Healthy eating is the very bedrock of fitness, the baseline for good health. It goes without saying that without prioritising what’s on your plate, any fitness or weight loss journey becomes unsustainable and superficial. But what truly constitutes healthy food? With every brand and influencer sharing their two cents on what ‘healthy eating‘ means, it’s…
I remember the day in July of last year. The excitement of an approaching three-week European trip bubbled as I bought a pair of running shoes and put them on. But, looking down, I could not see my new footwear. My tummy was in the way. In Spain, weeks later, I was walking up a…
Karoline Vitto’s designs are all about contouring curves rather than concealing them – proving every body belongs in high fashion. Raised in Caçador, Brazil, fashion was always a constant in Vitto’s life — her grandfather was a cobbler, and her grandmother a seamstress. It was precisely her family’s craftsmanship that led her to London, where…
As it reported in its most recent size inclusivity report, Vogue Business found that of 8,703 looks in 198 most recent autumn/winter fashion shows, only 2 percent of models were midsize and only 0.3 percent were plus-size. Comparing to figures from spring fashion shows – which took place last September and October – these numbers…
Shedding inches is a cinch — with a corset in hand. Yes, those waist-erasing, hourglass figure-forming little numbers are suddenly seen tapering the torsos of Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and the Kardashians. They’re slimming A-list and everyday fashionistas to extreme proportions — and giving trendy weight-loss drugs like Ozempic a real run for their money. Jess Work, a professional…
This study explores how modern online dating changes our willingness to seek out cosmetic procedures. (Roman Samborskyi/Shutterstock) In a nutshell Women who use dating apps report significantly more positive attitudes toward cosmetic surgery and are more likely to undergo procedures like dermal fillers and anti-wrinkle injections compared to non-users. Deceptive self-presentation on dating apps, presenting…
Sarah Tong, co-founder and CEO, Big Bang Academy: For transforming STEM education and inspiring young girls and women to lead in science “Because of what I do, I am in two of the fields where women are still under-represented: in STEM and in entrepreneurship. Globally, women make up over half of all students who have…
While Edie Stark, a San Diego-based therapist with a specialty in eating disorders, stresses that “rapid, drastic weight loss is never healthy,” she also cautions against discussing other people’s bodies, fluctuating or otherwise. “Bodies are meant to change, and gaining weight is not a failure, just as losing weight is not a prize to be…