Social media could be sparking the change for women, expert says. When the saying, “strong is the new skinny” exploded on social media, it seemed like a positive step forward for female body image.

Our legs not only carry our body weight; they are actually a measure of our overall health and longevity. For women, building ...

In a seismic shift that has left fitness influencers clutching their meal-prep containers, a new approach to muscle building—maingaining—is challenging decades of dietary chaos. The radical concept ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Starre Vartan is the author of “The Stronger Sex: What Science Tells Us About the Power of the Female Body,” which will be published on July 15. People who lived through the Irish ...

Mathematicians have discovered that there is no exact formula for the “perfect” female body. A study recently published in Scientific Reports challenges long-standing assumptions about the most ...