Gabrielle Kassel

With the arrival of Pride Month, comes the launch of Reebok’s 2023 Pride collection: Unity by Reebok.
Reebok has put out a Pride line every June since 2019. In years passed, the line has included trainers with rainbow-inspired colorwaves and pride-themed graphic tees.
This year, however, the iconic brand is taking a step towards greater gender inclusivity and with a line-up of gender-less apparel and footwear.
Design by Reebok’s LGBTQ+ employee resource group, Colorful Sole, Unity by Reebok l...

The 2023 CrossFit Games Semifinals stage enters its third and final week on Friday June 2nd, and runs through until the 4th. Throughout the three days, 28 individual women and 29 individual men will be taking the competition floor at Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (BEXCO) in Busan, South Korea.
After completing all 7 tests programmed for the 2023 Semifinals, just 6 percent of the athletes — or, 2 women and 2 men — will progress to the final stage of competition: The 2023 NOBULL CrossF...

Which 2 of the 29 individual men taking the competition floor in Busan, South Korea are going to show off the sweat they shed, sacrifices they made, and work they put in during the off-season?
With last year’s Asia Semifinal champ Roman Khrennikov already qualified for the 2023 NOBULL CrossFit Games after The North America East Semifinal and other top athlete, Nasser Alruwayeh, disqualified from the sport for 2 years after a positive PEDs test, this was the question on everyone mind going int...

Oral cancer isn’t contagious. It isn’t something you can get from having oral sex. But you could experience exposure to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) like human papillomavirus (HPV) that can increase your risk of developing oropharyngeal cancer later in life.
“Oral sex is a very safe way to maximize pleasure without risking pregnancy,” says Michelle Forcier, MD, a gender-affirming clinician with the virtual healthcare service FOLX.
However, just as there is with other sex acts, there...

Getting treatment for chlamydia can prevent complications during pregnancy and infection transmission to the newborn during delivery.
Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis. It’s typically transmissible during oral, vaginal, or anal sex.
It can also be transmissible during childbirth, which can put the newborn at risk of eye and lung infections, explains Michelle Forcier, MD, a gender-affirming clinician with the virtual healthcare ser...

by Gabrielle Kassel
Spoiler alert: If your recent right swipe has the word “top” or “bottom” in their profile, they aren’t referring to their bunk bed preference—they’re giving you insights on their sexual preferences.
Indeed, “top” and “bottom” are sexual shorthands used to help an individual name their pleasure proclivities. Primarily, these terms—alongside a third, “vers”—are used to help a person quickly determine if they are sexually compatible with someone. But they can also help remind...

Maybe you noticed an offensive odor wafting off your workout top as it went airborne toward the hamper. Or perhaps you caught a bitter whiff of yourself on a run, thanks to a sideward gust of wind. Or, you just feel generally encased by bad body odor. Whatever the stank-uation, if your sweat is giving off pee-yew vibes, you’ve probably got some questions about why you smell so bad and what you can do about it.
To help you get to the bottom of the sweat-induced BO, we called up a team of exper...

We asked literal bug experts to share their recs — and then we put these bug-banishers to the test.
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Mosquito repellent is the categorical opposite of pheromone perfume. Unlike the latter, which attracts babes, the former bucks bugs.
True to its name, mosquito repellent uses a combination of active ingredients — like DEET or picaridin —to d...

ody fluids make a cameo during coitus quite often. Sometimes, they even play a starring role (spit play, anyone?). After all, sex is an oh-so-human and often-messy event. As far as anal sex is concerned, though, it’s certainly possible for those mid-sex secretions to come in solid (er, semi-solid) form. Yes, I’m talking about the potential for poop particles to enter the sex chat. Which is why, it might be worth considering what you’re eating before anal sex.
The truth is, poop-related accide...

Between the squat snatch, ring muscle-up, pistol single-leg squat, and clean and jerk, there's no shortage of hard-to-learn movements in CrossFit training. But in my experience as a CrossFit athlete, coach, and reporter, even more difficult than mastering the various movements is figuring out which shoes to wear to class.
Why is finding a CrossFit shoe so difficult, exactly? Well, unlike a running shoe that only needs to excel at one modality (running), a CrossFit shoe needs to work well for ...

Making eye contact with your gym crush in the weight room mirror. Scraping your shins when pulling the deadlift bar. There's no shortage of things that can make you uncomfortable at the gym. But the most common discomfort — the discomfort of sore muscles — usually happens after you've finished your workout.
Put simply, muscles get sore because when you work them, tiny microscopic tears get shorn into the muscle fibers. Once repaired, these fibers (and therefore, your muscles) are stronger tha...

An impressive line-up of 29 individual athletes took the men’s Semifinal stage at Torian Pro this weekend, May 27-29, 2023.
But three of the region’s seasoned heavy-hitters were noticeably absent. With Royce Dunne competing on a team, and both CrossFit staple Khan Porter and 2022 CrossFit games bronze medalist Ricky Garard out for the season with injuries, the top three seemed less certain going in than they have been in years past.
At the end of the weekend, it was Jay Crouch who came out on...

After hitting 3 events back-to-back-to-back, the boys of Torian Pro officially have Day 2 in the books.
Made up of events testing strength, endurance, power, and speed, the second day highlighted that CrossFit is a sport where specialists may earn applause, but consistency is king.
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The quick and dirty: Jay Crouch rocked pink along with the rest of the Torian Pro athletes during Day 2, but he is rocking red going into Day 3.
After a series of consiste...

Yesterday, the Tanks of Torian Pro took on Tests 1 and 2 at the Oceania Semifinal. In one word, the men’s standings going into the second day are: Surprising.
The details: With 184 points, Zac Thomas is wearing the metaphorical leader’s jersey and red drawers after Day 1 Down Under. The athlete — who came in 29th at Torian Pro last year and has not been to the Games — was not a favorite coming into the weekend.
After winning Test 1 by a significant 15 seconds and placing 5th in the tricep and...

Since CrossFit’s inception in 2000, California has been the main stay (er, state) of the sport.
This weekend in Pasadena, the impressive number of California-based athletes is proving that while CrossFit has become more global than its golden roots, the state still has an impressive presence in the sport.
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A quick history lesson:
Created in Santa Cruz: The sunny state’s representation is due, in part, to the fact that California was the birth-state of...