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 ...

Lizzo isn’t buying into weight-loss culture that encourages “escaping fatness,” and you shouldn’t either. On Monday the “Juice” singer stitched a TikTok from creator @tiffriahgrande that addressed the ...

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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