August 11, 2019 at 01:00PM by CWC [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cis51mm3Md4] Want to learn about her whole self-care routine? Watch the video here. It makes sense that Golde CEO and co-founder Trinity Mouzon Wofford practices what her brand preaches by relying on the classic face-mask routine as one of her favorite self care practices. What’s ultra-refreshing about her approach to claim some joy (and serious glow), though, is the back-to-basics recipes she loves to slather on. For instance, Golde’s Clean Greens Anti-Pollution mask is a powder-to-gel formula that only requires you to add in a few drops of water, mix it up with your fingers, then finger-paint it onto your face. The application itself is part of the lax, happy adventure—and bonus points for the superfood ingredients being 100 percent edible. “To mix it up it’s really easy,” Wofford says in the latest episode of Self-Care Nation, Well+Good’s YouTube series that investigates how different people practice—you guessed it—self care. “You just take around, like, a teaspoon or so of the mask powder, and then pour a couple of drops of water over it, and then I just like to stir it right up with my finger. I think the key to building out a beauty and wellness routine that you are going to keep up with is making sure that it’s really easy and it’s fun.” ad_intervals[‘413857_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘413857_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’);}); } }, 100); “The key to building out a beauty and wellness routine that you are
Category: Yoga
Online dating closed the coffin on meet-cutes—and that’s really a great thing
August 11, 2019 at 12:04PM by CWC There comes a time in every relationship where you will have to answer the question: “So… how did you guys meet?” It can be tempting to come up with something like, “Oh, my heel got stuck in a manhole cover and a dumpster was rolling down the street right at me and he jumped to save me.” (Yes, I did just reference The Wedding Planner and now you are 100 percent going to watch that tonight, you’re welcome.) In an age where so many people are meeting their significant others on dating apps, it can feel a little less special to say that instead of meeting in the wild, you met on Hinge or Bumble. But instead of feeling this pressure to have an amazing meet cute, we should all just embrace the new way we meet romantic partners. I have met people IRL in very meet-cutesy ways, and I’ve met people on dating apps. And I have fallen victim to the over-romanticization of relationship origin stories. It’s easy to watch movies like When Harry Met Sally and The Holiday and wish for my very own swoon-worthy moment. But in the end, aren’t we all just looking for love? Who cares if you find it IRL or on your phone (like, with another human via an app not a Her sitch.) ad_intervals[‘414140_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘414140_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’);}); } }, 100); Let me just throw this out there: in a
HIIT or LIIT? Incorporating both is the surefire way to get stronger
August 10, 2019 at 10:00AM by CWC When it comes to maximizing your fitness gains, it’s not just enough to do one type of workout, like running or yoga, or to focus solely on a specific muscle group. Instead, you should be targeting the whole body and working on integrating variety and different styles of training into your routine so you can continually shock your body and get some pretty mean results. How might these different methods work? Well, you can think of them as being “opposites,” like doing active or passive recovery post-workout or choosing a HIIT class over a LIIT class (the former being high-intensity and the latter being low-intensity). And your best bet at leaning out and getting strong all over is by using both models together for an efficient workout and optimal recovery. If you’re not totally sure how to blend them—don’t worry—here’s a breakdown to doing both methods like a champ. ad_intervals[‘393886_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘393886_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’);}); } }, 100); Active and passive recovery Active recovery might be for LIIT days, where you’re choosing an activity that’s of a lower intensity to let your body recover while still getting in a workout or where you might try low-impact moves post-workout to cool down, explains Jackie Vick, CSCS, a trainer at Gold’s Gym. “Active recovery movements during lifting take the focus off the primary movement. In strength workouts, if the focus is deadlifts and the workouts have double-unders then the double-under is
This 10-minute standing yoga flow can help improve your balance and posture
