Plus-size men and women talk about experiencing weight stigma at the gym. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Getty Images) After a car accident, Mandy Smith had to take a year off from exercise.

After a car accident, Mandy Smith had to take a year off from exercise. She gained 100 pounds over the course of one year. When the 43-year-old, who struggled with disordered fitness and eating for ...

"You're such an inspiration." "I used to be your size too." "You're so brave." If these statements sound familiar, you've probably been to the gym while in a larger body and had strangers give ...

Plus-size gym-goers face a lot of disapproval amid a toxic fitness culture. But exercise can still be joyful. (Getty Images) "You're such an inspiration." "I used to be your size too." "You're so ...

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I had a lot of negative thoughts about starting the gym at the beginning of this year, not just because I'd only ever been to the gym about four times total in my entire life, but because as a fat ...

If you've ever walked into a gym and felt your confidence shrink faster than your water bottle in the sauna, welcome. You may have met gymtimidation. I know her very well. I'm a certified fitness ...

At the start of 2024, I was faced with the same dilemma I encounter every new year: should I add working out to my list of resolutions? As a plus-size nonbinary person, the answer isn't as simple as I ...

A gym in Canada has banned skinny women and men, only allowing plus-size women through its doors. Body Exchange in Vancouver provides gym facilities in what it calls a 'safe haven' for overweight ...

Read why you can always catch her sporting cute pink outfits at the gym A CURVY gym fanatic has been brutally mocked by mean trolls who insist that her gym routine clearly is not giving any results.

A PLUS-SIZE woman who claims to have been humiliated for using the gym has hit out at her detractors. Santa Baby’s (@aminimalbae) TikTok takedown is a clarion call to all big women out there. She was ...