When this kind of anti-fat encouragement happens to you, it can be difficult to think on your feet and respond in a way you don’t second-guess...
For far too long, working out has been conflated with weight loss. Even now, fitness Instagram remains saturated with before-and-after collages showing bodily changes said to...
When I recently stepped into a gym after 10 years of actively avoiding such environments, I was sure all eyes would be on me. Would the...
In 2016, Sarah Jaffe joined a gym in the San Francisco Bay Area. Jaffe, then 32, was a longtime endurance athlete who’d just returned from a...
Stanley: It’s really helpful to remember that anyone saying you can’t do something is repeating something that they believe about themselves. They’re not talking about anything...
On a typical Saturday morning, my alarm goes off at 5:30 a.m. I get out of bed in a groggy haze, feed my dog, feed myself,...
One of my favorite things about working out is the feeling of freedom it can give you. If you’re a runner or a bicyclist, this can...
