Fitness

As POPSUGAR editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you’ll like too. If you buy a product we have recommended, we may receive affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work. To get a good night’s sleep, you might feel like all the stars need to be aligned, that you

Stretching has a way of melting away stress and worry, but there’s no need to unroll your yoga mat to get the benefits. Bed stretches are the perfect balance between active and restorative so your body can feel ready to start the day or end it. Stretching in bed is great because you benefit from

Twice a year, Orangetheory Fitness hosts a DriTri — a special class that OTF enthusiasts prepare for. It’s a competition (with yourself) to see how long it takes to row 2,000 meters, how quickly you can complete 300 reps of six bodyweight exercises, and how fast you can finish a 5K run or 1.55-mile power

Whether you’re a frequent or infrequent gym-goer, there’s a good chance you’ve done crunches. Crunches are a classic core-strengthening exercise. But while they may seem ubiquitous — heck, they’re even part of the dreaded Presidential Fitness Test — they aren’t the only way to strengthen your abs. Like all exercises, crunches work best — and

Christina Applegate is leading with love. After conservative commentator Candace Owens criticized a Skims campaign for showing a model in a wheelchair, Applegate addressed some of the ableist commentary on Twitter, offering to educate Owens on the importance of accessibility. “Woke to see the most horrifying thing,” Applegate wrote on March 23. “This Candace person

A tick-borne disease known as babesiosis is on the rise in the US, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cases, which primarily occur in the Northeast and Midwest, more than doubled in certain Northeastern states between 2011 and 2019, the report found. Like Lyme disease, babesiosis is an

I was born in a nonbinary body. But because I didn’t have many examples of nonbinary people when I was growing up, I didn’t have the context to understand who I was. Everyone said I was a girl, and I assumed that some people, like me, lived their lives uncomfortable with their assigned gender. From

A fever has always been somewhat of a “red flag” symptom when it comes to illness — and concern over fever has increased over the last few years with the COVID-19 pandemic, given that it’s one of the telltale symptoms. But having a fever above normal adult temperature is not always a sign to panic.

Many people consider naps glorious. Lying down in the middle of the day can help you feel refreshed and ready to tackle your afternoon. But if you’re someone who wakes up from naps feeling more exhausted — or even sick to your stomach — the quick snoozes don’t always feel beneficial or even enjoyable. Most

Gather ’round, team! Coach Lasso has an important message to share. On March 20, Jason Sudeikis and the cast of “Ted Lasso” — including Hannah Waddingham, Brett Goldstein, Toheeb Jimoh, and Brendan Hunt — joined President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the White House to spread a message of “positivity, hope, kindness,

A lot goes on behind closed doors. In the April 2023 issue of Rolling Stone, Ed Sheeran spoke about spending much of 2022 dealing with grief and recovering from an eating disorder, despite all of his professional success. In the span of a year, the 32-year-old musician’s wife, Cherry Seaborn, underwent surgery to remove a

Bella Hadid is proving you don’t need alcohol to have fun. The model, who already cofounded Kin Euphorics, a nonalcoholic-beverage company, is now opening up about celebrating five months alcohol-free. And she’s doing it in style: by partying with her friends in Las Vegas. On March 20, Hadid posted a TikTok of herself — wearing

Dwayne Johnson may be forever known as “The Rock”, but he works hard to earn the nickname every day. This weekend, the “Black Adam” star hit up his private gym (known as the “Iron Paradise”) for a Saturday training session, and the workout is enough to turn anyone’s arms to Jell-O. He shared the routine,

As POPSUGAR editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you’ll like too. If you buy a product we have recommended, we may receive affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work. In the blur of a chaotic weekday, grabbing the most convenient things for a breakfast on the run, a

It was the day before Thanksgiving 2018 when Ashleigh Torretta, 29, received a phone call from her local Publix pharmacy. They wanted to inform her that a new prescription medication (one often used to treat multiple sclerosis), wasn’t covered by insurance and that her doctor would have to fill out a form in order for

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

Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz Lady Gaga has been an icon since she first stepped on the scene. From the meat dress and her Oscar-nominated role in “A Star Is Born” to her raw documentary “Gaga: Five Foot Two,” Gaga has been making statements and dropping jaws every step of her career. Most recently,

Daydreams are the land of “what ifs.” A combination of imagination and speculation, daydreams are an opportunity for people to emotionally consider what they haven’t yet experienced. These fantasies may be as simple as thinking of an upcoming graduation and imagining how proud you’ll feel or thinking about falling in love with someone. Sometimes, though,

Green, glorious, and filled with good-for-you ingredients, Trader Joe’s selection of prepackaged salads are the easy lunch staples you’ve been looking for. With everything from vegetarian-friendly options to protein-packed favorites, there’s not a salad here that won’t have even the pickiest eater delighted. This year, TJ’s is shaking up the salad scene by mixing up

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

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,

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

To a cardio newbie, running can seem incredibly simple to take up. After all, the sport doesn’t involve any fancy equipment, has no set-in-stone rules to follow, and is just a fast-paced version of walking, right? Those ideas are true to an extent. But slipping on a random pair of sneakers and pounding the pavement

In the 5 a.m. dawn light, Jennifer Lopez takes off sprinting — like, really hauling ass — down the beach. That would be a tall ask for any celeb for a simple commercial spot (I’m pulling a hammy just watching), but for J Lo, it’s kind of NBD. “I’ve had to perform at a high