Day: July 20, 2019

July 20, 2019 at 02:00PM by CWC Living in the city that never sleeps is fun when you’re hungry for chaos at all hours of the night. It’s less fun, however, when you and your baby are skipping zzz’s for reasons that have nothing to do with bright lights or crowded bars. If there’s any city in which to enter parenthood fully prepared to avoid not only this but all other less-than-savory scenarios involving your child, it’s New York City. But because your search for “best parenting classes near me New York City” likely yielded a barrage of results, knowing where to start is tricky. Options in NYC abound when it comes to parental education, so the challenge isn’t so much finding the help as it is finding the right help. No matter your values and beliefs, the following curated list should help you narrow your options to find resources that work for you. Found: 10 great answers to your “parenting classes near me New York City” search. 1. Birth Day Presence Brooklyn-based Birth Day Presence is a winner of the Red Tricycle Totally Awesome Awards in the category of “Best Parent Education Programs”—so it’s clearly no slouch. Its founder, Jada Shapiro, is often cited as a parenting expert, too. At Birth Day’s Park Slope, Greenpoint/Williamsburg, and Union Square locations, childbirth education is the focus, with course-length offerings designed to fit every schedule (e.g. four-day, two-day, one-day, and crash). The company also offers a class that combines basics to know

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July 20, 2019 at 01:00PM by CWC Whenever I’ve overheard trainers saying that you’ve gotta “confuse your muscles,” I thought it was odd. My brain is confused enough throughout the day—when I workout, I just want to sweat it all out (which is hard enough as it is). I’d rather not give my body the physical equivalent of an algebra problem. Confusing your muscles, though, is a long-held idea that in order to get stronger, you’ve got to do completely different things to your muscles… which means switching up your workouts and the exercises that you do. “Muscle confusion is a phrase that has become popular as a solution to hitting a plateau in an exercise routine,” explains Judine Saint-Gerard, a head coach at Tone House, adding that it basically means that continuously changing your workout routine will prevent this plateau. “Although the general concept—the idea that your body will eventually adapt to repeating the same workout over a period of time—is correct, the specific terminology isn’t,” she says. ad_intervals[‘408603_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘408603_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’);}); } }, 100); Other trainers I spoke with agreed: Muscle confusion is actually a myth. “Muscles really serve to stabilize our skeleton, move our body, or aid in life processes like breathing,” says Chris Hudson, an instructor at Barry’s Bootcamp.  “To say that one is trying to confuse the muscles doesn’t really make sense—a better description of the concept would be varying your workouts in order to avoid hitting results plateaus.”

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July 20, 2019 at 12:00PM by CWC I spent many of my formative years in Moscow, so I’ve been drawn to European skin care from an early age. Fortunately for me, that’s also made it easy to find clean beauty products. In Europe, 1,328 harmful ingredients are banned from beauty and cosmetics products, and brands abide by a strict law that prohibits animal testing. In America, only 11 ingredients are prohibited. With this statistic in mind, I’ve always preferred to buy products made in Europe. I also want my skin care to be rooted in some sort of science. I’m not one to slather a fruit or vegetable on my face just because someone, somewhere said it was good for perioral dermatitis. Throughout my studies and life as a beauty editor, I’ve found that my favorite results-driven product lines have all been founded by doctors and specialists of various fields. Upon inventory, most of them are made in Germany. For your convenience, we put together the best clean products that are made in Germany. Photo: Dr. Barbara Sturm Dr. Barbara Sturm This German queen of skin care was after blood. Dr. Barbara Sturm started her medical career as an orthopedic surgeon. After pioneering research on platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and its effects on fast cell-turnover, injury recovery, and chronic pain, the mother of two decided to transition her research over to skin care. The well-known “Vampire Facial,” or micro-needling with PRP, was Dr. Sturm’s own creation. After building a cult celebrity

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July 20, 2019 at 08:00AM by CWC I’ve got a love-hate relationship with lower-body training. On one hand, strengthening my legs and booty brings out my inner badass—seriously, do a few deadlifts and try not to feel like a walking Beyoncé song. But on the flip side, there are only so many squat and lunge variations I can do before I get bored and start daydreaming about Dunkin’ Donuts. So when I recently came across an “underbutt” workout that promised to promote a perkier tush, I knew I’d found the antidote to my leg-day ennui. According to fitness trainer and BURN workout app creator Rebecca Louise, your underbutt is basically the crease where your lower glutes and upper hamstrings meet. “When these muscles are toned and strengthened, it makes the booty pop out and up,” she explains. This is obviously an aesthetic win, but there are a few other benefits to sculpting your lower cheeks. “When your bum is strong and toned it helps your posture, which is essential for healthy joints and movement,” says Louise. “Strong glutes will take some pressure off of your knees—and you’ll be faster and able to jump higher, too.” ad_intervals[‘400643_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘400643_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’);}); } }, 100); Most exercises for your legs and buns will involve the underbutt in some way, but Louise recommends doing moves that isolate it, too. She suggests starting with the circuit below, where you’ll stack exercises together and add on after each move. If

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July 20, 2019 at 02:03AM by CWC In case you live in an air-conditioned fortress with no plans of stepping outside, you should know that most of the country is experiencing a major heatwave right now. Temps are reaching past 90°F and, in some cases, into the triple digits, and keeping cool is quite the challenge. It certainly makes figuring out what to make for dinner difficult. One dish that offers a refreshing solution: a simple watermelon salad, like this one from The Well+Good Cookbook. Created by Well+Good co-founder Melisse Gelula, it’s currently being served in Dan Churchill’s restaurant Charley Street, located in New York City (where one Well+Good staffer says walking around currently feels like “moving through peanut butter”—it’s that humid). Geulula says it was a trip to Australia that inspired her recipe. “In Australia, sweet and spicy flavors more typically accentuate produce, rather than cloying American salad dressing,” she says. And sure enough, adding watermelon, grapefruit, and jalapeño to the greens gives enough flavor that you don’t even to reach for that bottle of Ken’s. Watermelon is also one of the most hydrating fruits (hence its name), made of more than 90 percent water, which will help combat the crazy heat outside. ad_intervals[‘409093_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘409093_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’);}); } }, 100); This salad makes a great side dish as is, and can be a main meal with an added protein, such as tofu or chickpeas. Scroll down for the full recipe to see how

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