Weight Loss

The first time I was a bride-to-be, a decade ago, I couldn’t admit to myself just how much peer pressure contributed to my desire to tie the knot. But at 29, having been with my then-partner for five years, and surrounded by friends and loved ones who were getting a ring on it and hustling

Image Source: Pexels / Elina Fairytale If there’s one exercise that always makes me shiver in my gym shoes when I see it in a workout, it’s burpees. Love them or hate them, burpees are included in many high-intensity and strength workouts. This exercise combines a jump, a squat, a plank, and a push-up to

Is doing a full split on your yoga bucket list? As a certified yoga teacher for over 20 years, these are the nine poses I teach my students who want to learn how to do the splits. These yoga poses focus on opening tight hips and hamstrings. If you practice these poses several times a

Actor and Golden Globe winner Tracee Ellis Ross loves to sweat it out — “I love sweating; it’s one of the ways that I process everything that goes on during the week and move it through my body,” Ross told POPSUGAR in 2017 — and since suffering a knee injury in 2012, she’s been a

Pussycat Dolls lead and “The Masked Singer” judge Nicole Scherzinger is no stranger to a tough workout. She’s been posting snippets of her fitness routine on her social media accounts for years. On Feb. 20, Scherzinger posted a video of her latest workout to Instagram, full of complex moves that are totally worth stealing for

Get ready to work out with fitness trainer Jayen Wells, who will be leading this 30-minute no-equipment HIIT workout joined by Mikayla Campbell and Kinsey Diment. You’ll start with a quick warmup of squats, jumping jacks, planks, and more, then move into moves that take it up a notch, including inchworms, skaters, and knee-drive jumps.

Going out to the bar can easily escalate from two drinks after work to a 1,000-calorie night. And if you’re hoping to cut down on your sugar intake, choosing the right cocktail is essential. “A healthier cocktail is going to be lower in added sugars, will be caffeine-free (looking at you, Espresso Martini), may include

Image Source: Image Source: Matt Giesting, Alexis Jones, Photo design: Aly Lim I am not a hiker. In fact, I’m barely a walker. I was born with mild cerebral palsy, which, for me, means I struggle with balance, often experience muscle stiffness, and sometimes have difficulty putting one foot in front of the other. Plus,

These days, my workout drawer is starting to feel a little too much like a loungewear drawer. I don’t exactly know when the two started to blend together, but my guess is that it occurred sometime between the beginning of the pandemic and when I transitioned into a fully remote job — aka when my

There is nothing worse than when cold season overlaps with seasonal allergies. But before you find symptom relief in over-the-counter cough medicine, you may find yourself asking: can I take cough medicine and allergy medicine together? The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns against taking more than one drug at a time — especially if

Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur With the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show sadly behind us, the general consensus is that Rihanna’s pregnancy announcement — in other words, her appearing on stage with a visible baby bump — was at least an entertaining surprise, at most a triumph. But before the news of the singer

Tough news hit the entertainment world today as Bruce Willis‘s family announced he will retire from acting after being diagnosed with a language disorder called aphasia. The condition is “impacting his cognitive abilities,” his family members wrote on Instagram. “As a result of this and with much consideration Bruce is stepping away from the career

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. With spring inching its way closer and closer, we’re already dreaming of taking our workouts from the gym to

Don’t try this at home, folks. As one of the cover stars for Vanity Fair‘s star-studded Hollywood Issue, Aaron Taylor-Johnson showed off his best party trick . . . or maybe learned one right in front of us. “I’m gonna attempt to do a backwards somersault,” the “Bullet Train” actor prefaced the Feb. 16 video.

