When Bria Hutson was growing up in East Oakland, California, she had a routine. Every day after school, she and her friends would stop at a corner store and load up on chips, sodas and other junk food. The nearest grocery store was miles away and her mom didn’t drive. Everyone around her ate fast […]
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to keep much of the population in their homes for most of the day, it’s taking a toll on our collective mental health. In Baltimore, calls to the city’s crisis hotline have doubled during the pandemic and Sheppard Pratt Health System, one of the nation’s leading mental health care providers, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A mutated coronavirus strain spreading in Britain is on average 56 percent more contagious than the original version, scientists have warned in a study, urging a fast vaccine rollout to help prevent more deaths. The new variant, which emerged in southeast England in November and is spreading fast, is likely to boost hospitalisations and deaths […]
Developing brains constantly sprout new neuronal connections called synapses as they learn and remember. Important connections—the ones that are repeatedly introduced, such as how to avoid danger—are nurtured and reinforced, while connections deemed unnecessary are pruned away. Adult brains undergo similar pruning, but it was unclear how or why synapses in the adult brain get […]
Argentina’s health ministry said Wednesday it has given the controversial Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine “emergency” authorization, making the country the first in Latin America to do so. The first shipment of the 25 million doses of the vaccine bought by the Argentine government is due to arrive on Thursday. The authorization for the Gam-COVIDVac […]
If the last few months have left you a little fluffier around your midsection than you’d like, join the club. Before embarking on an ab exercise overload to trim your tummy, however, you might want to reconsider. According to the American Council on Exercise, there’s sadly no such thing as “spot reduction” when it comes […]
There’s a lot to love about exploring a budding romance with a new partner, like the butterflies in your stomach every time you see them and the fact that you can’t keep your hands off each other, no matter how hard you try. But if there’s one thing that often sucks about being at this […]
