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Welcome to Tough Love. Every other week, we’re answering your questions about dating, breakups, and everything in between. Our advice giver is Blair Braverman, dogsled racer and author of Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube. Have a question of your own? Write to us at toughlove@outsideim.com. I am 18 and just graduated from high school. This summer I’m working as a counselor at a sleepaway camp that I attended as a kid. I have a friend working here, and I also know some of the staff from when I was a camper. The first group of campers will not arrive until next...

Nike has unveiled a floor in its flagship store dedicated to women’s fitness, complete with plus-size and para-sport mannequins.  The sports brand launched its first plus-size collection in 2017 and has continued to grow its selection, adding plus-size yoga apparel to its range this January.  The revamped space, located in the Nike Town flagship UK store on Oxford Street, London, is designed to celebrate “diversity and inclusivity in sport”.  [Read More: Need new running kit? Try Nike’s Epic React Flyknit 2 trainers] Sarah Hannah, Nike Women’s vice president in EMEA, who’s worked on the project, said she hopes the new...

Swimming is one of those activities that requires special equipment even if you only do it once a year. It’s like skiing in that way. Even if you only go skiing once, you’ll still need to find some snow gear, skis, and poles to use! But swimming is a bit more forgiving than skiing in that you really only need one thing to do it: a swimsuit. And I don’t know about you, but when I find a swimsuit I actually like (no easy feat to be sure!) I want to hold on to it for as long as I...

Bringing her signature sophisticated use of colour to the project, stylist Julia Green transformed this plain white living room recently with a few clever styling tricks and paint shades from the lovely Dulux Wholeself palette – one of the four palettes in the 2019 Dulux Colour Forecast. “This living room in a heritage apartment building had lovely bones – high ceilings, plenty of natural light and a little nook with bay windows – but it felt cold and one-dimensional. Think bare, white-washed walls and furniture in various shades of grey. It was crying out for personality, layers and colour,” says...