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When you think of sculpting your arms or building strong legs, you probably think about bodyweight moves like pushups and equipment like dumbbells and resistance bands. Do you to swap the sidewalk for the weight room, though — or does running build muscle, too? Though most people categorize running as cardiovascular exercise, that doesn’t mean you can’t do more than boost […] More
Thanks to plenty of personal experience, I believe that if we allow negative energy and stress to fester within us, they profoundly influence our health and wellbeing. In fact, when I’ve allowed this energy to house itself in my body, I’ve felt it affect everything from my mood to my blood sugar to my digestion. […] More
When I think of walking for cardio, I picture Jane Fonda-vibes outfits (hello, brightly-coloured, high-cut spandex and sweatbands), wrist and ankle weights, and wildly pumping arms. And then I shrug it off. I mean, cardio has to be high-exertion and super sweaty, right? Or is walking cardio after all? First, let me clarify: Cardio—short for […] More
Pilates is hugely underrated as a form of exercise. The movements are so tiny and the weights so light… how can it possibly be effective, right? Well here’s the thing: You don’t always need to be lifting huge chunks of metal with a full range of motion to build strength and muscle tone. And with […] More
I was in middle school when I went on my first “summer diet.” I was much too aware of the looming possibility that I’d be around boys while wearing a tankini soon enough (the public pool was like preteen Tinder before Tinder was a thing). Brief, but relevant side note: the “boys” I’m referring to […] More
With gyms around the world closed and living room workouts starting to feel uninspiring as summer weather strikes, there’s one incredibly simple option when it comes to a way to move your body: running. Now, I was not running’s biggest fan a few years ago. True story: I once feigned a fainting spell one lap […] More
One major difference between practising yoga at home vs. at a studio (other than an IRL instructor, obvs) is that your yoga mat isn’t getting cleaned on the reg unless you’re doing it yourself. Not sure how to clean yoga mats so they’ll actually be germs and stank free? No worries. Here’s everything you need to know about disinfecting […] More
Though I’ll admit my practice ebbs and flows depending on what’s going on in my life, I’ve been meditating for almost 20 years now. I typically like to do it first thing in the morning — sometimes for 10 minutes, sometimes for an hour — so that I can start my day from a really […] More
