Athleisure Wear Yoga Pants Made Lululemon Founder Chip Wilson a Billionaire—Why Isn’t He More Grateful to the Women Who Wear Them? In his latest book, "Little Black Stretchy Pants," he can barely conceal his disdain. by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
Fitness Tips The American Fitness Obsession Has Made Its Way to France—but Something Has Gotten Lost in Translation A fit New Yorker’s very cultural guide to the hottest 15 fitness studios in Paris. by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
Fitness Tips Conbody’s Success Is Forcing the Fitness World to Confront Some Uncomfortable Truths Why is the prison-inspired boot camp so popular? A new book provides some hints. by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
Athleisure Wear Can Lululemon Get Its Mojo Back? As it goes through a messy leadership shakeup, the athleisure pioneer has some cleanup to do. by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
Women's Empowerment How “Empowered” Speech About Your Body Might Mask the Same Old Issues The double bind of body positivity. by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
Fitness Tips This Book Is the “Devil Wears Prada” of the Wellness World "Fitness Junkie" co-author Lucy Sykes explains why the time is right to send up the wellness scene. by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
Fitness Tips Why Everyone Is Obsessed With a Fitness Podcast About Richard Simmons A new generation is discovering the oddball charms of the OG sweaty celeb. by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
Fitness Tips Why Wellness Has Always Played an Important Role in Politics and Activism From self care to sweaty endorsements, the healthy community has played an important role in this bitter election. by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
Crossfit Workouts The Rise of Women in Crossfit: It’s Not All Deadlifts and Roses A feminist look at why more women consider lifting heavy an ideal workout—and aren't a bit worried about the “bulkiness.” by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
Fitness Tips The Making of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer We're in an era of waitlist-only workouts, with fitness instructors (like Tracy, Melanie, Nichelle, and Noah) commanding veritable celebrity status. by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
Pilates How Joseph Pilates Started Today’s Mind-Body Boutique Craze Nearly 100 Years Ago The fitness granddaddy had celeb clients and waitlists way back in the 1920s. by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
Fitness Tips Slenderizing Salons, Reducing Machines, and Other Hot Fitness Crazes of 75 Years Ago "Slim yourself without unladylike sweat or building dreaded muscles" was the era's fitness mantra. by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
Yoga Sex and Yoga—a Controversial Connection That Continues Today The sex-yoga connection started centuries ago, and persists powerfully today. Our fitness historian explains. by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
Dance Workouts ’80s Aerobics Goddesses: the Women Who Launched a Fitness Era “Aerobics diva” might conjure an American-Apparel-costumed caricature, but the legacy of this huge fitness trend goes way beyond a love of Lycra and leg lifts. by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
Fitness Tips When Wellness Was Weird Before 1979, "wellness" wasn't regarded as a feel-good moniker for all things healthy, it was considered more of a cult. A much younger Dan Rather explains.... by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
