myTakes: Health & Fitness

I adore the male body. It can be so intensely strong and powerful in it's tiniest details and of all the creatures on earth - it's form, displayed in it's ultimate perfection can be awe-inspiring and jaw-dropping exciting...

Have you ever been afraid of getting too big muscles on your legs after workout? Not sure any girls agree with me, but when I workout, my legs gain muscles faster than the rest of my body, so I always worried my legs...

This is something I hear all the time, both online and in real life. It really does annoy me to some degree, because it isn't as simple as some people make it out to be. I've done my fair amount of research on this, and...

I am a teen with mild seborrhea. It causes major dandruff and bumps that can be mistaken for acne. I had been managing it with head and shoulders, but now it is worse. I need to step up my game. Today I will be using...

So, a while back I was reading an article about things that don't make sense about the Fat Acceptance Movement. I think it may have been on ThoughtCatalog, but I'm not sure and feel free to post a link if you find it....

Period pains or its medical name dysmenorrhoea, can stop some women in their tracks. It can take a week out of your life, once a month, reducing you to a sofa bear, wanting to just sit still eat chocolate and envy boys....

There are plenty of people out there who love to exercise, I am not one of them. I have been exercising 3-4 times a week for almost a year and I find that the only thing that motivates me is music. How much do you run? To...

Old man winter has hit my area hard over the past couple weeks.  I love being outside, hiking through the woods and working in my garden are some of my favorite pastimes.  I miss sunshine.  I guess I am like a lot of...

Hi! I'm 16 and I was diagnosed with BDD (Body Dysmorphic Disorder) 3 years ago. If you feel like reading it, this is a description of BDD: "Most of us have something we don't like about our appearance — a crooked nose, an...

It seems in this generation that the "ideal" body type is gettting bigger. Women with large breats, a large butt, and a curvier figure are now seen as attractive. I have no problem with curvy women. However, when it gets...

It's red. It looks like pimples and feels like a hard little lump. It's dry and flaky. Maybe it's by your nose. Or your eyebrows. Or your hairline. Wherever it is, you probably hate it. Sebhorria is a type of dermatitis....

Cold sores can be the bane of some peoples lives. They can ruin dates and make people not even want to go out. But, there are ways around cold sores! As with anything, the sooner you start treatment, the better. If you...

I'm going to talk about  my definition of curvy , as I feel that many people use this word with another meaning. Nowadays, many people use curvy as another word for fat, whereas it is not the same! A lot of overweight...

For argument's sake, it's easy to use Eminem as an example for this. A plethora of his raps hold substance of beating and screwing women, killing people, mixing drugs, etc. But when sat down & interviewed, we see a much...

In honor of today, February 4, being World Cancer Day, let's pay tribute to 10 celebrities who have bravely and publicly fought cancer. 1. Sheryl Crow 2. Hugh Jackman 3. Joan Lunden 4. Robin Roberts 5. Dame Maggie...