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2019 Health Relaxation

11 active first-date ideas that’ll have you swiping left on the usual dinner-and-drinks plan

6 min read

July 04, 2019 at 04:00PM by CWC Whether you’re going out with a total stranger from Tinder or a hottie you’ve had your eye on for awhile, there is a lot to think about when it comes to first dates. What will you wear (besides sneakers, obviously)? What will you talk about? Is it a bad idea to Google stalk them first? And, then there’s the biggest question of all: what to do on a first date? Because, yes, the chosen activity does matter—it can set the tone for the entire (potential) relationship going forward. Meeting for drinks or coffee is the obvious pick, but it can feel a bit tired at times. Dinner can be a little too formal for a first encounter, and a movie doesn’t give you much of a chance to talk. So when the usual options come up short, consider taking your cues from your wellness routine. It’s brilliant when you think about it—an active first date will keep the mood light and fun, and it’ll minimize the risk of awkward silences. If you’re not sure where to start, read on for some healthy, relationship expert-approved first date ideas, all of which will keep you and your date on your toes. ad_intervals[‘403537_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘403537_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’);}); } }, 100); 1. Go climbing There’s a reason why every season of The Bachelor seems to include some kind of rock climbing date. “Whether indoors or outdoors, climbing has the tendency to make

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2019 Health

3 things you should never, ever do after a bikini wax, according to a professional waxer

3 min read

July 04, 2019 at 12:00PM by CWC Whether you’re doing it with wax or a laser, getting hair removed from your bikini line is an unpleasant experience, to say the least.  I’d go so far as to put it somewhere in between “drinking a smoothie made with glass” and “getting out of the shower at the gym and realizing you forgot to bring a regular bra” level unpleasant. Unless you’re down with regularly shaving or leaning into that #bigbushenergy, it just sucks—full stop. While there are certainly things you can do to make bikini waxes less painful in the moment (lookin’ at you, ibuprofen), when it’s over you’ve got at least an hour of waddling uncomfortably around town ahead of you. And it’s worth noting that there are certain things that you should never, ever do during said “uncomfortable waddle” period, according to the pros. “To avoid pain or irritation after a waxing session, especially if you are new to the process, I recommend waiting a few hours before taking a hot shower to avoid any reaction,” says Helene Marie, waxing expert at European Wax Center. Though if you’re a veteran waxer, you *should* be ok with a post-sesh shower, since the more you do it the less sensitive your skin becomes (even though that whole “waxes get easier over time” myth is total BS). ad_intervals[‘405064_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘405064_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’);}); } }, 100); Though you may want to show off your freshly waxed bikini line in

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2019 Health Vegetarians

Alex Morgan shares her tip for staying cool under pressure

3 min read

July 04, 2019 at 09:00AM by CWC The United States Women’s National Soccer Team is a game away from defending their World Cup title—and leading up to the big event, they used their time in the spotlight to highlight pay equality. (“The US Women’s National Soccer Team are ballers,” is how I wanted to start this story because I love a bad pun, but the professional writer in me balked.) Twenty-eight members of the team filed a lawsuit in March against the US Soccer Federation, saying that they deserve the same pay and treatment as the men’s team. “Equal pay is the future and should be the now,” Alex Morgan tells me. To help shine a spotlight on their mission, she and the USWNT partnered with Secret Deodorant. “I feel like for me personally, it’s an authentic partnership that just felt like it was meant to be. When you’re talking about real life issues, and you have a partner that wants to raise those and give you the microphone to speak up, it’s a no-brainer,” she told me, as she and teammate Julie Ertz, sat down with me at the Los Angeles Nomad Hotel prior to the tournament. ad_intervals[‘397702_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘397702_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’);}); } }, 100); The suit is about more than equal pay, though. “I don’t think that there’s ever been a time where we haven’t fought tooth and nail for every little thing we’ve gotten. So it’s also part of being a woman,”

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2019 Health

Found: The absolute hardest lower body compound move that you could ever do

3 min read

July 04, 2019 at 08:00AM by CWC This past weekend, I shuttered myself into my apartment because it was just too damn hot outside. I didn’t even go out to the gym to get my workout in, because I knew I’d show up sweaty from the schlep before I even stepped onto the treadmill. And so that’s why I found myself streaming living room workouts to get my heart rate up and my muscles quaking—no unnecessary added sweat (or travel!) required. To start off my weekend of streaming fitness, I thought I’d try boutique fitness studio and HIIT powerhouse Fhitting Room’s new on-demand workouts, which launched this week. I’ve been to the class a number of times, and I’m well aware that it’s tough, so I kinda knew what I was in for. But then I found myself on my living room floor doing literally doing the hardest move I’ve ever done in my life. Ever. I started the “Strength with Ben” workout, which is a full body strength sesh that requires zero equipment. Don’t be fooled by the lack of weights or machines, though—he actually starts off with the aforementioned “hardest move of all time.” Here’s the deal: It’s a hybrid strength-cardio compound move that involves backwards lunges onto your knees, standing up into a squat from said position, then doing jump squats before getting back down onto your knees—no standing up allowed. ad_intervals[‘405935_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘405935_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’);}); } }, 100); [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzsuUXUMAgY] “Take

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2019 Health Yoga

By scheduling time to do nothing every day for a week, I learned the secret to creativity

7 min read

July 04, 2019 at 06:00AM by CWC I recently fell down an internet rabbit hole that taught me the scintillating history of—I kid you not—boredom. I closed my laptop with a newfound appreciation for the family road trips of my childhood that, at the time, made me want to cry for the sheer purpose of having something to do. That’s because what I didn’t know then is that research suggests that those rare moments when we’re not preoccupied with our screens, caught in the riptide of our inner-monologues, or out to dinner with friends are undiscovered gold mines for creativity. Tedium has existed throughout the course of human history, but not quite in the same way it does now: John Eastwood, PhD, of Toronto’s York University tells Smithsonian Magazine that the type of boredom the Kardashians must feel as directors shoot reel after reel of them lazing around on the couch, hashing out the minutiae of their lives (Kanye! Sushi! Pickles!) is relatively new. Over the last 100 years, humankind has gotten a taste of a new flavor of unbridled entertainment thanks to the likes of Netflix, Candy Crush Saga, and Pokémon Go. Now, any idle moment stands out in stark contrast. “We are very used to be passingly entertained,” Dr. Eastwood says. “We have changed our understanding of the human condition as one of a vessel that needs to be filled.” Essentially, we don’t know how to do nothing. ad_intervals[‘399462_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘399462_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’);});

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