Year: 2019

July 10, 2019 at 02:00AM by CWC I used to naively equate exercise with cardio. And that’s precisely why I’d spend my workout time solely on the treadmill or on the pavement, running to sweat it out—and running was all that I did (and I thought I was a workout queen). Now I look back and shake my head, because we all know that cardio is merely one slice outta the whole pie of what healthy fitness encompasses. Another slice that’s equally important? Strength training. Which isn’t just pumping weights—it’s essentially anything you do that works on strengthening your muscles with either machines, weights, or your own bodyweight. “Strength training is training where you use resistance to burn calories, improve your cardiopulmonary health, and build muscle,” explains Kit Rich, celebrity trainer and founder of KICHGO. So that even includes what you do in Pilates and sculpt classes, too. Some people shy away from it though because they just prefer avoiding the weights rack or think their cardio is enough, without realizing that building muscle is key to a strong (ahem) fitness game. “Strength is the foundation for all other physical endeavors,” says Eric Johnson, co-founder of HOMAGE fitness. Besides getting stronger, though, there are a slew of other reasons why strength training is key, which you probably don’t even realize. Below are the unexpected reasons to incorporate it into your sweat regimen, stat. ad_intervals[‘406672_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘406672_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’);}); } }, 100); The benefits of strength training that extend

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July 09, 2019 at 05:00PM by CWC As the days get longer and the mercury begins to rise, it’s pretty much common knowledge that not only is sun exposure in the summer greater because we tend to spend more time outdoors, but the UV indexes (AKA the strength of the sun’s rays) are more intense making time spent in the sun more capable of leaving your looking crispy. While some people can easily catch some rays on the beach with sunscreen protection, others tend to be a bit more susceptible to burned, and an even more susceptible group finds themselves with sun allergies such as polymophic light eruption, which results often in a painful rash on the body. What is it and who’s most at risk? “Polymorphic light eruption is known as a sensitivity to certain parts of sunlight exposure,” says board-certified medical doctor Janette Nesheiwat, MD. This condition commonly happens in the spring and summer months when certain parts of the body (neck, chest, backs of hands, arms, legs, and feet) are suddenly exposed to sunlight for the first time in many months. This usually causes a skin rash, she explains, as the immune system perceives the sun’s rays as an outside allergen, and reacts to protect the body. ad_intervals[‘399780_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘399780_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’);}); } }, 100); According to board-certified dermatologist Debra Jaliman, MD, a rash associated with polymorphic light eruption won’t exactly show up right away; usually, it occurs hours or several days

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