Getting your period for the first time can be a scary experience.
For those of us who weren’t told what a menstrual cycle is, it’s all too easy to believe we’re bleeding to death, and calling it a ‘period’ is just a way of sugar-coating the fact you have a rare terminal disease where the main symptom is bleeding once a month.
In an effort… Read the full story
Fitness trackers know a lot about us.
If you wear a Fitbit, you’ll be used to worrying about how high your resting heart rate is,… Read the full story
One man is getting some serious stick from the internet after he lied to a girl about being in bed when he was actually out with his friends.
And no, it wasn’t just a simple ‘I’m going to sleep’ text either. Oh no, 20-year-old James Greatorex went all out by using a couple of coats and a black and white filter to make it look… Read the full story
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – at the best of times, Instagram can be the worst thing to scroll through when you’re in need of some body confidence.
For every picture of someone’s dinner and your friend’s engagement ring comes a photo of a flawless model you’ve never met before – put on your feed to make you feel envious. And therefore, incredibly upset with your own body.
What we don’t think about, at the time, is that our bodies could look just like theirs if only we stretched our arms and flexed our stomachs the right way.
One woman proving this is fitness instructor Anna Victoria, who, on Instagram, shared side-by-side photos – one of which consisted of her looking incredibly toned, and the other showing her ‘normal angle’.
She wrote: ‘Me 1% of the time vs. 99% of the time. And I… Read the full story
While I don’t have any, there are many words I could use to describe children. Terrifying. Plotting. Sneaky. Hungry. Perhaps even adorable from time to time – but mainly the first four.
And if you’d like to get out how you really feel about your kids – it’s time to do that, using the hashtag #KidsIn5Words over on Twitter.
Parents are taking this opportunity to describe their own kids – and some… Read the full story
Self-harm is something that affects thousands of people. It’s also something that these people feel terrified of speaking out about, because it is so often stigmatized.
Amelia Hall, who suffers with depression and anxiety, is one of these people.
However, she’s most recently spoken out about self-harm – how to deal with it, in fact – in the most beautiful way.
Planning a wedding is hard.
Trust me. I’m trying to plan one. Fifty years ago it would have been a case of a… Read the full story
This year’s World Gin Day is expected to be bigger and better than ever before.
Dozens of gin-themed events and parties took across the country last year, from an all-day gin party in Brighton, to a Juniper Festival up in Edinburgh.
The festivities didn’t stop there – with gin master classes and tasting sessions taking place in Australia and at least 20,000 people talking about the day on social media.
With only six-months to go before World Gin Day 2017 –… Read the full story
According to the Plastic Surgery Group‘s cosmetic trend predictions for 2017, the next hot trend in how your body should look is tiny nipples.
‘We have seen a 30% rise in women requesting a smaller nipple size in the last year,’ the group says, explaining… Read the full story
We talk about all sorts of important issues on the Lifestyle desk here at Metro. Do we like Kim Kardashian? Should we get doughnuts at lunch? And today’s hot topic? Tampons.
We even made a poll.
Who knew that such… Read the full story
It’s time to banish those January blues and start planning your next adventure.
There’s no denying it – stunning beaches plus glorious sunshine make the perfect getaway.
Add in some killer tunes and it’s turning into a trip to remember.
But instead of lazing by a pool this year, why not supercharge your holiday and head off to a top destination festivals?
From seaside yoga to all-night beach parties, you’re bound to find… Read the full story
When you hear the words ‘ballerina’ you usually imagine a certain body-type.
Super, super slim. As we’ve all learned from watching movies about ballet, even a normally slim looking person can end up being told they’re too big to dance.
But one person who’s not having any of that is fifteen year old Lizzy from Delaware.
Lizzy doesn’t have the typical dancer’s body, but she’s not… Read the full story
Incredible wildlife photographs are a sight to behold but they can be difficult to capture.
Whether you want to capture a special memory or claim bragging rights with an amazing sunset selfie, everyone wants to take fantastic photos on their holidays.
But the ethical side of wildlife is desperately important, regardless of whether you are viewing it or photographing it.
A sensitive and generous approach to photography, particularly in the developing world, will always bear… Read the full story
A former banker who enjoys swinging with her husband says the lifestyle has made her feel more empowered than ever.
Jackie and John Melfi, both 52, from Texas, spend their lives having sex with other people – both men and women – and going to swingers events together, where they often treat each other to surprise threesomes.
Jackie, who… Read the full story
According to figures from Kantar Worldpanel, tampon sales have fallen drastically over the last four years.
Their research shows that the total amount of money spent on tampons in the UK has fallen from £56 million in 2012 to £43 million in 2016.
Which is a pretty significant drop – especially when you consider that in 2016, roughly the same number of women are… Read the full story
A child raging over a broken banana would leave most mothers reaching for the gin bottle.
But one bemused mother has taken her parenting tales to the next level by sketching them out in her blog.
Hurrah For Gin catalogues the daily trials and tribulations 36-year-old Katie Kirby goes through with her two children from refusing to wear clothes to s****** everywhere for giggles.
She jokes about needing gin (‘Mummy’s squash’) during bathtime and even wanting to drink it with her morning bowl… Read the full story
Chinese New Year falls on 28 January this year, heralding the Year of the Rooster.
The date of Chinese New Year moves every year, in accordance with the moon, bringing an end to 2016’s Year of the Monkey.
But what do all these animals mean?
We’ve put together a handy breakdown… Read the full story
Poor little Maiya the red panda cub has had a bit of a tough time recently.
While her mum, Amala, was carrying Maiya using her mouth, she managed to injure the cub’s neck.
‘Everything went really well initially, Amala was doing some fantastic maternal behaviours,’ Taronga’s Senior Carnivore Keeper Tamara Gillies told ABC.
‘The mum was actually carrying the cub around by the scruff of… Read the full story
A Reddit user posted this picture of a $349 (£283) tree stump and the internet has reacted as you would expect when a store is charging… well, anything at all for something… Read the full story
Well, this is a bit confusing.
If you didn’t know, this Saturday hundreds of thousands of women (and men, and non-binary people) will come together for the Women’s March – a march taking place around the world (with the main one in Washington) to stand up for women’s rights.
It’ll be a wonderful, powerful thing. And we’re really excited about it.
Which is why recent events are so disappointing.
When the Women’s March was first created, its mission statement included the line: ‘we stand in solidarity with sex workers’… Read the full story
