Fitness

Experts are anticipating an intense flu season this year, as preliminary numbers from the CDC report higher than average cases of respiratory illness. Texas, Georgia, Tennessee, and South Carolina in particular are showing high levels of flu activity, per the CDC, and areas in the southeast and south-central U.S. are experiencing higher flu activity than

Caring for your vagina should not be treated as taboo. Half of the world’s population (possibly more) has a vagina, so why is it still considered to be such a hush-hush matter — especially within Latinx families? Daniella Levy, founder, and CEO of Happy V asked herself the same question after struggling with vaginal health

Though the term “psychosis” may be thrown around loosely, the diagnosis is often much deeper than describing someone’s erratic or abnormal behavior. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, a period of psychosis is what happens when an individual’s “thoughts and perceptions are disturbed” and they “have difficulty understanding what is real and what

Oprah Winfrey revealed she underwent back-to-back knee surgeries last year. The 68-year-old media mogul and gardening enthusiast discussed the experience for the first time during a virtual “The Life You Want” class that live streamed on her Oprah Daily website on Oct. 11. “I had double knee surgery last year,” she said in conversation with

Trigger Warning: This article contains mention of sexual abuse. Please proceed thoughtfully. While discussing the institutional abuse within the “troubled teen” industry, Paris Hilton opened up about her own sexual abuse at one of these facilities. She tells the New York Times that back in 1997, when she was only 17 years old, she was

Swedish pop star Tove Lo is opening up about her struggles with an eating disorder in her newest released song “Grapefruit.” The single, which was released Oct. 12, debuted with an accompanying music video that showed Lo in a variety of different settings. She starts in a dark kitchen lit only by the light of

Do you know what’s scarier than spooky season? Not getting enough sleep. By now, you’ve probably heard that you need somewhere between seven to nine hours of total sleep time, but unsurprisingly, we live in a society that doesn’t prioritize sleep health. In fact, the simple transition between daylight saving time and standard time is

Jonathan Majors is busy — and that’s how he likes it. With a résumé boasting an impressive mix of mainstay Marvel blockbusters and moody, arthouse projects like “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” and HBO’s Black horror series “Lovecraft Country” (which secured Majors an Emmy nomination), the 33-year-old actor is quickly becoming known for

I first learned about the Air Up water bottle the same way I learn about most things these days: on TikTok. Whichever influencer I scrolled past made a compelling case. The bottle flavors your water, but not by adding a booster to the water itself. Instead, you buy “scent pods” that slip over the mouthpiece.

Kendall Toole is ready for a break. No, diehard Peloton fans, that doesn’t mean the beloved cycling and shadowboxing instructor is stepping away from the studio, so feel free to resume breathing. But while Toole and I chat via Zoom the first week of October, she was prepping for a social media–free weekend — just

Join fitness trainer and world-champion track athlete Jasmine Blocker for a 10-minute upper-body strength workout joined by Paris Nicole and A.J. Morales. In this routine, you’ll start with a quick warmup to get your body prepared for the work ahead. Then you’ll power through hammer curls, weighted punches, dumbbell rows, renegade rows, and so much

Fitness professionals have varying opinions on how individuals should train for optimal health, but one thing they all agree on is the importance of a strong core, which you can get from core stability exercises. You’ve probably seen info about core strength on Instagram or heard your favorite instructor refer to it as you hold

Constance Wu is revealing more details from her new, deeply personal memoir, “Making a Scene.” During an appearance on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” on Oct. 6, the “Fresh Off the Boat” actor opened up about how becoming a mom helped repair her relationship with her mother. “The beautiful thing about becoming pregnant is it sort

We’re of the belief that the best kinds of gifts are fitness gifts, because they’re the presents the active person in your life will actually want to use. We always end up shopping at Lululemon, and if they’re just as in love with the brand as we are, they’ll deeply appreciate these 19 gifts. Some

Chelsea Sodaro made history in many ways on Thursday. The 33-year-old triathlete won the Ironman World Championship in Kona, HI. In doing so, Sodaro, who resides in California, became the first American winner in two decades and first rookie winner in over a decade. What’s more, she also welcomed a daughter, Skylar, just 18 months

Leave it all on the dance floor with professional dancer, content creator, and certified trainer Luis Cervantes, who will guide you through this all-levels, Latin-inspired dance cardio workout joined by Val Valdiviez and Stephanie Jones! Cervantes will take you through short follow-along combos that are so fun, you won’t want to stop moving. In just

Although Jenna Dewan has danced her entire life, she says there are still a few styles that are more challenging than others. One of them, as she discovered while filming her new movie “Let’s Get Physical,” is pole dancing. The actress talked about her tumultuous but surprisingly liberating journey with learning how to pole dance

As POPSUGAR editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you’ll like too. If you buy a product we have recommended, we may receive affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work. We can feel the cool fall breeze, the leaves changing, and the pumpkin spice in the air. This means

Image Source: Lauren Wade Sometimes, Elyse Myers just needs to take a break from her face. Not in a bad way, but when you spend hours filming and editing videos of yourself, like the comedian does for her TikTok account of 5.6 million followers, staring at your face for that long can start to feel

As POPSUGAR editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you’ll like too. If you buy a product we have recommended, we may receive affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work. Whether you’re ready or not, pumpkin spice season is upon us. If you’re a pumpkin fan but also livin’

After taking a break from trying to have a child with Travis Barker via in vitro fertilization (IVF) earlier this year, Kourtney Kardashian has an update on where she’s at in her baby journey. “I know that it’s helped, you know, so many people, but it’s just not for me,” she said about IVF on

Image Source: Getty / Santiago Felipe After Katie Couric opened up about being diagnosed with breast cancer this summer, the journalist recently confirmed she’s “feeling great” following radiation. During an appearance on NBC on Monday, she said, “I just feel super lucky that it was diagnosed when it was.” On Sept. 28, the day after

Selma Blair makes it look easy on “Dancing With the Stars” — but there’s a lot more going on behind the scenes than fans might realize. Life with a chronic illness can bring all kinds of unique challenges, and as Blair explained to Entertainment Tonight, her multiple sclerosis has definitely pushed her, even leading her

On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a proposal to update the definition of “healthy” foods, while laying out guidelines that products would need to meet in order to use the term. The goal: to bring the definition more in line with “current nutrition science,” the FDA said, while “empowering consumers” to be

Join trainer Rachel McClusky for a 10-minute, feel-good standing movement series with class members Ellie Aviles and A.j. Morales. In this total-body workout, you’ll go through moves that will work your core, lower body, and arms all without having to get on the floor. You’re sure to feel the burn, but the rhythm of the

Want an easy way to make your Halloween costume stand out from the rest? Swap your shoes for roller skates. They make classic costumes feel unique and fun and, of course, provide a quick getaway from any monsters, demons, or ghosts you run into on Halloween night. Plus, with your skates as the centerpiece, the

Catch Charlize Glass and the other Dance Fitsugar trainers in new episodes dropping every Friday on the POPSUGAR Fitness YouTube channel. If you were to trace Charlize Glass’s stardom back to a singular moment, you’d probably end up looking at a random Instagram post from 2014 — one that just happened to be posted by

As POPSUGAR editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you’ll like too. If you buy a product we have recommended, we may receive affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work. We’ve always been big fans of Peloton’s fitness content, but it feels like the brand has exploded in popularity