Chiappone referred her to a coach who helped Chaker change how she thought about exercise, her body and her life. Now, 50, ...

Body image dissatisfaction and disordered eating are significant concerns among athletes, especially those competing in aesthetic, endurance, or weight-sensitive sports. While sport participation can ...

Many women are unhappy with their bodies and exercise to change their appearance. While exercising is usually healthy, working out only because we are dissatisfied with our bodies can be harmful.

Ever wondered how some women seem to have endless energy and a body that just screams health? The truth is, there are no ...

Social media could be sparking the change for women, expert says. When the saying, “strong is the new skinny” exploded on social media, it seemed like a positive step forward for female body image.

SACRAMENTO -- International Women's Day has been observed for more than a century, and as we celebrate it annually on March 8, we turn to one of their missions this year - empower women's choices in ...

Body positivity was created in the 1960s by Black, queer women looking for a space to celebrate their marginalized bodies, a space where anyone who didn't fit society's strict beauty standards could ...

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Hanging exercise - The 30-year-old Arpita performs an advanced Pilates exercise on a Cadillac machine, where she hangs upside ...

Today the fitness women leading the charge on Instagram couldn’t care less about achieving a certain body ideal. Their metric for success isn't the number of abs you can achieve but learning more ...

The University of Oregon is known for its track and field program. The women’s team has won two national titles since Robert Johnson took the helm of the program in 2012, and the university’s athletic ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the intersections of race, gender and entertainment alongside body positivity and wellness. To be a Black woman in fitness ...