78% of girls hate their bodies by 17. A former NCAA champion says running is the fix

I don’t like the way my body looks.

I wish I were prettier. Thinner. Cooler.

For too many teenage girls, this inner monologue plays on a constant loop.

American teenagers spend nearly five hours a day on social media. That’s not just a lot of scrolling—it’s a lot of time absorbing unrealistic beauty standards, comparing, criticizing, and critiquing. It’s five hours a day behind a screen instead of in the world, building real connections. High school has always been defined by change and self-consciousness...