Year: 2019

April 23, 2019 at 07:52AM by CWC There are some celebrities—regardless of gender—that really make you think: Man, what do they eat?! Chances are, this is one (of many) thoughts that will run through your head when you take a look at Chris Hemsworth. Australian news site Nine got the low-down on what the Avengers: Endgame star uses for fuel straight from his chef, food expert Sergio Perera. While he says Hemsworth isn’t exactly a picky eater, there are a few rules he follows using easy-to-digest-foods. “Always aim for wholesome and nutrient-dense foods; always fresh and bright,” says Perera. “Limit the use of boxed and processed foods.” (The exceptions are high-quality protein powders and supplements.) Perera also has some specific recommendations for recipes on nights when you get home late (you know, after a long day of fighting bad guys). You want to satisfy your grumbling stomach, but you don’t want to be up all night digesting your meal. So what does he recommend on these nights? Seafood. “I feel that for night time, easier proteins such as seafood is much better to process and assimilate before going to bed,” he says, specifically calling out salmon, trout, sardines, mackerel, shrimp, scallops squid, and mussels. (Not-so-surprising fun fact: Perera is from Spain, in the Mediterranean region.) 5 seafood dinners using easy-to-digest foods Photo: The Iron You 1. Easy ginger, chili, and lemon salmon As Perera points out, when eating a late night meal, making something that’s easy on your digestive system

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April 23, 2019 at 04:00AM by CWC “You’re overtraining,” was the first thing celebrity fitness trainer Harley Pasternak (who’s worked with  Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lopez, and Rihanna) told me upon meeting him. It’s not because I’m super ripped or anything, but after explaining my current workout regimen to him, he shook his head, and told me to cool it. What was the grand clue? I wake up every single day and am sore. “Prolonged muscle soreness is a big warning of overtraining,” says Pasternak, who personally does strength training three days a week supplemented with walking everywhere. “Resistance exercise is like taking antibiotics. You need a specific dose, for a specific duration, at a specific intensity. So if the doctor says take one for the next ten days, and you try taking two a day for five days to work faster, it’s not going to.” “If you tear the muscles and then 48 hours later tear them again (and again), you create macro tears.” —Harley Pasternak So, yeah—I’m not looking to sabotage all this hard work I’m putting into in my fitness game. Not only that, but overtraining can even potentially lead to injury. “Strength training and plyometric are designed to challenge a muscle and muscle groups enough where you overload it,” says Pasternak. “When you overload, you’re tearing the fibers—which is a good thing. They’re mico-tears, and when they heal, they heal stronger than before. But if you tear the muscles and then 48 hours later tear them again,

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April 23, 2019 at 02:00AM by CWC As a late-April baby, I’m well aware of my Taurus zodiac status, but I’ve also always sensed that I teeter along the Aries-Taurus cusp. I’m down with being a bull, but nearly every “who you are, according to your zodiac sign” article makes me feel like either the stars are wrong, or I might be infused with some Aries energy. According to astrologer Stefanie Iris Weiss, I’m not wrong: Aries season gave way to Taurus on April 20, and my birthday isn’t far behind—and that timeline is, indeed, astrologically significant. “The important thing to know about being ‘born on the cusp’ is that you’re always one sign or the other.” Weiss says. “The difference is that if you’re an Aries born at the very end of the sign, you’re a Taurus-flavored Aries. If you’re born at the very beginning of Taurus season, you’re an Aries-flavored Taurus. But you’re definitely one sign or the other.” “To use the cocktail analogy, an Aries-flavored Taurus might like a bit of spice in her more floral cocktail, whereas a Taurus-flavored Aries might like a floral note in her otherwise spicy Bloody Mary.” —Stefanie Iris Weiss, astrologer If you’re born between April 17 and 23, you could indeed be an Aries-Taurus cocktail, and below, Weiss breaks down exactly what that may mean for you. As a refresher, here are the traits of an Aries Rams are far more fiery than the bulls, as they are very much literally

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