wellness

The first day of 2024 Olympia final rounds went pretty much according to script. Isabelle Nunes, however, found a way to flip the script in perhaps the biggest upset so far in the 2024 Olympia Wellness division. The two-time runner-up dethroned three-time winner Francielle Mattos to become the...

If you’re relying on a simple eyeball test to determine the age of Freddie Quartlebaum, chances are, you’re going to guess wrong every single time. He’s 6’2, 220 pounds, carrying 9% body fat and with an upper body built more like an All-Pro linebacker than a college basketball executive, the...

Health and fitness isn’t all about how you look on the outside of your body but how you feel on the inside. How healthy is your brain when you think about it? Through extremely challenging times, are you less like yourself? Your hobbies may not excite you as much anymore, you may get nervous...

Christmas is right around the corner, and if you’re running short on gifts (and time), don’t fret. Nowadays, apps and subscription boxes are the thing. However, they’re more than just trending. Apps provide personalized, convenient support while helping people reach their goals, while...

Over 160 IFBB Pro League athletes graced the stage of the Venetian Expo as the 2022 Olympia Weekend is officially underway. Six pro divisions – Fitness, 212, Figure, Women’s Physique, Wellness, and the Ms. Olympia all underwent at the 2022 Olympia prejudging on Friday morning, Dec. 17. The...

To increase awareness on the importance of physical activity, stress management and proper nutrition within the military community and get a jump on the No. 1 New Year’s resolution of getting in shape, Muscle & Fitness Senior Military Editor, MSgt Rob Wilkins, USAF, Ret., has founded National...

2022 Boston Pro Wellness winner Yarishna Ayala is one of the most popular athletes in her division. That means she has quite a hectic schedule between making appearances and preparing for the 2022 Olympia this December in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ayala told Fit Rockstar host Isabelle Turell that while...

There is such a proliferation of divisions in women’s bodybuilding and figure competition that it is often difficult to keep track or understand the standards of each. First, there was Bodybuilding followed by the Fitness division, in which athlete performance was very important in addition to...

Fans that were in attendance at the 2021 Olympia weekend in Orlando, Florida saw history in the making. That was where the first Wellness Olympia was held, and the fans that saw the show live couldn’t get enough of it. Imagine how the athletes competing in the show felt. One of those athletes...

Throughout 2021, the talk of the bodybuilding industry was the addition of the Wellness division to the Olympia weekend. While there were a few that thought it was too many divisions in one show, the results spoke for themselves. The fans in Orlando waited at the Expo stage in anticipation of...

Renee Harshey had been competing in bikini for quite a while. She had done nine national contests and two international shows, but was unable to win her pro card. “My problem,” she says, “is that I tend to be denser in my lower body than the bikini judges are looking for.” Renee points out that...

Over the last couple of years, there has been a lot of discussions, rumors, and anticipation for the new Wellness Division in the IFBB Pro League. This has only magnified since it has been added to the lineup of the 2021 Olympia Weekend. Judges Sandy Williamson and Steve Weinberger as well as...