How to Survive the Plex
The Boston College Connell Recreation Center, better known as the Plex, can be an intimidating place. Extraordinarily large and castle-like from the outside, clean, white, and new on the inside, ...Commodification and Cults: How Fitness Culture has Become Incredibly Exclusive
The fitness and wellness culture for women has become an increasing part of our social media feeds. We are constantly bombarded with what “healthy” meals we should consume, what green ...Fitness Trackers Can Create Unfit Athletes
While fitness trackers are seen as a way to improve your fitness, they can be harmful, especially when in the hands of coaches focused on weight, not health.The Distressing Paradox of 'Body Positivity'
The body positivity movement can, at times, be toxic. Enter: body neutrality, the movement calling for us to feel all of our feelings about our bodies.Spring Fever Running Guide
With Marathon Monday behind us and better weather approaching, you may be feeling particularly inspired (perhaps by Boston College marathoners) to lace up your sneakers and hit the ground running. The ...Fitness Startup Founder Says, Shoot for Healthyish not Healthy
It's time to rethink strict diets and try something that favors you.Fitbits: Worth the Hype?
Although their popularity continues to rise among active individuals, it's worth evaluating how effective and accurate Fitbits really are.Redefining Health and Wellness on a College Campus
Interpreting "health" as a holistic term rather than narrowing it to fitness, Campus Recreation and the Office of Health Promotion weigh in on what it means to be truly healthy.