Fitness

I began teaching yoga in 2012, and since then, I’ve often been asked about the difference between yoga and Pilates. People often believe the two can easily be interchanged and that they both have the same benefits. Though yoga and Pilates are similar in some respects, they’re very different in others. They’re both low-impact workouts

I’ve been dancing for 21 years, and trying to decide what to wear to a hip-hop dance class is always a challenge for me. I know I could easily wear leggings or sweats paired with a t-shirt or tank top, but it’s not always the most comfortable or stylish option. When I go to dance

Welcome to Breath Fitsugar, a wellness spinoff of our popular Class Fitsugar and Dance Fitsugar series that focuses on meditation, movement, and mindfulness. Join certified yoga instructor Nikki Nie for our first episode, a powerful yoga flow intentionally programmed to shake up your morning routine in just 30 minutes. It incorporates breathing techniques such as

Cost: Free; premium subscription is $12 per month Aura is just as much a self-care app as it is a meditation app. In addition to meditation tracks, Aura also gives you access to stories and sleep tales, life coaching, cognitive behavioral therapy, hypnosis, calming music, and nature sounds. From this selection, you can create and

From the very first time she laced up her sneakers at high school track practice through her final race as a collegiate athlete, Olympic runner Colleen Quigley never felt ashamed to have a period. Her parents and coaches normalized the conversation from a young age, she says, and she quickly learned that menstruation is simply

Content Warning: This article contains mention of suicide and suicide ideation. Please proceed thoughtfully. Megan the Stallion’s much-anticipated music video for “Cobra” was released yesterday, and within hours, it was trending all over social media. Though the visuals and concept for the video were magnificent and Meg looks as stunning as ever, the deeper conversation

Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Chaunté VaughnProduct Credit: POPSUGAR Dumbbells If you’re totally intimidated by the weights at the gym but you want to start strength training — or you’re just looking for a simple but effective total-body dumbbell workout to cue up at a moment’s notice — this routine was made for you. It’s

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. Considering buying a juicer but unsure where to start? We understand. With hundreds, if not thousands, of juicers of

If you follow her on any social media, you know that Megan Thee Stallion has a heck of a workout routine. Her usual training consists of heavy weightlifting, functional strength work, dynamic full-body conditioning, and plenty of rest-interval twerking. While Megan Thee Stallion’s workout routine alone is worth envying (and replicating, if you can keep

Starbucks makes it easy to get an instant burst of happiness by sipping on the coffee chain’s seasonal drinks — they’re like liquid holiday cheer. If you’re more of a chocolate-lover than pumpkin-spice-obsessed, you’ll love Starbucks’s peppermint mocha. The drink has been around for more than 20 years now, and is considered the most-loved holiday

Whether you realize it or not, seasonal changes affect your body in more ways than one. Dehydrated skin and chapped lips only touch the surface, but what about itchy, irritated eyes? Before you grab eye drops from the medicine cabinet and plop ’em in, there’s a few things you should know about the latest eye

Sparkling water has become a go-to for people who want something a bit more . . . extra than plain water. Also known as carbonated water or club soda, sparkling water is essentially water combined with carbon dioxide gas that has been dissolved under pressure. This infusion process creates tiny bubbles that give the water

I may not be a Pisces, but there’s something about being around water that puts my mind at ease. As someone who grew up in Kansas — pretty much the most land-locked state in the entire United States — it’s possible I love the water because I never had much access to it. But it

Have you ever felt personally victimized by your TikTok feed? Let me be more specific: have you ever scrolled through your For You Page and come across a video that so accurately described something you’ve gone through that you felt attacked? Because that’s how a lot of us at POPSUGAR felt when we stumbled across

In August 2016, when I was 35 years old, I was diagnosed with primary breast cancer. Since it was just the one lump and my lymph nodes looked clear, I had a lumpectomy surgery, as well as six rounds of chemotherapy and 25 sessions of radiotherapy, thinking everything was good and cleared up at that

If you went trick-or-treating as a kid, you probably have vivid memories of Halloween: skipping around the neighborhood with a pillowcase or jack-o’-lantern bucket in hand, costume-clad, hunting down the houses with the full-size candy bars. The night would likely end with you dumping the whole thing out onto the floor, searching through your treasure,

Ashley Joi brings the heat in this cardio-focused EMOM workout. “EMOM” stands for “every minute on the minute,” and here’s how it works: Every 60 seconds, Joi will introduce a new movement with a set number of reps for you to complete. If you finish all your reps before the minute is up, you get

Image Source: Trish Kusal / TK Wilson Photography/ Getty / Gaby Wojciech / Photo Illustration by Michelle Alfonso Erin Burnett, 36, got her mastectomy-scar tattoo more than three years after being diagnosed with stage II, triple-positive, invasive ductal carcinoma at 28. The breast cancer treatment and mastectomy she needed to save her life had done

If your idea of instant pudding involves a packet of powdered mix, using chia seeds in its place may sound intimidating. While it might seem like common knowledge that chia seeds are good for you, knowing what to actually do with them, let alone how to turn them into pudding, isn’t exactly self-explanatory. Even though

If you’ve never been to a barre class IRL, you might be wondering what the heck you should wear. After all, the workout is partially based on ballet, done without shoes, and typically on a carpet — in other words, the circumstances are a little different than your typical gym or other workout classes. Will