Fitness

At what point did we stop celebrating any accolade besides a gold medal? That’s a question Hilary Knight has asked herself since she and US women’s hockey earned silver at the Beijing Winter Olympics last month. “I think that’s the hard part. The expectation is always to win a gold medal, and anything short, especially

If you’ve already received two doses of a Moderna or Pfizer COVID vaccine, plus a booster, you may be wondering if you’ll need to get a fourth shot — especially in light of the recent news of rising case counts in Europe. Vaccine makers already seem to be preparing for the need for a second

In the same way that a proper pair of running shoes can improve your stride, and a stylish matching set can motivate you to go to the gym, the right fitness app can help you get into your best shape. If you’re feeling a little lost at the gym, or just want to step up

More than 90 percent of women reportedly wear the wrong bra size, and nearly half of the schoolgirls in an adidas survey said their breasts affect their participation in sports. It’s stats like these that inspired adidas to launch an extensive new sports-bra collection — one that’s completely changed the sports-bra landscape as we know

The last time many of us saw Mikaela Shiffrin, she was navigating the bumpy road of her third Olympics, which saw the skier struggle in all of her events and leave the Games without a medal. There was no time to mope, however, and Shiffrin doesn’t seem the type for it anyway. “There was so

With revised CDC masking guidelines across the country, the decision to wear a mask is left up to us as individuals. If you’re not ready to go maskless, that’s okay. But you may be wondering, what kind of protection you’re being offered when you’re the only one in a public setting that’s wearing a mask.

One of the biggest stories from the 2021 women’s NCAA basketball tournament began with a TikTok and might end — possibly, hopefully — with lasting change. You might remember Oregon Ducks forward Sedona Prince’s video, which exposed the stark differences in the weight rooms available to men (a full-size gym) and women (a stack of

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. As a former competitive swimmer, trust me when I say that investing in a durable pair of swim goggles

More than 560 athletes from 46 countries competed at the Beijing Winter Paralympics this month. The Games came amid a diplomatic boycott over China’s human rights violations, a war in Ukraine that resulted in the ban of Russian and Belarusian athletes, and a system of health measures to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the

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Every afternoon, I reach a point when my anxiety starts to simmer, my focus starts to wane, and my brain is more interested in staring out the window than thinking, working, or doing anything at all. A few activities help me push past this stage, like going on a walk, making lunch, or (in dire

Solidcore is a Pilates-based fitness studio with 79 locations across the US and a virtual platform on Equinox’s EQX+ app. The brand’s claim to fame? A notoriously difficult 50-minute Pilates workout designed to induce muscle failure on the studio’s signature Pilates machine, Sweatlana. “The purpose of the class is to get into your slow-twitch muscle

Athletes get heckled, booed, and criticized all the time. But this weekend, as one heckler at the 2022 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells reduced 24-year-old Naomi Osaka to tears, spectators were once again forced to reckon with the fact that, yes, even world-class athletes are human. It was in the opening game of Osaka’s

Former President Barack Obama, 60, announced Sunday on Twitter and Facebook that he “just tested positive for COVID.” He shared that he had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but is feeling fine otherwise. His wife and former First Lady Michelle Obama, 58, tested negative. According to CNN, Obama recently returned to Washington, DC,

There’s nothing more satisfying than finishing a workout knowing you left it all out there — you’re left dripping sweat, panting, feeling euphoric over knowing you worked as hard as you possibly could. On the flip side, it can be a little anticlimactic when you end a workout with some gas still left in the

Challenge yourself with this 12-minute leg-day circuit led by fitness trainer Mercedes Owens! Grab your mat and prepare to feel that moment of muscle burnout that will get your legs shaking by the end of this routine. She will take you through a series of squats, curtsy lunges, plank walkouts, and squat jumps that you

Most of us know Chloe Cherry from her role as Faye on “Euphoria,” but she actually got her start in the porn industry — and it was there, the now-24-year-old says, that she developed an eating disorder at age 18. In an interview on the Call Her Daddy podcast, Cherry explains that the disorder stemmed

If you’re trying to find a therapist, it’s important that they’re a good fit for you. Of course, it can take a few sessions with the therapist to get to know them, to feel comfortable, and to decide if their personality and style meshes with you. But there’s a way to find out if it’s

According to celeb trainer Gunnar Peterson, the secret to awesome abs is “working consistently, working in different planes of motion, and adding weights to your abdominal work.” Here are a handful of ab exercises using weights that put these principles into action — all you need are a set of dumbbells, a medicine ball, or

Heidi Montag (yes, from “The Hills“) was recently seen out and about in Los Angeles snacking on something rather unusual: a raw bison heart. No, Montag didn’t just suddenly develop an affinity for uncooked meat. She’s actually experimenting with the “carnivore diet” to help with fertility issues, People reports, while she and husband Spencer Pratt

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Aoki Fam, get ready to rave at Orangetheory Fitness. On March 9, Orangetheory announced that Steve Aoki is the franchise’s first chief music officer. The CMO role was created earlier this year, following a member survey in which over 90 percent of respondents said music is an integral part of their workout, according to a

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