Month: February 2019

February 26, 2019 at 01:27PM by CWC I judge my beauty products by their level of importance. My retinol and moisturizer are top dogs because they give me the most apparent results. My rotating face masks are great because they provide a much-needed boost to my skin. If I’ve gotta nix something in my beauty bag, though? It’d definitely be my eye cream. It’s not that I don’t use my eye cream religiously—I just do it because of habit. But out of all the skin-care products I slather on, it’s my eye cream that I don’t really notice any effects from. I’m not the only one who’s wary, either. “I personally don’t use eye cream,” says Shirley Chi, MD, a California-based dermatologist. “I know some people swear by them, but there’s nothing in an eye cream ingredient-wise that’s different than a facial moisturizer.” Mind. Blown. “There’s nothing in an eye cream ingredient-wise that’s different than a facial moisturizer.” —Shirley Chi, MD So, do eye creams even really work? According to Dr. Chi, it’s not that they don’t work—but you can be using other things for the same (if not better) effect. It really comes down to marketing. “If you’re using a good facial moisturizer, an antioxidant serum, and sunscreen, they’re going to do the same thing as an eye cream—eye cream is just marketed differently,” she says. “They’re usually water-based and have glycerin or hyaluronic acid, which is the same as a moisturizer.” Not to mention that sometimes they cost

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February 26, 2019 at 01:14PM by CWC Remember high school gym? The itchy uniforms that you washed, like, once every three months? The grueling pacer test? The kickball championships that ended in tears? Yeah, I can’t say I’m all that nostalgic for my days of state-mandated physical education either, but there is one #TBT move that does deserve room in your adult workout regimen: the wall sit. “The wall sit is a great exercise to add towards the end of a lower body focused set of exercises. In other words, it’s a great way to burn out those muscles,”says Bojana Galic, a trainer at New Jersey’s Hoboken Fitness. “Let’s say your set consists of lateral band walks, reverse lunges, and glute bridges—you can add a minute-long wall sit as the last exercise in the set to burn out your glutes, quads, and hamstrings.” Before we talk about how you can modify the booty-burning, let’s talk form. Start by finding a wall at the gym (or wherever you get sweaty!) and sit down in that imaginary chair. “At all times, keep your back flat against the wall. Your hips and knees form a 90 degree angle, feet are flat on the ground, shoulder-width apart. Keep your core tight and arms at your sides,” says Galic. “Don’t let your hands wander to your knees to make the exercise easier!” (You’ve definitely graduated from that shortcut). Once you’re comfortable holding the move statically for 60 seconds, you’re ready to step it up a notch.

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