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Your Guide to Gender Identity
An inclusivity expert shares tips for navigating gender-related conversations with greater empathy and ease.
STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: Persian Dance Lessons
Our fitness editor reconnects with her heritage through virtual Persian dance classes.
Being Coachable
In sports and in life, the ability to be coachable is a helpful trait that can take you far. NFL veteran Desmond Howard shares his inspiring insights and personal experience around why being coachable matters — and ways to open yourself up to it.
5 Ways to Celebrate Juneteenth
Whether you are taking a day off to be with community or to learn more as an ally, these ideas can help you better connect to Freedom Day.
COMING CLEAN: When Your Community Is in Pain
It’s time to do the work on creating racial equality, says our managing editor, if we want to improve community health and see vitality for all.
Cullen Jones’s Success Story
A near-death drowning experience inspired this Olympic gold medalist to boost representation and help others learn to swim.
Diversifying the Outdoors
Meet athletes, coaches, and advocates who are working to make outdoor activities accessible and welcoming for all.
Wild Heart: Katie Boué
The climber, educator, and outdoor advocate wants us to let go of preconceived notions of what it means to be “outdoorsy.”
The Importance of Food Heritage
Food provides a window into our culture. Celebrated chef Marcus Samuelsson talks about the soul of American food, specifically Black food traditions, and how the origins of what and how we cook both influences and connects us.
All Rise: Marcus Samuelsson
The celebrated chef talks about Black food traditions, community kitchens, and the soul of American food.
Health Consequences of Being Black in America
Here are just a few sobering statistics.
WELCOME TO WELLNESS: Latham Thomas
How this wellness advocate, birth coach, and yogi is bringing wellness to marginalized communities.
Angela Windberg’s Success Story
How one woman found purpose in the fitness industry — and found acceptance — after coming out as bisexual in her Puerto Rican-Mexican-American Catholic family.
How to Be an Ally to Women in the Workplace
March is Women’s History Month. Discover ways you can support your colleagues and celebrate their success, plus seven ideas to be your own best advocate at work.
Welcome to Wellness
The world of yoga, meditation, and other wellness practices has not always felt welcoming to those who are marginalized. Meet eight visionary teachers and healers who are changing that reality.
A Talk About Inclusion and Having Courageous Conversations
“When we start conversations — uncomfortable, courageous conversations — that’s what leads to change.” Join us for this talk about inclusion, diversity, having real conversations, and the work we can do to better ourselves and our communities.
PUMPING IRONY: A Discriminating Virus?
Why has COVID-19 claimed such a disproportionate share of lives in nursing homes with predominantly minority populations? New research suggests it may be a natural consequence of a highly segregated industry.
How to Be an Ally to the Black Community
For both Black and non-Black individuals, there are myriad ways to celebrate and honor African-American culture. Here are a few of our favorite ideas to learn and uplift.
The Year of Self-Love
Our managing editor attends a size-inclusive retreat and unlocks her inner strength and the benefits of a body-positive mindset.
Fostering Diversity in Health and Wellness
After first joining a gym to “get skinny,” Chrissy King, now a fitness coach, found a new sense of strength and power from exercise, which also challenged and changed her self-narrative. She speaks to us about her passions: fitness and strength training, body liberation, redefining what healthy means for you, and welcoming all people into the health and fitness space.
Courageous Coach: Chrissy King
Writer and fitness coach Chrissy King is leading the charge to redefine and expand representation in the wellness industry — so everyone has power beyond the weight room.