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Month: July 2019

2019 Health Fashion

We’re apparently all shopping for shoes wrong, according to foot doctors 

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July 11, 2019 at 05:00AM by CWC When I was younger, I subscribed to the philosophy that high heels were the only acceptable footwear choice—even when it was snowing out. Younger me never could have imagined a world in which I would be wearing sneakers on a first date. (Younger me also never could have imagined a world in which I hadn’t met my soulmate by 28, but here we are.) One of the only good things about living in the year 2019 is that it is now fashionable to wear comfortable shoes, like sneakers and sandals and other footwear sans heels. Regardless, shoe shopping is one of my favorite pastimes, right up there with posting videos of other people’s dogs on my IG stories and obsessing over if my crush is going to text me. And even though I consider myself a pro (in all of these categories), it turns out that there are a few things I’m doing wrong as far as selecting the right footwear goes. For starters: I’m probably wearing the wrong shoe size. And you are too. Dr. Cary Gannon, podiatric surgeon and founder of Aila Cosmetics, says that about 90 percent of the people who come into her office are wearing shoes that are two sizes too small. “As we get older, our feet increase in size in size and shape, and so our foot size increases,” Gannon says. “We continually go and purchase the same size, but we forget that as we age

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Checks+Balanced: A 23-year-old making $55,000 prioritizes healthy living for herself—and her dog

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July 11, 2019 at 03:00AM by CWC Even in a world where questions about menstrual cups and the ins and outs of sex are completely (and blessedly) normal, somehow the ever-ubiquitous use of money remains a touchy subject for many. People want to live their healthiest life ever, but—#realtalk—it can add up. Have you ever wondered how your colleague who makes less than you do (or so you think) can afford to buy a $5 matcha and a $12 chopped salad every day? Or how your friend’s budget allows her to hit up $34 fitness classes three times a week? It’s enough to make anyone want to ask, “Ummm, excuse me. How do you afford that?!?” That’s where Well+Good’s monthly series Checks+Balanced comes in. By lifting the thick, tightly drawn curtain to expose how much women of varying income brackets spend on wellness, we’re spreading transparency and hopefully providing some inspo that’s possible to copy. Because no matter how much you make, it’s possible to cultivate healthy habits that work within your budget. ad_intervals[‘395179_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘395179_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’);}); } }, 100); This month, meet Kristen, a 23-year-old content coordinator living in Oregon who prioritizes wellness—for herself and her dog—while working to maintain a tight budget, split bills down the middle with her husband, and enjoy a few weekly kombuchas. Here, a 23-year-old content coordinator shares how much she spends on wellness.   Graphic: Well+Good Creative Kristen, 23, content coordinator, Eugene, Oregon Income: $55,000 per year. My job description is very broad. I do everything from

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2019 Health

All you need to copy Alison Brie’s workout recovery game is a dropper full of CBD

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July 11, 2019 at 02:00AM by CWC Watch a single scene of Alison Brie kicking ass as a professional wrestler in GLOW, and one thing is immediately clear: This woman is no damn joke. She takes her IRL training just as seriously as her character, Ruth, does onscreen—and that means finding a way to sweat whenever and wherever she can. “On days that I work out, I feel good—I feel confident I feel strong and calm,” says Brie, who partnered Manitoba Harvest CBD, which she uses as a recovery tool. “On days that I don’t work out I feel a little untethered and a little grouchy, so it’s a real priority to me, no matter where I am.” The first thing she does when she gets to a new location is figure out a plan for how best to stick with her routine—finding a gym, a park, or even a space in her hotel room to get her sweat on. “I’ve done workouts in my trailer at work when I had a 30 minute break. I just feel like, it’s good to find that time. It’s good for your health, and it’s good for your mind,” she says. And while Rise Nation and Peloton are faves when she’s in LA, she turns to Instagram fit pros like Devin Wiggins and Claire P. Thomas when she’s traveling. “I seldom do the exact thing that they’re doing, but I kind of look at it, and mix and match those with with a running

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