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Trampolines are a popular feature in backyards and gymnastics clubs, enticing people of all ages to bounce, tumble, and defy gravity — even just for a few minutes of weightlessness. Trampolines were initially invented for training astronauts and building skills in sports such as diving, freestyle skiing, and gymnastics. But it wasn’t long before the thrill of the bounce took hold, and trampolines became a mainstay as a fun, playful activity — and even a professional sport. The Olympics introduced a trampoline event in 2000, with gymnasts soaring over 26 feet in the air while twisting and turning their bodies in…
In This Article When your kid starts to complain that their throat hurts when they swallow (or you’ve got the same symptom), your first thought might be strep throat. Strep throat is a throat and tonsil infection caused by group A Streptococcus bacteria. It’s different from a cold, which is usually caused by a virus. But just like the common cold, strep can spread like wildfire, especially among kids. “As with other airborne [illnesses], strep is highly contagious,” says Louis Morledge, MD, an internist at Northwell Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. In addition to throat pain, strep can…
I’m a real sucker for comfort, especially when it comes to footwear. After all, living in a walkable city can be extremely exhausting for my feet. I often find myself in cushy sneakers for relief. When it comes to finding a new pair, I turned to the footwear brand Vionic which has the American Podiatric Medical Association’s seal of approval. Even Oprah is a fan; she listed in her Favorite Things List in 2016, 2017, and 2018. I’m convinced that I need a few of these podiatrist-approved styles, starting with the Vionic Walk Max Sneakers, which are 30 percent off…
Every day without fail, I blend up a green smoothie for breakfast. Sure, I’m a dietitian, so it might be a cliché, but it’s the only breakfast that keeps me full and fueled to take on the day (especially with three small kids and an active lifestyle). Shape / Eliza Savage Throughout the years, I’ve tried and tested various protein powders. Hemp is too grainy, whey can cause tummy troubles, and the popular, unsweetened plant-based options leave me with a metallic aftertaste for hours. Let’s not mention the 20-plus powders I tested in one day—I’m still recovering. Through these trials…
Shay Mitchell recently shared a look at a typical weekend on Instagram, and it included a glamorous event, a messy kids’ playroom, and a tough gym session. In slide six of an Instagram carousel post, Mitchell does a dynamic core exercise using a few props while wearing an all-black outfit. She places her palms wider than shoulder-width apart on a mat, and her toes rest on a unique abs roller. Unlike typical rollers that only go forward and backward, this platform on swiveling wheels can move in any direction. Mitchell moves the roller in a large circle around a small…
Chelsea Handler is leveling up her core work. The actress recently shared a video on Instagram of her doing a challenging exercise with longtime trainer Ben Bruno. “@chelseahandler has got way more than 99 problems, but her core strength ain’t one,” writes Bruno in the caption of his post. “Really impressive stuff here — a lot of pro athletes struggle with this one.” In the clip, Handler is wearing a long-sleeve white t-shirt, black leggings, and Nike sneakers. She’s in a forearm plank position with her elbows resting on a pad and her toes on top of a slider. The comedian…
The night before my father died, I sat down with my journal, as I had been doing almost every night for as long as I could remember, and I had no idea where to start. I had spent over twelve hours at the hospital that day. The chemotherapy he’d been on to treat his pancreatic cancer had, while extending his life and giving us more time to soak up together, also ravaged his body. The morning had started with him having a small heart attack, setting off a cascade of other events. He had maintained his sense of humor and been…
My skin is the softest it’s ever been lately. My friends can’t stop complimenting me on how healthy it looks — and as someone with dry skin all over, it isn’t an easy feat. I moisturize my entire body every time I leave the house, but I can’t give my lotion all the credit. I’m an avid fan of exfoliators to refresh and renew my skin, but the one that has really made an impact on my skin’s softness is the Versed Buff It Out Body Scrub. Versed Buff It Out Body Scrub Versed This $20 exfoliating treatment is formulated…
If TikTok has had any influence, you already have a robust morning routine replete with tongue scrapers, eye-brightening patches, green powders, and skin serums. But if you want to promote low-stress levels all day long, improve your mobility, and quietly improve strength, yoga instructors recommend saluting the sun — better known as sun salutations. Sun salutations (or Surya Namaskar) is a specific, set sequence of yoga postures that are linked together with breath into a yoga flow, says Rachel Hirsch, yoga instructor and co-founder of Empowered Yoga, a yoga studio in Los Angeles, California. But what poses does a sun…
In This Article You just noticed a painful red bump on your lip. Is it a cold sore or a pimple? Sometimes it can be tough to tell. “It can be easy to confuse a cold sore and a pimple as both can appear as red raised bumps, especially when the cold sore is at an early stage,” says Marisa Garshick, MD, clinical assistant professor of dermatology at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City. Read on to see what sets the two blemishes apart, plus what you can do to help them heal. Cold sores, sometimes called fever blisters,…