August 09, 2019 at 12:56PM by CWC [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3iXM7AR0lY] Much to my surprise, a couple of years back, science proved that yoga can count as cardio. Sure, it can be relaxing AF and feel like a lullaby acted out by your body, but sometimes a vinyasa flow can get your heart racing. I’ve learned that the cardio-esque aspects of yoga lie in sun salutations (and fast transitions). For the days when you want a more chill yoga sesh—as opposed to a replacement for a run or a spin class—you can turn to a standing yoga flow. “If you don’t want to get on the ground, this doesn’t involve any of the up-down that you’d do in a typical yoga flow,” says yoga pro Tess Koenig, who’s teaching us a standing yoga series in our latest episode of Good Moves. “It’s just focusing on a standing series.” Think asanas like tree pose and mountain pose. ad_intervals[‘414048_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘414048_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’);}); } }, 100); You don’t even need a mat—just your fave pair of leggings and you’re good to go. One thing to keep in mind, though: “All we’re trying to do in a standing series is get to a neutral spine with a neutral pelvis,” says Koenig. Be aware of your body and your form, and you’ll reap the mind-body benefits. 1. Big toe pose: Come to the top of your mat (if you’re using one), and bring your feet hip-width distance apart, which you can measure
Nicole Cardoza believes wellness is a human right—and she’s putting her money where her mouth is
August 09, 2019 at 08:34AM by CWC Nicole Cardoza, a yoga teacher, entrepreneur, and advocate, opened Instagram in late June and was surprised to see her own face smiling back at her from Yoga Journal‘s feed. The photo was part of a post asking readers to vote on who should be featured on the next cover of YJ, and Cardoza was surprised because she had already done the photo shoot for said cover. But now, the publication was asking its readers to decide whether she (a black woman) or a white woman would be a better fit. The magazine claimed that the either/or survey served to predict which woman’s picture would sell more issues (and they later apologized for posting it), but Cardoza was unconvinced. To the entrepreneur, whose work focuses on widening the wellness space to include an increasingly diverse audience, the survey was a giant step backward. And she told her 12,000-plus followers as much in an Instagram post of her own. “Look at these two photos. Two people, in casual dress and casual postures, giving the camera warm and welcoming vibes. There’s no names, no storytelling, no context about what we might offer between the pages. What are they asking the community to choose between?” she wrote.”I don’t have the answers. But I know how this made me feel. I know how this comparison has made me feel for my entire life.” ad_intervals[‘409190_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘409190_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’);}); } }, 100); The handful
Aristotle says there are 3 types of friends—but only 1 actually adds real value to your life
August 09, 2019 at 06:35AM by CWC In middle school, a stint with skateboarding landed me a temporary group of friends with whom I practiced my nollies, kick flips, and (failed) grinds. I soon grew bored of the hobby and swapped it for knitting. As my skating squad and I grew distant, it occurred to me to wonder: had we ever really been friends? According to Aristotle, the answer is yes—but not the kind that really, really matters. Sometime around 350 B.C., the Greek philosopher named three types of friendships: friendships of utility, friendships of pleasure, or friendships of the good, as described in Book VIII of The Nicomachean Ethics. The first type encompasses those who are convenient to your life. Think of the pal who signs up for the same yoga class as you and assists your handstand practice. Pleasure-based friendships help you stay light-hearted. You meet up with them on Friday nights for a spritz and casual gossip—but things never get too serious. ad_intervals[‘414192_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘414192_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’);}); } }, 100); Finally, you have the ultimate goal: the friendships of the good that’ll only come along a few times in the course of your lifespan. These BFFs embody a quote from Emily Brontë: “Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.” These people are down to talk about everything from the minutiae of life to the deepest depths of you soul. “In a friendship of the good, you value
Costa Rica’s “pura vida” lifestyle prioritizes happiness, and you can harness it no matter where you live
August 09, 2019 at 03:00AM by CWC When I first arrive in Costa Rica, I’m met with an exercise of seriously delayed gratification. It’s after dark when my plane lands, and even though I know I’m almost certainly surrounded by spectacular scenery, all I can see on my ride in from the airport is the faint outlines of trees, densely packed along both sides of a winding, two-lane road. As I lay in bed that night, I’m overtaken by that Christmas Eve feeling of excitement for the morning, when I’d get my first glimpse of my temporary home base—the private Peninsula Papagayo in the countries northwestern province of Guanacaste. But when my alarm goes off a few hours later, I open the wooden shutters to my terrace and am rewarded with one of the most cinematic vistas I’ve ever seen: deep turquoise waves lapping gently at a sandy shore, lush green flora encircling a majestic bay, and a pair of capuchin monkeys leaping from tree to tree. All that was missing was a cute guy strolling down the beach, clad with a surfboard and man bun. (Plenty of those guys would come later, thankfully.) ad_intervals[‘399745_div-gpt-ad-6934292-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘399745_div-gpt-ad-6934292-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-6934292-3’);}); } }, 100); With a landscape like this, of course Costa Rica is one of the happiest countries in the world, I think to myself, sliding open the terrace doors and inhaling the already humid morning air. Sure, that characterization is overly simplistic, but Costa Rica
