The F Word is a series celebrating what it means to be fat — from destigmatizing the word to taking stock of the discrimination fat people face. In this installment, the group Fat Girls Hiking ...

Editor’s Note: Monthly Ticket is a CNN Travel series that spotlights some of the most fascinating topics in the travel world. In July, we’re hitting the trails to explore the world’s greatest hikes.

When she first started hiking, Summer Michaud-Skog wasn’t a fan of hitting the trails, or the outdoors in general. But after finding some beauty in nature, she took to social media to find other ...

Fat Girls Hiking is a body-positive outdoors community co-created by adventurous friends Summer and Lezley, who prefer not to share their full names to avoid internet harassment. While you might say ...

In 2011, Beyonce created the coveted women’s empowerment anthem “Run The World (Girls).” Under the syncopated drums and blaring background vocals, the Houston native put everyone on notice that the ...