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BROOKE ENCE’S INSTAGRAM BIO In the not too distant past, women were perceived to be the “weaker sex,” but that perception has finally been shattered by women like elite CrossFit competitor and Oxygen cover athlete Brooke Ence. Women like her pulveriz

Photographer for “Warrior Woman,” Page 46 Destiny: Ian Spanier has had a camera since he was 6. “I tried not to be a photographer, but it always seemed to come around,” he says. “When I was in college, I wanted to be a trainer for a pro sports team.”

I just wanted to thank Oxygen magazine for the menopause article in the July/August 2017 issue. I have been an avid reader since 1998. I am a fit, 40-year-old woman who had a complete hysterectomy (including cervix and ovaries) in December 2016 due t

it is one of the most overlooked areas of the body for both strength and mobility, yet it is part of almost every movement we perform inside and outside the gym: the wrist. We often forget about our wrists and forearms because they don’t usually pres

WHAT ARE THEY? Tangy drinks, such as kombucha, are on the rise, which is why you may have noticed ready-to-drink bottles of a bevvy labeled “drinking vinegar” on store shelves. Drinking vinegars are tartly similar to kombucha, though they often conta

every year, Michelle Wells and some friends had a tradition: hiking up to the Continental Divide. Though the steep, 3-mile, 11,500-foot elevation trail was always a challenge for Wells, in 2015, it was a straightup battle: At 256 pounds, she had to s

if you had seen Shirlee Petrat at 19, you would never have predicted her trajectory: With two kids younger than 2, Petrat weighed all of 89 pounds. Diminutive and weak, she started taking fitness classes, and by the time she was 24, Petrat had become

Karey Northington Gilbert, Arizona Stats: 35 • 132 lb • 5’6” Gig: Business owner Build up: Karey Northington has been an athlete since she was young — she was a soccer player and medaled as a track athlete in the state championship — but she immersed

the first rule for building muscle mass is that you must consume plenty of protein to make sure you’re providing your body with all the amino acids it needs to support lean growth. Keep in mind that if you don’t consume adequate protein, your body wi

BROOKE ENCE’S INSTAGRAM BIO In the not too distant past, women were perceived to be the “weaker sex,” but that perception has finally been shattered by women like elite CrossFit competitor and Oxygen cover athlete Brooke Ence. Women like her pulveriz

If you try our featured workouts, exercises and recipes at home, we want to see it! Post a picture on Instagram or Twitter using the hashtag #oxyreaders for a chance to be featured on our feed! Go to our website for up-to-the-minute news on health an

Karey Northington Gilbert, Arizona Stats: 35 • 132 lb • 5’6” Gig: Business owner Build up: Karey Northington has been an athlete since she was young — she was a soccer player and medaled as a track athlete in the state championship — but she immersed

Photographer for “Warrior Woman,” Page 46 Destiny: Ian Spanier has had a camera since he was 6. “I tried not to be a photographer, but it always seemed to come around,” he says. “When I was in college, I wanted to be a trainer for a pro sports team.”

WHAT ARE THEY? Tangy drinks, such as kombucha, are on the rise, which is why you may have noticed ready-to-drink bottles of a bevvy labeled “drinking vinegar” on store shelves. Drinking vinegars are tartly similar to kombucha, though they often conta

I just wanted to thank Oxygen magazine for the menopause article in the July/August 2017 issue. I have been an avid reader since 1998. I am a fit, 40-year-old woman who had a complete hysterectomy (including cervix and ovaries) in December 2016 due t

By Lara McGlashan, MFA, CPT if you had seen Shirlee Petrat at 19, you would never have predicted her trajectory: With two kids younger than 2, Petrat weighed all of 89 pounds. Diminutive and weak, she started taking fitness classes, and by the time s

By Adam Gonzalez the first rule for building muscle mass is that you must consume plenty of protein to make sure you’re providing your body with all the amino acids it needs to support lean growth. Keep in mind that if you don’t consume adequate prot

By Stephanie Main, NASM, Registered Yoga Alliance Yoga Instructor, CrossFit Mobility Trainer it is one of the most overlooked areas of the body for both strength and mobility, yet it is part of almost every movement we perform inside and outside the

every year, Michelle Wells and some friends had a tradition: hiking up to the Continental Divide. Though the steep, 3-mile, 11,500-foot elevation trail was always a challenge for Wells, in 2015, it was a straightup battle: At 256 pounds, she had to s