In the gym, Jacqueline Pryndik is like anybody else. Sweating. Grunting. Succeeding. “I enjoy the challenges my gym life has to offer,” Pryndik says. “I’m no different than the next person struggling for the last rep.” Even so, there was a time when it was difficult for Pryndik to tie her shoes and zip up her coat, much less lift a 20-pound dumbbell. Pryndik, a professional caregiver who lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, was born without fingers on her right hand. Fetal alcohol syndrome thwarted her skeletal development in the womb As a result Pryndik’s hand stops just past her...

Yoga changed the lives of sisters Frani Assaf and Lisa Kanne – and made their relationship stronger.  The sisters, who grew up on a farm nestled in the rolling hills of Vail, Iowa, are respected leaders in their yoga communities. Frani a popular instructor at The Sweat Box in Seattle, Washington, which she also manages; Lisa owns Karma Yoga in Omaha, Nebraska, where she also teaches.  The sisters, and their respective practices, live 1,000 miles apart. Even so, yoga has strengthened their bond with one another, taught them both about self-love and helped them become happy, healthy and whole. Frani’s Story...

You have a problem. Your bra. With experts claiming that as many as 80 percent of women are wearing bras that don’t fit them, chances are you’re wearing the wrong size, too. And that means you could be suffering from a host of problems – some you’re aware of and a few you’re not – all because your breasts aren’t being supported the way they should. We already know that a bad bra can create discomfort, as well as neck and shoulder pain. According to a 2015 article in the UK's Daily Mail, an ill-fitting bra can even lead to pinched...

Anyone who likes H2W Apparel understands: we listen to our customers. That’s why we’re currently working on making our line of sports bras, capris and leggings for real women even better.  (Spoiler alert: watch for more sizes, colors and styles VERY soon!) Women everywhere have been emailing H2W Apparel founder and CEO Tamara Brunow, asking, “Where can I buy your bras???” Not everyone wants to order online. They want to try them on first. We get that. H2W Apparel, our fitness apparel line that is revolutionizing sports bras for real women, is now available for purchase at four retail locations:...

Erin Story was exhausted and her hair was falling out. She would break out into a horrible rash when exposed to the sun – even though she wore sunscreen. A doctor assumed the 36-year-old Missouri woman was a hypochondriac or had some old-school version of female hysteria. But Story knew her body better. Something was horribly wrong. Story was tested for systemic lupus erythematosus, an autoimmune inflammatory disease where the body’s immune system attacks its own healthy tissues – but the test came back negative. At the advice of a physician friend, Story saw another doctor who ran the test again....