Growing up seeing magazines promising to help her "get abs quick" put Leah Wei off working out. Now she views exercise as an opportunity to move her body, have fun, and stay healthy.

When I think back to my time in high school and college, the message was clear: Going to the gym was for losing weight and becoming smaller. The weight room—and building muscle—was solely for guys. I ...

The gym stated that the change was made “in response to feedback and to better cater to our younger female members” The woman shared the situation on a popular community forum, where the policy ...