Natalia Mehlman Petrzela

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

Running

The Surprising History of Women and Jogging

Who run the world?

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