Fitness

History was made on July 12 when Stephanie Travers, a Petronas trackside fluid engineer, became the first Black woman to stand on a Formula 1 podium. Driver Lewis Hamilton brought her up to the podium following his win at the Styrian Grand Prix in Austria and later highlighted her achievement in a powerful Instagram post

Here’s the thing about working out at home. When you’re at the gym, you’re in a controlled environment. The flooring has been specifically selected with exercise in mind. The only obstacles in your path are the weights you didn’t pack away (tsk, tsk). But at home you may find the terrain less than ideal. Were

Whether you’re hitting the court for some friendly volleys or you’re looking to up your game to Williams sister level, a summertime tennis match can be a great way to switch up your cardio routine. Although a racket is prime gear item number one, never underestimate the power of the clothing you choose. Especially during

Remember the beginning of lockdown, when we were all posting #homeworkout selfies with dogs and kids providing raucous comic relief? Or that first weekend of Level 4, when we donned masks and hit the streets in a glorious celebration of freedom? Personally, I thought I was going to emerge from lockdown like an action hero

Mary Anne Spier was a social anxiety icon for me even before I knew what social anxiety was. I found the timid middle schooler deeply relatable as I navigated my own queasiness when meeting new people when I was younger. Watching Netflix’s adaptation of The Baby-Sitters Club, I reconnected with this character as Malia Baker

Before the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT) revealed that they planned their 2019 World Cup training (they won, btw!) around players’ periods, the topic of how fluctuating hormones could potentially impact workouts wasn’t talked about much, er, at all. But when you think about it, the idea makes so much sense that it’s shocking it’s

If many of us (myself included) are being honest, after months of working from home and trying to limit trips out of the house to only essential errands, our routines have grown a bit . . . stale. There are only so many home workouts and yoga videos I can do before I find myself

While feeling sore after a challenging (or new) workout is totally normal, it’s important to note that not all types of aches and pains are just byproducts of your bod’s natural healing process. One common place this comes into play is with an IT band injury. What is the IT band, exactly? Here’s everything you need to

One of the hard parts about controlling the coronavirus is the amount of individual responsibility we’ve all had to take on. Yes, we should all wear face masks in public, doctors say. Yes, we should still be social distancing. Yes, we should still be washing our hands frequently and avoiding crowded indoor spaces. None of

Image Source: Getty / Timothy T Ludwig The Washington Redskins are making an overdue change to their team name and logo. On Monday, the team announced that after a thorough review process, the organization will rebrand under a new name. “Today, we are announcing we will be retiring the Redskins name and logo upon completion

Join group fitness expert Raneir Pollard for a challenging strength-training workout. During this session, you’ll work through exercises like deadlift to rows, push-ups, and side planks. This is an advanced workout, so be sure to listen to your body, take breaks, and use lighter weights as needed. Find this workout and more on 4-Week Full-Body

Almost every time I reveal I wasn’t a runner growing up or that I quit my middle school track team because my foot hurt, I’m met with some shock. I actually took up running as an adult after years of avoiding it. Now, I’ve run over 60 races over about eight years. Beyond that, I

I won’t admit how many races I’ve run without proper training. No, I don’t mean that I’d completely forego running prior to the race and just show up race morning to see what happens. (OK, this happened once — and no, it wasn’t pretty.) What I really mean is completing the proper strength training and

You don’t need access to fancy or expensive gym equipment — or even a gym, for that matter — to get a great workout. If you have a resistance band, BBG and Sweat App creator Kayla Itsines shared this full-body workout you can do at home. In this video, Kayla uses a medium-resistance band, but

The historical and modern-day distrust of the medical system in the Black community stems from centuries of medical malpractice, misdiagnosis, and undertreatment at the hands of white professionals in medicine. All one has to do is search the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment or the coerced sterilization spurred by the eugenics movement with the aim of controlling

Image Source: Courtesy of Martina Gebarovska Juliana Spicoluk knows that the stress of everyday life can manifest in physical ways — and she’s a pro at relieving the body of that burden through yoga. The cocreator of the Boho Beautiful brand, whose YouTube channel has over 1.5 million subscribers, is a certified yoga and pilates

Health officials reportedly confirmed on July 5 that a herdsman in the northern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia has been diagnosed with bubonic plague. The New York Times reported that the Bayannur city health commission said the man is hospitalized and in stable condition. This is the disease that caused the Black Death pandemic in

It feels like there aren’t enough hours in the day to do everything we’re supposed to do: get a full night’s sleep, work or attend classes, take care of things around the house, catch up with friends, find time to decompress. There are days when it just doesn’t seem possible to squeeze a workout into

We know from past experts we’ve interviewed that some evidence suggests that exercise can increase the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), specifically when it’s exercise that is more aerobically intense and in groups. That being said, there are two factors that make workouts safer and reduce the risk of spreading the virus: being outdoors

Get ready to take your trail running game to the next level: Right now, Salomon is offering up to 50 percent off select shoes and apparel. I’ll let that sink in for a moment. Salomon needs no introduction to the trail running community. From the iconic Speedcross shoes you bought when you first decided to