Month: November 2018

November 16, 2018 at 12:28PM The obsession with acronyms is real these days: There’s FOMO, JOMO, FOBO, as well as BDE and BBE. And the workout community is no exception. When it comes to increasing your heart’s BPMs, the shorthands all seem to be derived from one sweaty source: HIIT or high-intensity interval training. If you thrive on super-intense workouts that take your breath away in 20 minutes or less, HIIT and all its relatives might already be in your toolbox. Just in case you’re still confounded by the jargon though (EMOM, HILIT—what?), below you’ll find a  master glossary of all your options so you can choose which one (or combo) is right for you. HIIT, HILIT, HVIT? Here’s how to decipher each heart-pumping workout. Photo: Getty Images/Aleksandar Georgiev HIIT Let’s start with the basics. HIIT is all about high energy output with extremely short recoveries in between each circuit. (Translation: The workout’s fly by, and could not be easier to squeeze into your day.) Pros will tell you that if you’re not dusted by the end of a 30-minute sesh, you might consider dialing up the difficulty—not the time—in your next session. One HIIT workout might take you from squats, to split lunges, to reverse planks, and so on. And the fun part of these workouts is that once you’ve mastered 20 or so moves, you can totally go freestyle and design your own workouts. HILIT If burpees are so not your cup of tea, you might just love HILIT (high-intensity, low-impact) workouts. HILIT is designed to

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November 16, 2018 at 10:19AM Okay, not to ruffle any geographic feathers, but Ohio isn’t exactly a common hot spot at the top of travel bucket lists. With the warm, sandy beaches of Florida, the mesmerizing cactus-lined hiking trails in Arizona, and the insanely-impressive food scene in Austin, there are certainly other destinations on your radar. But it might be time to re-examine your wanderlusting priorities; that midwestern state just so happens to be home to one of the most up-and-coming spots in the country. HomeAway‘s 2019 Trend Report looked at data from its domestic and international demand over the last year and found Hocking Hills, Ohio, is the fastest-growing destination. The growth of the area—which is nicknamed Southeastern Ohio’s “Scenic Wonderland,” BTW—has completely sky-rocketed, increasing more than 130 percent in the past 12 months, according to the vacation rental marketplace—which has more than two million places in 190 countries. And in the past three years, there was a 375 percent increase. Basically, if you want to visit, you better book a space to stay—stat. View this post on Instagram Is this your favorite waterfall? #Repost @broesue_photography A post shared by Hocking Hills Tourism Assoc. (@myhockinghills) on Nov 14, 2018 at 12:39pm PST //www.instagram.com/embed.js It really only takes one look at a photo of the area to understand what all the fuss is about. The destination—which is about an hour from Columbus—is home to a state park of the same name that’s all sorts of stunning. While you’re there, you can experience a

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November 16, 2018 at 09:33AM Having turned 30, I’m beginning to hear more and more of my friends talk about the fact that they’re starting to get their first gray hairs. I try to be empathetic, but it’s really hard—because I can’t even remember a time when the gray hairs haven’t been sprouting from my head. It’s been that long. At first—as a teenager already filled with angst—I wondered why I was dealing with a beauty issue that’s usually reserved for a few decades later. But what started as a minor petulance (a few silver strands here and there) became a perpetual annoyance and enemy of my wallet. Not only that, but my relatively early experience with gray hair didn’t just impact my beauty regimen, it also took a knock at my self-esteem. I started spending hours in the salon chair every four-to-six weeks on the dot. And while I know that more-and-more young women are embracing their gray hair now, I still feel my most confident when it’s a cool-toned dark brown. So, I went straight to a dermatologist to find out why gray hair happens for people at such varying ages and the best ways to address it. For clarity (and perhaps some justified comfort), here’s why some people have to deal with grays before others ever do. Why gray hairs happen Early on, my parents accepted the blame for my whitened strands, and they were right to do so: The matter of when you go gray is mainly dependent upon

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