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Sleep stories may sound like a thing just for children, but they can help anyone destress, relax, and prepare for a quality night’s rest. To help you reach a state of deep relaxation, six-time NBA Champion and two-time Olympian Scottie Pippen narrated “The History of a Dream” for the Calm app. The 34-minute story guides

We all have moments when something we’re eating or drinking goes down the “wrong pipe,” throwing us into a coughing fit. “Swallowing food, even liquids or our own saliva, is a very, very complex process, and at every step of that process — and there are a lot of them — errors can happen, resulting

All I can say is, it’s a good thing no one else was home when I attempted this Cirque du Soleil arms workout. I knew it would be tough (my core quakes just thinking about the Cirque du Soleil Extreme Abs Workout I tried a few months ago), but I can honestly say I didn’t

As a teenager and college student, I struggled with body image and disordered eating. I used disordered eating to handle my emotions and feel more in control of my life. One way this played out was through movement: I would use exercise to punish myself and my body for what I’d eaten, especially if I

If you suffer from frequent back spasms or urination or, on the flip-side, have difficulty urinating, there’s a chance you might have a tight or overactive pelvic floor. Most people are unaware that their pelvic floor is the problem, which is actually not an uncommon issue. Yet, understanding how to relax your pelvic floor muscles

I’m all for arming yourself with the proper hiking gear — and some that’s unexpected, too — but sometimes, you can’t afford to outfit yourself with an entire wardrobe just for a new sport. And when it comes to what to wear while hiking, I’ve found that my favorite workout leggings can be just as

The pandemic is dragging on, and if it feels like your mental health is falling with it, you’re not alone: stress, depression, and anxiety are all on the rise right now. One of the hardest things to come to terms with, from a mental health perspective, is the amount of uncertainty we’re dealing with right

There’s still so much to understand when it comes to masks and COVID-19. At the very basic level, we know the CDC’s recommends for fabric face masks to be worn when out in public or around other people. But then there are other factors to consider, like the materials they’re made out of or companies

Whether you are an experienced yogi or a total yoga newbie, partner yoga can be an amazing way to spend quality time and connect with a loved one. Yoga can help connect your mind, body, and spirit, and doing yoga with a partner can leave you more connected to each other than ever. Yoga is

Netflix’s sports docuseries The Playbook starts with a riveting episode on NBA coach Doc Rivers, who led the 2008 Celtics to their first NBA championship in 22 years. But as Rivers recalls in the episode, the 2008 title was far from a foregone conclusion. In fact, the Celtics were coming off a 24-58 season that

Image Source: Courtesy of Molly Burke Molly Burke’s YouTube channel is full of fun videos about fashion, beauty, and everyday life. Burke, who has amassed over two million subscribers on the platform and hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram and TikTok, respectively, also posts informational footage about her blindness — some address misconceptions and

We get it: when it comes to weight loss, it feels tough to even get started if you don’t have access to a gym, home workout equipment, or even a set of dumbbells. Of course, as you probably know by this point, weight loss has a lot to do with your life outside of exercise,

Glenn Anton “Doc” Rivers, a Chicago native, is one of the featured coaches in Netflix’s new docuseries The Playbook, which highlights five coaches across sports and the lessons they’ve learned along the way to success — or in the face of failure. Though he didn’t win an NBA championship title as a player (he was

While it’s no secret that the DB Method machine is an incredible tool for toning and sculpting your glutes, it can also be used to target other areas of your body, including your arms. The at-home resistance machine, designed to put the body in the perfect squat position, totes a tension rod built with 220lbs

We’ve learned a lot about the symptoms of COVID-19 over the last few months. One of the more surprising discoveries: despite being classified as a respiratory illness by the CDC, COVID-19 doesn’t always limit itself to a sore throat or a cough. Among other symptoms (including fever, fatigue, and loss of taste or smell), COVID-19

After six years, Peloton is no longer the only megawatt fitness brand offering at-home spin rides for its customers. In late 2019, SoulCycle announced the release of their very own at-home stationary bike. While the bikes have a lot of similarities (like HD touchscreens and bluetooth), their differences are what set them apart. Let’s dive

Chances are your searches for “How to boost my immune system?” have increased over the recent months and weeks as we continue to navigate the coronavirus pandemic and enter cold and flu season, and rightfully so. Good thing Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, shared tips you can

I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s planning some fall weekend escapes. Most of my fall weekend getaways include some sort of fitness element. Between a hike, a jog, or a long stroll around the city, I almost always have something planned that will have me breaking a sweat. This fall, I’m refusing to

Regardless if you’re a fan of working from home, it’s the norm for many for the foreseeable future, and we’ve all started to adjust to new routines. That means sleeping in a few extra minutes because your commute is gone, only planning Zoom outfits from the waist up, and creating makeshift desks in whatever room

Lying in bed, heart racing, my thoughts are crowded with things I didn’t get done that day. I forgot to switch the laundry, again, I never responded to that email, and did I lock the front door? Sometimes, my anxiety is so bad that I have trouble falling asleep for hours. Other times, I wake

You’ve probably seen numerous workouts promising to make you sweat like never before, implying that the sweatier you are, the harder you’ve worked and the closer you are to achieving your fitness goals. But here’s the thing, how much you sweat doesn’t determine if you’ve worked harder, if you’re getting stronger, or anything like that.

There’s been a lot of uncertainty around COVID-19 testing in the US. Recently, the Centers For Disease Control (CDC) seemed to soften its testing guidelines — explaining that people who had been exposed but hadn’t developed symptoms no longer needed to be tested — only to reverse course when it was reported that the changes

Stress builds up, but that doesn’t mean you need to let it overwhelm you and consume your day. As one friend of mine says, “Let it out, but let it go.” Doing a body scan — easing up on tension in every part of your body mindfully and slowly — can help mitigate the anxiety

Some people just have cold feet, in the literal sense. Are you most comfortable wearing UGGs, even in the spring? Does your partner complain about your ice-cold toes brushing up against their shins during the night? If your feet are always cold, there’s an explanation. We talked to Danielle DesPrés, DPM, a board-certified foot and

I’ve told a number of people recently that I found the best workout tights with pockets. Sometimes using words like “best” and “perfect” can be tricky to justify when you’re explaining an opinion, so I thought it would be important to break down what attributes of these tights earn them a favored title. I’ve been

Image Source: Getty / PeopleImages I always warm up for my morning yoga flows with Snake Pose. There is no rhyme or reason why it’s the first move I gravitate to every day, other than it just feels right — and experts confirm I was right to listen to my body. You may have heard

Years ago, my mom was kind enough to make me a homemade heating pad — a fabric tube filled with rice that I could pop in the microwave whenever my period cramps were out of control. It was a huge step up from my electric heating pad, which required me to sit near an outlet

Throughout all the Peloton hype, no one is talking about what I believe to be one of the app’s best features. So I’ve taken it upon myself to share what I think is currently Peloton’s best-kept secret: the music-backed guided stretching videos. For those who haven’t taken the Peloton plunge, the app offers more than