The Jonas Brothers singer was 13 when his pediatrician diagnosed him with the condition. “At the time I was thinking that this might end my dream of being able to tour the world and play

Roberta Flack, the R&B singer behind hits such as “Killing Me Softly With His Song” and “Feel Like Makin’ Love,” has been diagnosed with ALS and can no longer sing, her manager announced on Nov. 14. The neurodegenerative disease “has made it impossible to sing and not easy to speak,” Flack’s manager, Suzanne Koga, said

As POPSUGAR editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you’ll like too. If you buy a product we have recommended, we may receive affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work. If your family is anything like mine, on Thanksgiving morning, you will get up and do a Turkey Trot.

Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Melanie Whyte and Photo Illustration: Keila Gonzalez Have you heard of “dopamine dressing”? Videos tagged with the phrase have a collective 64 million views on TikTok, and the practice is simple: throw together an outfit with the intention of lifting your mood. Even better? You can take advantage regardless of

Getting your period once a month is bad enough, but bleeding more often than that? It’s unpleasant, to say the least. It could also sometimes be cause for concern, according to experts. Periods typically last for three to seven days and arrive roughly every 28 days. While the bleeding you experience during that time can

As POPSUGAR editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you’ll like too. If you buy a product we have recommended, we may receive affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work. Holiday collections are quite often some of our favorite drops of the year. With styles a bit more elevated

Registered dietitian Dalina Soto, RD, LDN, wants you to know that bloating after eating is completely normal and part of digestion. Bloating can also happen after overeating, or eating to the point of feeling uncomfortable (it happens!) — and that could very well happen during holiday meals. Soto wanted to make clear that “it’s normal