Fitness

Productivity experts often tell clients to tackle the most challenging task on their to-do list first. The reason: a feeling of accomplishment gives you momentum to check off other less-daunting tasks throughout the rest of the day – even as your attention span diminishes. The same logic can work at the gym: a reverse pyramid

Look, I’m all about the jumping, sprinting, high-impact cardio when I’m exercising outside or in my gym’s studio. But when it comes to working out in my apartment, when one wrong burpee could send me crashing into my downstairs neighbors’ living room? Not the best idea. Recently, I’ve gotten really into doing low-impact cardio workouts

When you think about your core, you’re likely thinking about those all-important ab muscles that peak out of crop tops. But there’s way more to them. According to Catherine Viljoen, a biokineticist at Virgin Active, “The core includes a number of muscles that run the length of the spine and help stabilise the shoulders, spine

Image Source: Flickr / Prachatai A new report published in the BMJ is facing backlash after asserting the negative mental health effects of the COVID pandemic were “minimal to small.” The report — which analyzed 137 studies on mental health and COVID — reviewed existing evidence on how the pandemic impacted general mental health, anxiety,

At loggerheads with your busy schedule? Like many women today, trainer Stacie Clark is juggling a career, family and social life, all of which doesn’t leave much time for working out! So, in keeping with her mantra – “burn kilojoules, not time” – she creates quick and effective workout routines that are pretty much excuse-proof

Image Source: Getty / Lionel Hahn Once a day, a friend of mine takes an hour-long mental break from work and walks around her neighborhood, sans headphones. “Must be nice,” I thought as she described this meditative practice, knowing the same would never be awarded to me. Why? Because she is a white woman and

If you’ve ever been to a spinning class, you know that the 45-minute interval ride will leave you high on endorphins and drenched with sweat, not to mention help you burn between 1,673 and 3,347 kilojoules (depending on how hard you ride, of course). But if you aren’t fortunate enough to get into one of the

Breast cancer is the second-most common cancer in women in the United States, and it’s responsible for about 30 percent of all new female cancers each year, according to the American Cancer Society. With that, screening for this disease is important — and the gold standard is via mammogram. If you’ve never had a mammogram

By dietician Karen Ansel The Alkaline Diet, or so-called pee strip diet, is having a moment. According to the New York Post, celebs like Kate Hudson and Jennifer Aniston are fans of the plan, which requires you to monitor your pH levels by peeing on a strip of paper that tests your urine. Fun right?

Image Source: Getty / Alberto Rodriguez / Variety All those years of playing Adonis Creed have earned Michael B. Jordan some serious boxing skills. In a new behind-the-scenes video from the “Creed III” set, the actor is seen warming up in the ring with professional boxing coach Ann Najjar before filming a fight scene. He

After the launch of Under Armour’s new training shoe, the UA Flow Dynamic, the Women’s Health staff got busy putting them to the test. We tried out some of our favourite disciplines in the shoe to see how versatile the new technology could be over a range of movements. These kicks did not disappoint.  WIN

Welcome to the wonderful world of bacteria. This week, Legionella is trending after three patients tested positive for it in a Cincinnati hospital. The bacteria causes fever, cough, and shortness of breath, but some cases can cause Legionnaires’ disease, or severe Legionella pneumonia, says Amesh Adalja, MD, an infectious disease physician and a senior scholar

If you ever watch “Live With Kelly and Ryan” you’ve probably seen Kelly Ripa showing off her fitness skills at some point. The longtime morning-show host isn’t shy about jumping, dancing, stretching, and burpee-ing on air, and there’s a reason she can crush it all with ease. Kelly works out a lot to maintain her

Jordan Chiles already has a pretty padded resume, between her Olympic, World, and National champ medals, history-making podium sweeps, and multiple break-the-internet floor routines. But she just added another accomplishment to the list: the UCLA sophomore and Olympic silver medalist set a new top all-around score in the country for this season of college gymnastics.

I’ve been a tea drinker for as long as I can remember. I truly love coffee, but I can’t have it for health reasons, so this has turned me into a bit of a tea snob (if there is such a thing). What always surprises me is how many additives companies put into tea, including

I can’t scroll through TikTok without seeing a video about either Ozempic or buccal fat removal. The videos range from before and afters to stitches critiquing the popularity of these trends. For those who may be unfamiliar, Ozempic is a medication typically prescribed to those who have diabetes, but it is now being touted as

Brendan Fraser’s comeback tour continues. The 54-year-old won the Oscar for best actor on March 12 for “The Whale,” despite the film being criticized for its fatphobia. Fraser called the film a “creative lifeline” during his Oscars speech, acknowledging “things didn’t come easy” to him. This win comes after Fraser received a five-minute standing ovation

Image Source: Getty / Jason Mendez In recent years, Khloé Kardashian has become a bit of a fitness icon. And though social media trolls and the media have often (and wrongly) commented on her body, that’s not what led her to love exercise. “The reason why I turned to the gym was actually through my

Although it’s a common occurrence, nothing is stranger than the feeling of having one nostril be completely clogged, while the other is perfectly clear. It can happen when you’re sick or dealing with allergies, but sometimes you may notice that you simply wake up after a good night’s rest with a stuffed up nostril, seemingly

Pilates has been around for several decades, but it’s having a big moment right now — as it should. With its focus on your core and stabilizing muscles, Pilates is one of the best ways to improve your balance, posture, joint stability, and more, plus build strong, powerful muscles that will serve you in just