We Made the Record (Twice!): FBG Named A...

Cue the confetti, seize your favourite beverage, and be a part of us in a cheerful dance as a result of …

Match Bottomed Women was simply named certainly one of FeedSpot’s Best Fitness Blogs & Websites AND Best Women’s Fitness Podcasts of 2025!

Sure, each. 🏆🏆

As one of many longest-running ladies’s well being platforms within the recreation, this recognition means the world to us—not simply because we made the checklist, however as a result of it affirms the mission we’ve been championing since day one: altering the dialog round health, well being, and wellness for girls.

In a world overflowing with clickbait well being recommendation, bogus and unregulated complement claims, detox scams, and wellness influencers who recommend sticking espresso up your butt to treatment all that ails you, we’re over right here doing one thing a bit totally different …

Serving up actual, science-backed, bullshit-free conversations about health, well being, and power for girls—with out the disgrace, skinny obsession, or six-pack mandates.

So to see this work acknowledged? After 17 years of publishing, podcasting, myth-busting, lifting ladies up (typically actually)?

It’s such a flippin’ honor.

Meet the Voices Behind the Magic

This recognition isn’t only a win for the model—it’s a celebration of the fierce, humorous, and clever ladies who assist me carry content material to you each week.

• Alex helps you attain your targets with out burnout and has a present for turning nervous system work into feel-good self-leadership.
• Naomi is your go-to for feminist fire and anti-diet-culture mic drops, all grounded in science and lived expertise.
• Karin brings heat, nuance, accessibility, and evidence-based wisdom to all the things she touches.
• Marlene presents grounded, compassionate, and refreshingly real-life takes on nourishment and motherhood.
• Krysty empowers by sharing her journey to radical self-acceptance via sobriety and bucking wellness industry BS.

Collectively, they make FBG what it’s: a mushy place to land and a robust push ahead.

As Editor-in Chief of this gifted crew of professional coaches, academics, writers, and athletes, I couldn’t be extra stoked with the professionalism, creativity, and care that I see from this group each single day.

Why This Issues Proper Now

This recognition of each the weblog and podcast isn’t nearly bragging rights (although we’ll completely take them). It’s about credibility in a panorama that’s gotten louder, scarier, and extra misinformed by the day.

Let’s be actual—there’s no scarcity of well being and wellness content material on the market nowadays. However not all of it’s good. In truth, quite a lot of what’s out there’s complicated at greatest and downright dangerous at worst—particularly for girls and menstruating people navigating getting old, hormones, health, and physique picture in a tradition that also income from our insecurities and self-doubt.

That’s why this second issues.

At a time when clickbait headlines, weight loss program scams, and viral “wellness hacks” dominate the algorithm, being acknowledged for our evidence-based, empowering, and inclusive content material is a reminder that truth-telling nonetheless issues. And that’s precisely what we’ve at all times been about.

Ladies and menstruating people deserve higher than:

• Lies that leverage their poor shallowness to earn a living
• Concern-mongering over completely regular anatomical responses like hormone fluctuations
• Extra “shoulds” so as to add to their already-overflowing to-do lists with no help
• Disgrace-inducing content material that blames them for “making excuses” as an alternative of recognizing the burden of their emotional labor

They deserve sensible content material. Grounded science. Permission to take heed to their our bodies. And a spot to belong whereas doing it.

That’s what we’ve been doing since 2008—and we’re simply getting warmed up.

A Large Thank You to Our Readers (Sure, You)

This recognition isn’t nearly us—it’s about you, our readers.

You’re those who present up for considerate, science-backed content material. Who care about coaching for power, not simply shrinking. Who need to really feel good in your physique and problem the established order. You’re the explanation we preserve doing what we do—and why we’ve been capable of do it for almost 20 years.

We additionally need to give an enormous shoutout to our sensible, badass coaches, athletes, researchers, and actual ladies who carry lived expertise, deep data, and refreshing honesty to each piece we publish.

Be A part of What’s Subsequent

Whether or not you’re a long-time reader, a brand new listener, or somebody who simply stumbled in in search of squat recommendation and stayed for the “holy sh*t, this appears like me” content material—thanks. We’re so glad you’re right here.

We’re honored to be on these lists, however much more honored to be on your studying checklist, in your earbuds, and in your nook.

We’ve bought much more truth-telling, myth-busting, no-BS content material coming your manner—plus new interviews, coaching recommendation, deep dives into ladies’s well being, and actual speak about what it means to really really feel good in your physique.

Wish to preserve the good things coming? Join our e-newsletter so that you by no means miss what’s subsequent. Extra actual discuss, extra resistance, extra pleasure—and nil nonsense.

Thanks for being a part of this wild, great trip. Right here’s to the subsequent chapter of Match Bottomed Women. —Alison