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  1. breakout
    Reneé Rapp Is So Over ItShe paused her Hollywood and Broadway careers to go pop. It’s working way too well.
  2. resolutions
    In 2023, I Resolve to Be Less CompetentOne person cannot do all things.
  3. beauty
    How Gym Culture Went From Punishing to MeditativePeople are starting to insist that exercise focus on mental health, not be an obligatory regimen that will change the way they look.
  4. q&a
    Where Did Fitness Culture Come From?Danielle Friedman’s book investigates women’s influence on exercise, from the leotard to the birth of the coed gym.
  5. holidays
    Is There Any Way to Avoid Getting Gifts You Hate?From tantrums, to brutal honesty, to acceptance, a few suggestions.
  6. hot bod
    The Absurd Fitness I Didn’t Know I NeededThe class asks me to move like a dolphin, and guess what? I do.
  7. hot bod
    The Practical Fitness Tool Staring Right at YouA humble suggestion for making the most of your surroundings.
  8. hot bod
    Can We Outrun Our Winter Dread?As the weather gets colder, I’m clinging to a fitness project.
  9. hot bod
    Why Don’t We Know How Periods Affect Exercise?I went looking for research, but all I found were woo-woo theories.
  10. hot bod
    Will This Drink Make Me Fit?An investigation into Athletic Greens, the powdered green juice taking over my Instagram.
  11. hot bod
    How Do I Work Out in the Heat?Don’t be fooled: Summer isn’t over yet, especially in the West.
  12. hot bod
    Why Is Talking About Exercise So Uncomfortable?I’m terrified of coming across as a dumb jock.
  13. hot bod
    Can You Really Get Turned on From Working Out?It’s totally natural, and it might be more common than you think.
  14. hot bod
    Yet Another Indignity for Olympic AthletesWhy do we subject them to these interviews moments after competing?
  15. hot bod
    Does the Newest Olympian Training Fad Actually Work?Blood-flow restriction is all the rage this year, but you probably shouldn’t try it at home.
  16. buy no more
    What We’re Never Spending Money on AgainSorry, $16 Sweetgreen salads and fancy silk pajamas.
  17. hot bod
    Don’t Even Think About Working Out on VacationHotel carpets aren’t meant for sit-ups.
  18. hot bod
    You Really Do Work Out Harder at the GymWhat fitness instructors are seeing as people return to fitness classes.
  19. hot bod
    Going Out All Night: Is It Exercise?I hit the dance floor with my fitness tracker, all in the name of science.
  20. hot bod
    Meet the Hikers Bringing High Fashion to the OutdoorsThe founders of Hikerkind want to make outdoor apparel that’s equal parts stylish and functional.
  21. hot bod
    This Book Will Make You Go Wild This SummerWaterlog, a cultish 1999 travelogue dedicated to the joys of wild swimming, has just been published in the U.S.
  22. book reviews
    The Queer Surrealism You’ve Been Waiting ForFuture Feeling explores the nonlinear aspects of transitioning, capsizing the very ideas of queer admiration and envy along the way.
  23. hot bod
    When I Go Back to the Gym, I’m Taking This With MeMy post-workout hair has never been so pristine.
  24. hot bod
    We Can’t Get Enough of These Flattering Crossover LeggingsUnlike the low-rise, the V-notch is your friend.
  25. how i got this business
    How Whitney Blaylock Opened a Women’s-Only Gym in Three MonthsShe spoke with the Cut about launching a new business at lightning speed.
  26. hot bod
    The Basic Item That Makes My Summer Workouts So Much BetterIt’s especially useful if you get extra sweaty.
  27. hot bod
    The Personal Trainer That Monitors Your Every HeartbeatCould constant surveillance make me perfectly fit?
  28. hot bod
    Is the Hour-Long Workout Over?According to digital fitness studios, people are opting for shorter and shorter classes.
  29. dream date
    Shrill’s Love Interest Believes in Queer-Strength SupremacyE.R. Fightmaster adds to the show’s pantheon of warm, thoughtful identity representation.
  30. hot bod
    Exercise Is Actually the Perfect Subject for a MemoirAlison Bechdel proves it in her newest book, The Secret to Superhuman Strength.
  31. hot bod
    Dumbbells are Over. Weird Weights Are Here.And functional fitness proponents swear by them.
  32. hot bod
    ‘This Is the Week People Are Getting Back in Shape’Advice from the experts on how to take it slow.
  33. hot bod
    Will You Work Out in the Park With Me?The more people who do it, the less weird it will be.
  34. nightlife
    How Will We Remember Gay Bars?Jeremy Atherton Lin’s new book maps the loss of queer nightlife.
  35. hot bod
    Please Don’t Forget the Humble ObliqueThey may not be as flashy as abs, but they’re a key part of core strength.
  36. hot bod
    If You Expect to Feel Worse After Exercise, You WillAccording to a new study, your expectations have an outsize effect on your workout.
  37. hot bod
    The 10 Best Full-Body Workout VideosRoutines for the whole bod, from pilates and boxing to cardio and dance.
  38. hot bod
    Why Do All These New Workouts Want Me to Cry?When fitness became wellness, we were asked to engage our emotions as well as our muscles.
  39. hot bod
    Trying a New Exercise, Just Once, Is Crazy Good for Your BodMoving in a way you never have before has outsized benefits.
  40. hot bod
    The 5-Minute Stretching Video I Watch Every Day NowIt’s the only thing that helps me get through an interminable workday.
  41. covid-19
    All My Friends’ Quarantine Bubbles Are BurstingSuddenly, everyone I know is abandoning their pod.
  42. hot bod
    We Were Never Meant to ExerciseAccording to this new book, there’s a good reason you hate working out so much.
  43. hot bod
    Behold, the Ascendance of the Lunchtime WorkoutIs noon really the most popular time to exercise now?
  44. hot bod
    Can I Interest You in a Safer, Warmer Winter Bike Ride?Let my totally preventable accident teach us all a lesson.
  45. trends
    I’m Very Wholesome. Just Ask My Shirt.The political-slogan tee has morphed into the amorphously sincere sweatshirt.
  46. hot bod
    Have You Found Your Favorite Fitness App?Here are 10 to get you started, from Apple Fitness+ to the be.come project.
  47. hot bod
    You Just Need One Good SongTen fitness instructors share their absolute favorite pump-up songs.
  48. hot bod
    You Don’t Have to CommitThere’s no point to sticking with an exercise routine if you don’t actually like it.
  49. hot bod
    Self-Improvement is OverIn 2021, it’s time to finally accept that failure is just part of exercise.
  50. hot bod
    The Way We Make Fitness Resolutions Is All WrongAn all or nothing approach isn’t going to get you very far.
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