Rape culture is a deeply ingrained societal issue that combines these obvious problems with more subtle ones, like how women are taught to prevent rape more than men are taught not to rape. Here, we again see rape being treated as something that’s normal and expected. Importantly, just because you’re not a rapist doesn’t mean you don’t contribute to rape culture. Sure, jokes are jokes. But when the butt of our jokes are victims of unspeakable trauma, we’re unnecessarily reopening people’s wounds—and subtly sending the message that what they experienced is not that big a deal....

“Sapiosexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by sexual and erotic attraction to potential partners who are, first and foremost, intelligent,” sex and relationship therapist Casey Tanner, LCPC, tells mbg. “In these cases, intelligence is the genuine ’turn-on,’ not the status, job, or financial benefits that might accompany intelligence.” “A sapiosexual person may be more interested in discussing books or politics with someone on a first date rather than trying to begin a sexual relationship immediately,” she says....

Here’s everything you need to know about being pansexual, or “pan” for short. “As someone who identifies as pansexual, I define pansexuality as being attracted to people who are located anywhere along the spectrum of gender identity,” says psychologist Akilah Sigler, LMHC. This isn’t to say pansexual people are attracted to everyone, but gender just isn’t the defining factor in who they are and aren’t attracted to. Some pansexual people say that they’re attracted to people based on personality, with gender playing no role at all....

Whether you’re a marathoner or you just go for runs once in a while, vegans have limited protein options and endless simple carb options—which can present quite a few challenges, as eating the wrong foods can really throw you off. “Generally speaking I think most endurance athletes tend to be very caught up in the carb cycle, which is particularly difficult to break out of if you’re a vegan or vegetarian simply because by eliminating animal fats and proteins, there tends to be a large void in the diet that is easily filled with carbs and sugars,” Seamus tells mbg....

I never really plan for it; it just happens, and only sometimes. I know some people can’t stand treadmills (and are perhaps turning their noses up at this second), but when life gets in the way a treadmill can feel like a true godsend. While running inside and outside both have their own benefits and drawbacks, there’s no denying that running outside tends to be more difficult. Sure, most runners prefer running outside, but they don’t do it because it’s physically easier—depending on the terrain and conditions, it’s usually much harder....

Plus, there are some seriously awesome health benefits of yoga that you can score from daily practice. Because yoga has a ton of postures that are performed to improve flexibility and build muscular strength, it also retrains our deep connective tissue, says Emilie Perz, a yoga movement therapist and teacher in Los Angeles. “Stress and anxiety can leave our tissues tired, tight, and stuck,” she explains. “[But] yoga focuses on whole body movement and awareness, so we can often use the poses to release and lengthen these chronically tight regions....

Masochism is popularly associated with BDSM (also known as Bondage and Discipline, Dominance and Submission, Sadochism and Masochism); a sexual masochist is someone who likes pain as part of sexual activity, which can be a healthy and empowering kink. The psychological masochist is someone who looks for ways to torment themselves in their day-to-day. To know if someone is a masochist, we’ve broken down some common masochistic behaviors, traits, and tendencies....