The Path to Happiness: Balancing Fitness and Self Care

Author: This post was written by Sheila Olson, of fitsheila.com Happiness and personal satisfaction should be the ultimate goals of a fitness routine. Unfortunately, a perfectionist attitude and unrealistic expectations leave many people dissatisfied with their results, feeling like they’re getting nowhere despite their ascetic diet and the military-style discipline they apply to exercise. It’s possible

Let’s Talk About Colorism and The Phrase “Getting Black” In The Summer

This is for the beautiful brown girl who dreads getting a tan in the summertime. I can remember when I was in grade school. I would hate going outside for gym class when the sun would beam on my skin. “Oh, no I can’t be getting black,” were the ignorant words my friends and I