Life

Former track athlete and IFBB Figure pro Candice Lewis-Carter dishes on life after competition, PCOS and her Oxygen-exclusive online course Next-Level Lifting.Candice Lewis-Carter discovered two big things in life by accident. The first was Figure competition. “We were out celebrating a friend’s first competition and I was intrigued by the process,” she says. “I decided...

Amanda Webster went from nearly committing suicide to transforming her body, mind and spirit. Here is her story.It took being on the ledge of a foreign hotel room, ready to end my life, to catapult me into taking action against something that mental health professionals told me I would never overcome.Read how Amanda Webster's overcame...

Skye Halliday Wilson found physical and emotional strength through fitness. Now she’s determined to pay it forward.Most before-and-after stories focus on the outward changes in a person, but for Skye Halliday Wilson, the transformation was as emotional as it was physical. “I was in an abusive relationship that put me in a black hole of...

Can practicing mindfulness and meditation make you a better athlete? Science says yes.Control Is an IllusionThe mental aspect of athletic performance has been studied extensively over the years and experts used to promote mental power as a way to close out negative thoughts and ensure competitive success, but that position is now outdated. “Rather than...