Fitness

If spending the past few months at home has taught me anything, it’s that you can never have too many workout clothes in your closet. While I would historically reserve my leggings and workout tees for exercise classes and lazy weekends, I now wear them all day, every day. So, I might as well add

Senior Peloton Instructor Alex Toussaint is speaking up about the impact of racism not only in his life, but in the lives of other Black Americans. In a passionate and heartbreaking video shared to his Instagram account on Wednesday, June 3, the fitness instructor is used his platform to bring attention to the realities of

Endometriosis affects approximately one in 10 women during their reproductive years, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Yet many suffer the symptoms for years before they’re diagnosed. Only at that point can patients work with their doctors to find ways to manage common symptoms of endometriosis like crippling menstrual cramps, painful sex,

Summer is here, and no matter which way you cut it, if you’re working out outside, you’re bound to get sweaty. Although a little sweat is to be expected, it doesn’t make it any less annoying. And, depending on where you’re getting sweaty, you run the risk of chafing. One way to avoid discomfort is

When it comes to losing belly fat, I always tell people that the best workout to get rid of belly fat doesn’t really exist. I know this is slightly annoying, but hear me out. We’re all unique people with different bodies, which respond to various styles of training differently. There may not be one perfect

When I was in college, I was diagnosed with depression. I had suspected that I had depression as a teenager, but chalked it up to hormones and teenage angst. As I got older, things got considerably worse, and I found myself feeling sad and struggling with suicidal ideation. I sought therapy and medication in my

Since the world went into lockdown, there have been loads of fitness challenges doing the rounds on social media. Most recently, the 25-a-day push-up challenge has taken over Facebook. If you haven’t seen your friends dropping and doing 25, here’s the low-down: You do 25 push-ups a day for 25 days to raise awareness for

If you’re itching to do a longer workout to up your fitness game or because it’s the weekend and you finally have some free time, here’s a 60-minute CrossFit home workout you can bust through. What’s great about this workout is that it includes eight different basic CrossFit moves, but you do them in a

This is Meet My Workout Routine, where we profile weekly workout routines — unvarnished and imperfect — from women across all walks of life. Who: Michele Fumagalli, registered dietitian, mom, former pro and collegiate soccer player, 2018 CrossFit Games competitor, recipe developer, and blogger based in Chicago. What: Her workout routine over one week in

Need a little home workout motivation? We’re teaming up with expert trainers on our POPSUGAR Fitness Instagram page to lead you through inspiring, muscle-strengthening, heart-pounding live workouts. In case you miss any of them, we’re adding them to the POPSUGAR Fitness Instagram feed and rounding them all up here so you can follow along when

If you’ve scrolled through TikTok in the last couple of weeks, you’ve likely seen dance routine after dance routine set to Megan thee Stallion’s “Savage” remix with Beyoncé. Before that, you could catch users trying out their moves to Megan’s OG track — the song that started it all. Now, there are plenty of takes

In support of the Child Mind Institute’s #WeThriveInside campaign, Misty Copeland got candid about how she’s taking care of her own mental health in addition to sharing simple tips you can implement daily to take care of yours. “I think it’s really important to try and keep yourself surrounded by people who mean something to

The Centers For Disease Control (CDC) has advised all Americans to wear cloth face masks while out in public to help minimize the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). These precautions were put in place to prevent the spread of the virus by those who are infected with it and are asymptomatic. The CDC advised wearing

At the very core of any good workout routine, you’ll find one move: squats. They’re such a natural part of having a fit, strong bod, in fact, that you’ve been doing them since birth. “Even before babies can walk, they can squat — and squat with perfect form,” says trainer and physical therapist Laura Miranda, founder of PURSUIT.

Ballet is gorgeous when performed to classics like Swan Lake and The Nutcracker, so what happens when you mix it with pop music? Brilliance, that’s what. Nikisha Fogo and Natascha Mair, both principal dancers at the Vienna State Opera Ballet, proved it with their short but oh-so-sweet choreography set to “Don’t Stop Now” by Dua

No one wants to talk about this, but we have to. Yoga studios can’t survive on free online content and R50 virtual classes. But what can you do about it? Local studio owners weigh in… Yoga studios may have stayed alive virtually… In the midst of the confusion, days before lockdown, while other people were

Taking care of your mental health should always be a priority, but for me and I suspect many others, it’s been especially challenging during the coronavirus outbreak. As someone with anxiety and depression, I already struggle with day-to-day activities, but the loss of normalcy, increased social isolation, and seemingly endless amount of uncertainty has only

So, we know we know that the Zoom founder’s net worth leapt more than 100% in three months. We know that we will be home fitness and social distancing for many moons to come and wearing masks. But what of the bigger lifestyle trends coming out of global lockdown? Our editor Danielle Weakley presented on

Everyone has probably been told to “sit up straight” at least once in their lifetime. But, maintaining proper posture outside of the dinner table or work desk can often go overlooked. And posture when you run? Unless you’re a pro, you may not even think twice about it. As it turns out, though, you’d be

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re likely aware that Trader Joe’s sells cauliflower gnocchi. As soon as the budget-friendly grocery store began offering the nuggets of gluten-free goodness, they’ve flown out of the freezer sections faster than you can say “wait, this bag is less than $3?!” The pillowy dumplings have been a