We all know the importance of wearing sunscreen every day to protect ourselves from skin cancer, sunburns, dark spots, and hyperpigmentation. But there’s another way you can shield yourself that might not be on your radar: by wearing UPF (or sun-protective) clothing—i.e., garments that block harmful UV rays. While you definitely still need to use […]
If you met Anne Vilchuck a few years ago, she probably would have introduced herself with a fat joke. For as long as she could remember, she had been overweight — and, fearing that others thought the worst about her, she used humor to beat anyone to the punch. “I was so embarrassed,” she says. […]
Starting with the obvious…let’s talk about its giant platform. Like I mentioned, the pair I received has a stack height of nearly two inches. I’ll admit: I had serious doubts about how I could possibly walk, let alone run, in these babies without twisting my ankles—but, more on that later. Another thing that immediately caught […]
As bodyweight exercises go, it’s hard to find fault with the push-up. It’s convenient, challenging, functional, and it builds muscle without beating up your joints. Among the countless variations of this classic move (e.g., T push-up, clapping push-up, archer push-up, decline push-up, offset push-up, etc.), diamond push-ups are one of the simplest and most accessible. But that doesn’t […]
A specter is haunting Lululemon shoppers—the specter of tiny leggings. At least that’s what some of the brand’s adult customers seem to believe. A thread on the r/lululemon subreddit from March, bluntly titled “Has their clothing gotten smaller or am I just getting fatter lol,” garnered hundreds of comments from people convinced that something about […]