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How to Practice Body Love If You Don’t Buy into Body Positivity
Read more: How to Practice Body Love If You Don’t Buy into Body PositivityWhen I was in high school, my family and I road-tripped to the Mall of America in Minneapolis. My dad, mom, brother and I all split up to do our respective shopping. I was wandering between shops when I found my mom walking out of a store in tears. Worried, I asked her what happened.…
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Yoga for Everybody: Making the Practice More Accessible with Jessamyn
Read more: Yoga for Everybody: Making the Practice More Accessible with JessamynYoga can already feel intimidating enough—learning the names of poses, bending your body in new and creative ways, understanding how to use your breath… For most people, these are all brand-new frontiers. But there’s another aspect of yoga that can feel the most intimidating: not seeing people like yourself on the yoga mat. To make yoga…
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Know Your Macros: Nutrient Breakdowns for Different Health Goals
Read more: Know Your Macros: Nutrient Breakdowns for Different Health GoalsWe’re sure you’ve come across at least one yo-yo diet that severely cuts down—or eliminates—an entire food group. A great example? The keto diet, which cuts our carbohydrate macros. While these diets may deliver short-term results, they’re typically incredibly difficult and dangerous to stick to for a long period. Usually, extreme diets lead to a…
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4 Big Exercise Myths Every Woman Needs to Ditch
Read more: 4 Big Exercise Myths Every Woman Needs to DitchBeing a fitness beginner—especially as a woman—can sure get exhausting. Every week, there seems to be a new workout hack or tip on social media. Maybe it’s a 28-day Wall Pilates challenge (our take on that, here) or a fitness influencer telling you walking doesn’t count as exercise (um, it definitely does). With unrealistic beauty…
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Overcome PCOS Symptoms: Workout Routine for Your Hormones
Read more: Overcome PCOS Symptoms: Workout Routine for Your HormonesUgh, the struggle for the girlies with PCOS (aka Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) is real. A hormonal disorder that affects women of reproductive age, it’s fairly common but has no cure, making it difficult to manage. PCOS symptoms manifest differently in everyone but can include an irregular menstrual cycle, unexpected weight gain, unwanted hair growth, and…
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3 Types of obé Yoga Workouts: Your Ultimate Guide
Read more: 3 Types of obé Yoga Workouts: Your Ultimate GuideOh, yoga—where do we begin to count all the ways we love you so? A nurturing practice for body and mind, yoga workouts are often our go-to for days when we feel we want to slow things down, connect to our breath, and challenge our balance, stability, and mobility in new and creative ways. But…
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Perimenopause, Menopause, and Working Out: What’s the Deal?
Read more: Perimenopause, Menopause, and Working Out: What’s the Deal?There comes a time in every woman’s life when the body seems to rewrite its own rules. Hot flashes randomly turn up the heat, nights are spent tossing and turning, and clothes don’t seem to fit how they used to. Welcome to perimenopause and menopause transition—a journey that often feels like navigating unchartered territory with…
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The Expert Approved Wedding Workout Plan: What to Do—and Ditch
Read more: The Expert Approved Wedding Workout Plan: What to Do—and DitchIn this article: Hear expert obé fitness trainer and bride-to-be Kat B.’s top tips for forming a wedding workout plan to make you feel your best for the big day (without the toxic diet culture). Looking for a wedding workout plan now? Try obé’s Wedding Program. As a little girl, I always dreamed about my wedding.…