Everything you need to know about the SoulCycle and Equinox boycott
August 08, 2019 at 02:14PM by CWC For wellness lovers, it’s not unusual for one’s Instagram or Twitter, on any given day, to be filled with images and inspo from pristine spin bikes at SoulCycle or eucalyptus-scented towels draped over one’s shoulders at Equinox. Yesterday proved different. Celebs like Chrissy Teigen and Sophia Bush, alongside once loyal patrons, made use of the hashtags #NoSoulCycle and #CancelEquinox in response to news from The Washington Post that Stephen Ross, the billionaire investor behind the parent company of these two subsidiaries, would host a fundraiser for Donald Trump’s 2020 election efforts on Friday. Flash forward to the official statement put forth from SoulCycle and Equinox, which stated: “Neither Equinox nor SoulCycle have anything to do with the event later this week and do not support it. As is consistent with our policies, no company profits are used to fund politicians. We are committed to all our members and communities we live in. We believe in tolerance and equality, and will always stay true to those values. Mr. Ross is a passive investor and is not involved in the management of either business.” (It’s important to note that, though Ross might not be involved in operations of either sweat box, he is the chairman of The Related Companies, which owns them as well as Blink, which is one of New York City’s most cost-effective gyms). ad_intervals[‘413785_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘413785_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’);}); } }, 100); “There are a handful of billionaires who
This is the best way to get into pigeon pose to get that ooey gooey hip stretch
August 07, 2019 at 11:50AM by CWC [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1gEGLtF1p0] Ready to open up your hips? Watch how to do pigeon pose the right way, here. There are yoga poses I dread in my practice (I’m lookin’ at you, chair pose), and there are others that I can’t wait for the instructor to call out. As a runner with ultra-tight hips that stay sore 24/7, pigeon pose has become one that my body feels like it needs to untangle some of the tension that my long runs bring on. So, you can find me jumping into the hip-opener just about as quickly as the instructor calls it out. But according to yoga pro Tess Koening, how you get into the stretch is half the battle. The most common mistake she sees comes from not starting in the correct previous pose to set yourself up for success (find out which one by clicking the video above). Instead, she notices that a ton of people enter the pose “from the ground up.” This can put undue stress on your knees and it collapses your core without really opening up the hips or stretching anything. Womp womp. ad_intervals[‘413518_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘413518_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’);}); } }, 100); “The thing about pigeon pose is that it’s a hip opener, not a knee stretch,” says Koening. “It might touch other parts of your body, but you really want to make it about your hips.” After all, the hips are pretty much mandatory in so many of
Everyone at my gym is sipping coffee mid-workout, and nutritionists told me why
August 07, 2019 at 06:00AM by CWC I’ve noticed a new trend in the gym of late, that’s become about as pertinent as one-shoulder sports bras and wide-leg yoga pants: People drinking coffee during their workouts. As a morning-exercise fan, I’ve always gulped down a cold brew before hitting the megaformer, which RDs say is totally fine. Chugging a cup mid-routine, though? That seems like some next-level commitment to the caffeine habit, so I had to know from the pros if it was a good idea—or even okay at all. “Caffeine is a stimulant. It stimulates the nervous system and makes us more awake, and it can also stimulate your nervous system, heart, and other systems in your body, which can help with physical performance during your workout,” says Brigitte Zeitlin, MPH, RD, CDN . The fitness world seems to agree with that sentiment. “At about 100mg of caffeine per cup, coffee can provide a nice lift in energy and alertness for a person’s workout when consumed prior to—or at the beginning of—a workout,” says Andy Coggan, CSCS, CPT, NASM CES, Director of Fitness at Gold’s Gym. He adds that it can also assist in nervous system arousal and mobilizing fat cells for energy consumption, but these benefits are best reaped when you’re downing your coffee 15 to 30 minutes before you hit the gym, or as early into the workout as possible. ad_intervals[‘412315_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘412315_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’);}); } }, 100); “Every body is different, and how