WASHINGTON ― With the coronavirus spreading across the globe, U.S. politicians seem to be rethinking some of their most dearly held beliefs about socialized medicine. A Department of Health and Human Services official told a Senate committee Tuesday that the administration is considering how it could pay hospitals to treat uninsured coronavirus, or COVID-19, patients. […]
When I review a recipe box, I’ve always given extra credit when the meals are easily recreated afterwards. That means the recipes need to have ingredients you can get in even a small supermarket, and no pre-made spice mixes whose contents you don’t know. However, that’s exactly the opposite of what Feast Box does with […]
Ashley Graham is a longtime fitness buff who isn’t afraid of complex and challenging exercises. BOSU curtsy squats, banded hip bridges, and double-banded sumo deadlifts are just a few of the many tough workout moves the model has shared with us over the years. Now, thanks to a recent Insta share, there’s another move we […]
When you first enter therapy, it might be surprisingly difficult to answer the question, "How are you feeling?" Answering that question can be even more of a challenge if you deal with what is known as alexithymia, a dysfunction that makes it tough to recognize and name your emotions. Many people who have depression, post-traumatic […]
At first glance, the ab wheel may look like an innocent—and perhaps even fun—gym accessory. Yet in practice? It’s an advanced tool that delivers a seriously intense, next-level core challenge. For proof, just watch an Instagram video posted last week by celebrity trainer Jeanette Jenkins, in which she and singer-songwriter Mike Posner do the most […]
If you’ve ever tried slogging through snow, you know it's much more arduous than walking on pavement. Now imagine running through snow with extra weight strapped atop both feet. Sound tough? It is. Extremely. It's also an official sport known as snowshoe racing, which is exactly what it sounds like: Athletes traverse a course as […]
When your client A) has an Instagram feed exclusively devoted to her workouts and B) is a Victoria's Secret model who has to exercise as part of her job, it's important to keep things interesting. For a recent training session with Josephine Skriver, Dogpound trainer Rhys Athayde grabbed a resistance band and chose a partner […]
When I walk into a fitness studio, I'm typically excited—hair pulled back, water bottle in hand, and ready to sweat. I say "typically," because there's one dreaded piece of equipment that makes me want to turn around and head straight back to the locker room: sliders (sometimes also referred to as gliders). Those hand- and […]