Jen Ator

1 week ago | wellandgood.com | Jen Ator

You’ve probably seen them before—those bandage-looking strips stretched across the noses of runners, rugby players, or even your Sunday soccer teammate. Or maybe you caught tennis phenom Carlos Alcaraz rocking a very-noticeable nose band in the 2025 ATP Rome Open, and thought the same thing his pro peers did: do those actually work?

2 weeks ago | wellandgood.com | Jen Ator

Ever feel like you’re on stage—performing your “best self” but terrified someone will spot the cracks? You could blame social media, or the societal pressures that have been put on women for generations. (And you wouldn’t be wrong.) But we could also, partly, blame ourselves.

2 weeks ago | wellandgood.com | Jen Ator

Our editors independently select these products. Making a purchase through our links may earn Well+Good a commissionIf you’ve ever found yourself pedaling furiously in your living room or home gym while yelling “hell yeah, we’ve got this!” at a virtual instructor, welcome—you’re in good company. Indoor exercise bikes have come a long way from the clunky cardio machines gathering dust in the corner of your parents’ basement.

2 weeks ago | webmd.com | Jen Ator

May 20, 2025 — Too often muscle is a show. “Muscle” and “strength” and “lifting” as it all happens in your average local gym is what makes strength training intimidating for some. “Instatrainers” and showoffs and pseudoscientists on social media only make it noisier with conflicting research, elaborate workout protocols, and stunt exercise videos to get eyeballs. But strength training is critical for health. We all need it.

4 weeks ago | wellandgood.com | Jen Ator

What happens when a woman trades calorie counting and cardio for barbells and unapologetic gains? In A Physical Education, author Casey Johnston unpacks how weightlifting became the unlikely path back to her body—and herself. With equal parts wit and rigor, Johnston traces her evolution from someone beholden to diet culture to someone who fuels, lifts, and lives on her own terms.