April 16 was a big day for Moderna, a Massachusetts biotech company on the verge of becoming a front-runner in the U.S. government’s race for a coronavirus vaccine. It had received roughly half a billion dollars in federal funding to develop a COVID shot that might be used on millions of Americans. Thirteen days after […]
How to take care of your eyes now we're on our screens more than ever before
Thanks to lockdown, we’re on our screens more than ever before – whether it’s doomscrolling, working from home, watching Netflix or finding hacks on TikTok. And our eyes are paying the price. Recent research from Specsavers found 42% of people have noticed their sight deteriorate since March 2020 – when the first lockdown came into […]
How Major Timothy Cox Scored a Perfect 600 on the Army Fitness Test
In December 2018, just before Christmas, Timothy Cox sunk into a chair in his quiet office, exhausted. The Army officer was drenched in sweat, his muscles throbbing from top to bottom. He tried not to dwell on the fact that hitting his goal would require months more of this: the 5 a.m. workouts. Saturdays on […]
COVID-19 response shows how an informal rule of law plays a supporting role in society
Through much of the last year, COVID-19 has propelled many people to accept and follow new patterns of behavior. These include wearing a mask in public, attempting to socially distance and restricting groups to smaller numbers. Developed in what critics say was an absence of strong national leadership, these behaviors have been policed, by and […]
Kaitlyn Bristowe: How I'm Preparing to Have a Baby With Jason in 2021
Fresh focus. Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick shared their New Year’s resolutions exclusively with Us Weekly. Cutest Celebrity Baby Announcements Over the Years The banker, 32, plans to work on his “mental” health, he said on Thursday, December 31, explaining, “I think we always think New Year’s Eve [is] physical, like, what kind of weight […]
How CrossFit and Running Helped Me Lose 75 Pounds and Get Ripped
Seth Spreadbury, a 37-year-old dad of two, shares with Men’s Health the lifestyle changes and habits that led to him becoming the fittest and strongest he’s ever been. My wife and I experienced fertility issues while conceiving our second child; a process that took years, and was very taxing emotionally. We both struggled, and that […]
How Dr. Fauci Really Feels About The COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
COVID-19 vaccines are here and are slowly being rolled out, but not fast enough for Dr. Anthony Fauci. “We would’ve liked to have seen it run smoothly and have 20 million doses into people today, by the end of the (year) 2020, which was the projection,” said the infectious disease expert on Today. “Obviously, it […]
How to Master the Dumbbell Chest Fly
Weight room experts and workout warriors have long professed that the best way to build a big, strong chest is to hit the bench. They’re not necessarily wrong–but your chest-focused bench workouts shouldn’t start and end with the barbell bench press, or even with any other pressing variation that you might choose to fancy. To […]
How Taking Up Running in Quarantine Changed My Life
Somewhat ironically for somebody with a job at a fitness magazine, I’ve never been a particularly active person. Prior to this year, I’d probably have described my physique as “skinny fat,” and my version of cardio was exploring new cities on foot and dancing late into the night at a bar with friends. With both […]
How to Do a Bird Dog Without Wasting Your Time
The bird dog is a valuable addition to your training routine that can help to strengthen your core, but are you sure you’re even doing the exercise correctly? For this movement, you shouldn’t settle for anything other than perfect form—especially because it’s such a killer exercise that can serve as a simple addition to your […]