body image

Can you love your body and work to change your body at the same time? Yes, you can.

The never-ending toxic conversation around girls' and women's bodies is where we should focus our concern, not on transgender athletes.

This fourth article in our five-part investigative report examines some of the variables that influence how people feel about their bodies.

Unraveling a complicated relationship with chronic illness took more than a decade.

Eating enough food can be a high stakes game for athletes.

Behind the sheath of pregnancy’s glow, many women feel can feel confused, emotional, even embarrassed—yet in many ways, we still approach the topic with dated stereotypes and unrealistic images of a changing body. Cassie Shortsleeve reports on the dramatic mind and body shifts that come with having a baby and how to emerge with a newborn, your sanity, and your fitness.

We examine how to #FixGirlsSports and raise a stronger, healthier generation, as well as how to re-evaluate our own body image for the better.

Part five of our investigative report on how to #FixGirlsSports and re-evaluate body image uses mindfulness techniques to alter your mindset.

Part three of our investigative report helps you assess your body image in order to rebuild a better relationship with yourself.

Because it’s not just the youth sports culture that needs to change.

Former Nike Oregon Project runners’ accounts of emotional abuse by Alberto Salazar are kickstarting a conversation about an ugly side of sports and how to change it.

Appearing in the annual issue was a chance for the sprinter to become the athletic example she never had when she was growing up as an amputee.

It's hard to lose the weight and even harder to lose the negative thoughts.

Find out why Dorothy Beal started the #IHaveARunnersBody movement and what she has learned from runners all over the world.

No matter what your affiliation, Run Selfie Repeat asks that you take some time to consider why Trump's talk about women is harmful.

Running in a sports bra is your womanly right, no matter how you look.

Run Selfie Repeat shares her personal weight loss journey and how it has helped her see a new truth about before and after photos.

It's part of a larger conversation about placing restrictions on ads that could promote negative body image.

How can we put a stop to such a small saying having such a big impact on how we feel about ourselves?

While pregnant, one runner had to totally redefine the relationship she'd had with pain as a competitive runner.

When our editor in chief moved to a new city and searched for a new running group, her insecurities flared up.

The stories we tell ourselves about our frames can directly impact how fast we run.

My ego feared the worst—I'd be the biggest, I'd be the slowest, I'd be left behind.

The video went viral on Facebook, serving as a visual demonstration of what unhealthy body image can do to a person.

Kara is tired of talking about only fitness crazes and transformations—instead, she encourages runners to accept their bodies.

When it comes to fitness, sometimes it is best to just focus on how you're feeling.

The runner has inspired thousands of others to be confident in their own skin.

One of the biggest female advocates in sport just stepped into the Serena Williams conversation.