Women

A couple decades ago, it might have sounded a bit like science fiction if someone told you that you could freeze your eggs to delay motherhood until l...

If an attacker has you in a chokehold, how do you get away? If an attacker lunges straight at you, how do you stop them? Ask some of the women at Livo...

When Christine Bennett returned to teaching English at Palmyra-Macedon Central School District in fall 2015, four months after having her son, Luke, s...

Judging by the name, Girls on the Run may simply sound like a running group, but the organization and its mission go far beyond running. The 12-week a...

If you close your eyes and conjure up the image of a tough woman, you might picture a female making hard decisions in the boardroom or gutting it out ...

When 28-year-old Cat Coquillete found herself transitioning to a new phase in her career, she joined her best friend for a girlfriend getaway. Traveli...

Easing into a warm bath at the end of a long day can seem like the perfect retreat, and turns out it can provide more benefits than just getting a few...

In summer 2014, Karissa Blamble, speech language pathologist at Clyde-Savannah Central School District, signed up for the 400-mile Cycle the Erie Cana...

If you suffer from stress and anxiety, you’ve probably tried all sorts of strategies to clear your head and feel better. But alongside exercise, medit...

Building strength training into a weekly exerciseroutine is essential for women to remain strong both physicallyand mentally. Many women may feel inti...

Although change is inevitable,adapting to it is not. But change ispart of life, and successful adaptationoften leads to triumph, while failure toadapt...

Calling all women—turn off the treadmill for a minute and pick up the dumbbells. Evidence shows everyone, especiallywomen, can achieve a number of hea...

Roll out your mat, and get ready to stretch your mind and body. These 10 basic yoga poses can get you started on your yoga journey, and can be done an...

Not so long ago, John Scheibe had never set foot in a yoga class. The 62-year-old figured it probably wasn’t worthhis time. Scheibe, a biology profess...

Ever taken a close look at those bottles in the bathroom, skimmedthrough the long list of chemicals and wondered what, exactly, you’reputting on your ...

You’ve pulled your shorts and swimsuit from the back of your closet and you’re feeling ready for summer—until you put them on, and remember those wint...

Lipstick. Snacks. Toys. Eyeliner. Running shoes. Wallets full of change. Even laptops. You’d be amazed at the truckload of stuff a woman carries aroun...

A lot of women, it seems, have a dirty little secret tucked away in a dresser drawer. When it’s time to do laundry, we gather our jeans, T-shirts and ...

• 1 in 8 American women will develop breast cancer during their lifetime • 232,340 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed this year • 6...

Look Good, Feel Better A group that teaches beauty techniques to cancer survivors (800) 395-5665 LookGoodFeelBetter.org Susan G. Komen for the Cure A ...