You’ll rest easy after trying these tips. Some things just never go out of style. Case in point: cottage cheese. Indeed, many a grandma has noshed on the breakfast staple for decades. But nowadays, this classic favorite has garnered the attention of younger folks who are calling the ingredient—dare we say it?—trendy. Beyond the usual pairings of strawberry jam and rice cakes, folks have become quite inventive when it comes to eating cottage cheese. Think: two-ingredient cottage cheese bread, homemade strawberry cottage cheese ice cream, cottage cheese […]

Your whole body will thank you after this stretch. About 15 minutes into my online tai chi class, a notification popped up on my laptop about an email I’d been waiting for all morning. I dropped the exercise we were doing and ran over to check what it said. As soon as I did, though, I regretted it: I’d broken the meditative, stress-relieving spell I’d been in. Even my fingers had been tingling! Luckily, once I jumped back into the movement, within a few breaths, I felt […]

And we’re not talking a rosy, perfume-y kinda sweet. Brace yourself (and your core) for a 10-minute ladder workout that’s as intense as it is rewarding—a seriously hard ab workout designed to push your muscles to their limits. “This all-action core workout will test both your body and your mind,” says Ben Lauder-Dykes, CPT, Fhitting Room instructor and the host of our June Movement of the Month Club, a 4-week ab challenge. That’s because, with each round you complete, you’ll add two reps to the next round. […]

Proof you don’t have to pay over $1,000 for a high-quality purse. The female anatomy is the epitome of resilience—especially when it comes to motherhood. Through all of the changes before, during, and after pregnancy, the body adapts to creating and caring for new life. On top of that, those involved in sports balance tough training schedules and workouts with mom duties. You could say motherhood is the ultimate endurance sport.  Just ask real-life Wonder Woman, Alyssa Nakken, the MLB’s first female—and pregnant—coach. Nakken is breaking glass […]