I’m no stranger to being sore. After several years of living in my running sneakers and Under Armour ColdGear® Armour Leggings ($50) with my hair in a constant ponytail for marathon training, I’ve gotten nice and close with the post-workout, next-day aches and pains. Although soreness isn’t anything new to me, I realized I didn’t
Month: December 2020
You don’t necessarily need to do a ton of high-impact moves in your workouts. Case in point: isometric exercises, or static holds, that recruit your muscles with time under tension. These can look like holding a squat, hollow hold, or wall sit. NASM- and NCCPT-certified personal trainer Monica Jones told POPSUGAR that doing isometric squats,
After every workout you do, you should always take time to properly cool down and stretch. This important step is often overlooked, and if it isn’t done consistently, you can end up with tight muscles, cramping, muscle pain, and injury. Taking the time to stretch the muscles you’ve worked will leave you feeling better, keep
One week after President-elect Joe Biden was vaccinated on live TV, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Moderna. She got the vaccine at United Medical Center in Washington DC on Dec. 29, and you can hear her say with certainty, “Let’s do it!” while rolling up her
We get it: you’re on your fitness A game, making gains and taking names, when suddenly you’re diagnosed with COVID-19. Rest and recovery should be your top priority, but if you’re feeling OK, you may find that you’re just anxious for the day you can get back to your workout routine. While it’s usually safe
Recovery is just as important as your workout, and rest days are essential. If you never take the time to stretch after your exercise, you risk muscle tightness, soreness, and injury. Luckily, NASM-certified personal trainer Sydney Cummings came through with this 20-minute relaxation stretch you can do on your rest day or after a long
When cold and flu season graces us with its presence, many of us try to do whatever we can to support our immune system. From washing our hands frequently to getting good quality sleep, avoiding getting sick is a priority for many of us in the colder months. Nutrition can play a pivotal role in
Get in a quick sweat sesh that will work your arms, core, and legs at once with this 30-minute high-intensity dumbbell workout. This workout was created by Ron “Boss” Everline, a C4 athlete, and reviewed by Chris DeBonnett, a NASM-certified and Just Train trainer. If your goal is to burn fat and build muscle or
If you usually take your vitamins at night — because that’s when you finally remember to do it — you’re not alone. (Yup, I’m guilty of this!) However, you might be surprised to learn that there are certain times of the day that are best for different supplements, and by timing your doses accordingly, you’ll
If you’re looking for a stronger backside (your best side), you’re in luck. We have a three-week lower-body challenge straight from NASM-certified personal trainer Tierra Everett to jump-start your booty gains. This 21-day plan is something you can do by yourself or send to friends so they can join in on the fun. It’s about
Illustration by Cassie Skoras My husband and I had always planned on having two children. We had discussed it even before we got married. Not one, not three, but two; two was perfect. We were so certain of our plans that we made sure to look for a house that would fit our future brood.
For years, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors was known as the “five little kings,” given the $35 billion budget the board wields and, of course, the fact that they were all men. Just five supervisors wield power over the nation’s most populous county, which more than 10 million residents—or one-quarter of the state’s
Almost every weekday for six years, Christie Smythe took the F train from Park Slope downtown to her desk at Brooklyn’s federal court, in a pressroom hidden on the far side of a snack bar. Smythe, who covered white-collar crime for Bloomberg News, wore mostly black and gray, and usually skipped makeup. She and her
On Sunday night, Christie Smythe transformed from journalist to subject, when ELLE’s story about Smythe’s romance with “pharma bro” Martin Shkreli went live. Shkreli, a pharmaceutical executive who became infamous when he raised the price of a lifesaving drug by 5,000 percent, had subsequently been arrested on federal fraud charges—and Smythe broke the story of
Silver Screen CollectionGetty Images Sharon Tate’s legacy has long been tied to the gruesome tragedy that was her death. It’s now been more than 50 years since the shocking Manson Cult killings and her passing. Here, we remember the actress and the life that she lead in photos. View Gallery 55 Photos 1 of 55
Chris JacksonGetty Images Before she married into Britain’s royal family, Meghan Markle was an actress on the hit show Suits, and ran her own lifestyle site called The Tig. Meghan has always been passionate about health, exercise, food, travel and the latest trends in all of it. And she’s dropped her tips through the years
Remember this time last year, when Meghan Markle and Prince Harry released an Instagram video reflecting on 2019—and delivered us the iconic image of Harry holding baby Archie, both wrapped up in beanies? Refresh your memory below, why don’t you: This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the same content
Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik spent their first Christmas as parents with the Hadid family, and Gigi’s mom Yolanda shared an intimate look into the couple’s Christmas day. Gigi and Zayn appear together in a shot, opening a present for their daughter: a pink snowsuit. Another white onesie they received appears on Hadid’s leg. Notably,
Count on Beyoncé to find the perfect gift to capture how awful 2020 was in a beautiful, witty way. The singer’s cousin Angie Beyince revealed on Instagram that Bey gave all her girls a 2020 necklace. If you focus on the tall zero, it simultaneously looks like someone giving the middle finger. Clever. As Angie
She first went to The Prom in the spring of 2019, only a few short months before she’d get the call. Jo Ellen Pellman, the new leading lady of Ryan Murphy’s glitzy, feel-good movie musical The Prom, attended the show with her mother on Broadway, the two of them lifelong showtune connoisseurs. Both Pellman and
Initially dismissed as “women’s movies” (or, even more condescendingly, “weepies”), the work of German director Douglas Sirk explored love, life, and the career aspirations of women protagonists in the ‘50s and ‘60s, and later, were lauded as progressive proto-feminist fare. Sundance darling Sylvie’s Love travels back in time to this melodramatic Sirkian oeuvre, with writer-director
The year is ending, and the time has come for the internet to recognize the most-liked Instagrams of all time on the platform—and which celebs made the list. Pulling data from Wikipedia’s most liked Instagram page, Brandwatch reported that Jennifer Aniston, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, and Kylie Jenner’s Instagrams all made the list. They are
Major spoilers for Promising Young Woman below. As satisfying as it is to watch a woman flip the script on sleazy guys at the bar and confront the people who enabled her friend’s rape, Promising Young Woman is more profoundly a devastating reflection of a woman consumed with grief. No scene in writer-director Emerald Fennell’s
If Selena Quintanilla’s legacy is the vehicle propelling Netflix’s Selena: The Series forward, then her father and music manager Abraham (played by Ricardo Chavira) sits decidedly in the driver’s seat. Over the course of the season’s nine episodes, Abraham is the force winding his three children—Suzette, A.B., and Selena—through the Tejano music industry. The central
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