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.

She did what she was told and lost more weight. But when she booked a job with a stretchy T-shirt company, at the thinnest she had ever been, they wouldn't work with her, saying, "We didn't realize ...

An ex-Secret Service agent who protected former Vice President Kamala Harris's stepdaughter is a plus-size model who never passed her physical fitness test. Alison Zupancic was hired under the ...

For women who wear 'plus-size' workout clothing, the motivation to work out is directly affected by their apparel and what they're wearing, with dissatisfaction in the 'plus-size' activewear currently ...

Walking into fitness spaces as a plus-size woman can still feel like walking into a high school cafeteria, holding a tray, scanning the room, and silently praying there's a seat for you. That's why I ...

Jasmine Sanders believes her fans deserve the best. The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model, who is also known as "Golden Barbie," is teaming up with the Tone It Up app to launch a workout program ...

Growing up as the fat kid in her neighborhood on Long Island, Morit Summers, 36, hated who she saw in the mirror. She weighed over 200 pounds, and doctors pushed fad diets and weight loss surgery on ...

A Nigerian startup, Fittobeme Ltd, is carving out a niche in the country’s expanding fitness industry by targeting plus-size women, a group often overlooked in conventional wellness programmes.

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