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Last week I had dinner with a friend of mine and she brought up something that spoke to me. She said "I have not been engaging on social media for the past month because I am seeing too much stuff that is making me feel bad about my body." Too many p...  Read more

It makes me so happy to know that I am not the only one who thought that Kim Kardashian bragging about how she basically starved herself, ran on the treadmill, wore a suana suit and ate no carbs or sugar for 3 weeks to lose 16lbs in time to fit into ...  Read more

Do you wear lots of color or is your entire wardrobe black? What's your favorite color? What color expresses your energy on the inside the most? Share your thoughts below..  Read more

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While most people would say that I am a super confident person, I don't think I have always lead with confidence. There was a time that I would NEVER wear a 2 piece swim suit. Not only would I never wear one, but I would also never take a picture of ...  Read more

I love sharing recipes and this one goes nicely with all of the warm wintery holiday drinks. From Hot chocolate to mulled cider and any spiked drinks :). This is a lovely cake to bring to any holiday gathering. If you are a fan of sweet sticky dates ...  Read more

It was this time 4 years ago, at the busiest point in my full-time fitness and yoga teaching career, that my body said “ENOUGH.” I was demo-ing a movement during my 5th class of the day and felt a dull pain that had been lingering in my low back sudd...  Read more

Recently while at a birthday party I was in the kitchen getting something to drink and another guest asked me, “When are they are going tor bring out the cupcakes?” I had been eyeing them all night myself, and the sprinkles on top had been calling my...  Read more

If you are looking for a new read that totally speaks to the body positive movement check this one out! If you have already read it let me know your thoughts and biggest take aways...let's discuss!  Read more

As I was enjoying a walk in the park yesterday I began to think about all of the years of my life I spent using exercise solely as a way to shrink my body and as a punishment for something that I ate. It's actually quite mind boggling. I would spend ...  Read more

Happy November, AthletaWell Fam! I always find the beginning of each month to be a good reminder to pause, check-in with myself, and get clear on what I want to cultivate and step into this month. Over the last couple weeks I've been dealing with som...  Read more

Several times a week I take a bike ride in prospect park in Brooklyn. There is a MAJOR hill that is difficult for almost everyone going up it whether walking, riding or running. This morning as I was getting up the hill this guy who was running proba...  Read more

I recently turned 31 and as a millennial I see a funny but alarmingly large amount of peers complaining that their back feels like its a lot older than they are.. and I can't help but take a moment to educate them on why age doesn't mean you have to ...  Read more

Happy Monday! One of the ways I like to show my body love is by the food that eat and making mindful decisions isn't always easy so I am continuously in the kitchen testing out new things and I am sauce girl for sure! I mean who doesn't love somethin...  Read more

I've spent a lot of my life worrying about being too big or "too much." From growing up in the ballet world and constantly receiving messaging about not letting my body get too bulky, to being told I'm "loud and intense" when I'd speak up about uncom...  Read more

Just wanted to drop a note to all of you who participated in the Body & Self Love Challenge for the month of September. I know some of the challenges brought up some mixed emotions but I hope that they gave you some tools to start your body/self love...  Read more

Hi Athletawell Community. Here we are in week 3 already of our Body Self Love Challenge and I hope you are feeling more connected to yourself and remembering all of the reasons why you are so special. This week I challenge you to do no less than 15 m...  Read more

Hi Everyone!Today starts weeks 2 of the Body & Self love challenge and this week we are focusing on setting boundaries. If there is one way to show yourself respect it is to set boundaries with those around you. While it isn't always easy to say no e...  Read more

As health and wellness educators/leaders/guides it’s tough to be in a business where size seems to matter most and image can, truly, be everything. The hardest place to be sometimes is comfortable in our own skin. For ALL the reasons. I loved watchin...  Read more

Grab your Post-it notes, and get ready to stand in front of your full length mirror every morning for a week for THREE MINUTES each day. Learn more about Margeaux's month long Body & Self Love Challenge by checking out the video below.  Read more

It's unfortunate that we live in a society that promotes shame around size, celebrates smallness instead of fullness, has created so much bias around what we think able bodies look like, and pushed movement as a form of punishment for what you eat in...  Read more

Remember when Leo was running around some beach, with his tummy out and everyone was like “omg! He’s so hot! Dad bod in full effect” (though, he’s a consummate single). Why, may I ask, is the same consideration not made for women? Why is it that duri...  Read more

There's been such a pleasant evolution of body positivity over the last 10 years and I am HERE for it. But, as a physical therapist, I see people when they're injured and their body isn't exactly doing what it normally can do, which sometimes trigger...  Read more

I think most of you know that I'm a toddler mom. I'm also very open about my struggles with a history of eating disorders (yes, plural) and even when I wasn't actively throwing up or restricting calories, I was still VERY disordered in my thinking ar...  Read more

Here we are in the height of summer and here in NYC the weather has been like we are living in a jungle. It couldn't be more hot and humid. Even with this crazy heat I still see and hear women saying that they "can't" show there arms because of whate...  Read more

I am fully in menopause and put on a few lbs during covid which was to be expected with less movement for a year. But, now I have been mindfully eating and moving reguarly for a while trying to get back to my pre-covid weight but feel like menopause ...  Read more