Watching Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime show live really felt like a whirlwind. There was a lot going on, between the “is she pregnant?!” debates, the moving Super Smash Bros. platforms, and the dancing marshmallow minions. You may not have noticed, then, that Rihanna‘s dancers were working up quite a sweat. Yes, thanks to the fact

Selena Gomez is still spreading self-love. The actor and singer spoke to her followers in a TikTok Live on Feb. 16, addressing recent unwarranted comments about her appearance. Gomez explained that her weight fluctuates because her lupus medication can cause her to “hold a lot of water weight.” Her bigger message, however, was about embracing

Image Source: Boris Martin/Paramount+ When Wendy Raquel Robinson learned that a new storyline would depict Tasha — the character she plays in Paramount+’s “The Game” — dealing with uterine fibroids, she felt a chill throughout her whole body. “I had to stop and ask myself, is this art imitating life? Or is this life imitating

My TikTok feed is overflowing with chic activewear — and boy, is it dangerous territory. My saving grace is that I’m served videos featuring brands at all price points, so I’m not only coming across Lululemon leggings and Alo Yoga bestsellers, but also more affordable brands like my personal favorite, Old Navy. The latest haul

Image Source: Getty / Amy Sussman Lucy Hale recently celebrated a major milestone: one year of sobriety. On Feb. 14, the former “Pretty Little Liars” actor shared her sober journey on Instagram in an “alternative” Valentine’s Day post. “This is a post about self-love and about the greatest thing I’ve ever done,” she wrote alongside

Working out tends to get a bad rap. Exercise often gets framed in the context of weight loss and diet culture and as a way to conform your body to society’s constantly shifting expectations. Going to the gym stops being something we do for ourselves and becomes a source of pride or shame, or a

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. Few activewear essentials are as versatile as bike shorts. For some context, the bike-short trend was all the rage

Image Source: Getty / Joe Maher Bella Ramsey is ready to share a piece of herself on and off screen. As Lyanna Mormont on “Game of Thrones,” Ramsey showcased her sparring skills with a dragonglass dagger. Nearly four years later, the 19-year-old actor has taken on a new role as Ellie, a teen trying to

Model and chronic illness advocate Gigi Robinson was first diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), a group of connective tissue disorders, when she was 11. Since then, she’s made the most of her reality with the chronic condition, using it to fuel her role as an activist and making headlines as the first Sports Illustrated Swimsuit

Join fitness trainer Ashley Joi for this 15-minute workout that’s designed to improve your agility. Class members Mikayla Campbell and Poofy Moffitino are there to assist with modifications so you can keep up with the workout no matter your level. Joi will lead you through moves like single-leg hops, 180 turns, and diagonal shuffles, helping

As the White House begins to wind down the COVID national and public health emergencies, another highly contagious virus may be making its way through the country. Norovirus cases are rising across the United States and England, with an average of 15 percent of norovirus tests administered in the US coming back positive over three

When it comes to period protection, it’s good to know you have options. And while the majority of people who have periods probably reach for tampons and pads to stop the flow, there’s a growing group of people who swear by menstrual cups. Menstrual-cup devotees usually like these period catchers because of their friendliness to

There are plenty of reasons to watch the Super Bowl besides, you know, the football. The national anthem performance is always a tear-jerker. Rihanna is headlining the halftime show. The commercials are always fun. The Super Bowl snacks are top-notch. With all those extras, it’s safe to say that plenty of people who don’t typically

While many were still talking about Rihanna (and her “announcement”) long after the halftime show wrapped up, others were debating a different question: what was the tape on football players’ arms at Super Bowl LVII? From the back of the triceps down to the bottom of the wrist, receivers, linebackers, and running backs were spotted

There’s nothing fun about feeling backed up. Constipation is a health problem that impacts nearly four million people in the US, and it doesn’t discriminate based on age groups. For those who experience chronic constipation, the condition can be extremely uncomfortable, but a new development promises relief. A medication called Vibrant became available for doctors

It’s hard not to be swept up by all the trending workout routines you see on TikTok. Just 25 minutes on a Stairmaster twice a week will give you snatched abs, one influencer claims, and 30 minutes on a treadmill at three miles an hour and an incline of 12 percent (also known as the