Women at BYU are speaking out about how bodybuilding has improved their wellbeing and changed society's perception of femininity. Keely Bullock, a bodybuilder and fitness influencer, said she believes ...

This dynamic countdown showcases the top 10 female fitness influencers dominating Instagram with strength, style, and ...

“Muscle is a really interesting thing,” 35-year-old professional bodybuilder Aleesha Young told In The Know. “People either really like it or really don’t.” Young followed in her father’s footsteps ...

Performing feats for paying customers and competing in tournaments, female bodybuilders make room for a new idea of beauty ...

In idyllic settings around India’s coastal southwestern state of Kerala, photographer Keerthana Kunnath has been capturing images of muscular women flexing their heroic forms. Amid foaming waves, palm ...

In Western culture, women’s ideal body shape is very thin and unsurprisingly, many women exercise primarily to lose weight. In this context, muscularity is often associated with masculinity and thus, ...

While many more women than before are participating in bodybuilding, the risks of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in particular, and of death overall, in this population, remain unknown. A recent study ...

For years, the Marine Corps has set fitness standards lower for women, a gesture of fairness based on the belief that women are inherently less strong and would be unable to meet the more rigorous ...

A female bodybuilding influencer has unexpectedly died just three days after celebrating her 35th birthday. Johanna Perez, a fitness star from Panama, had nearly 46,000 Instagram followers and was ...

In the middle of BBC World news is a story about a South Korean pop star turned to bodybuilding. The Korean feminine body ideal, the report reveals, has long been petite and thin, but is now changing ...

Talk about buns of steel. A cheeky new “sport” in Russia has been pitting female fitness enthusiasts against each other in a one-on-one “booty slapping" contest. Debuting at the annual Yashankin Cup ...