As you know, Pilates has become one of Kourt’s favorite workouts over quarantine. She does a session every day outside at her home (some days she’ll even do two sessions). The exercise is great for toning, stretching, flexibility, and sculpting a nice and round rear. To get all the details on how to perform the routine in the comfort of your own home, we tapped one of Kourt’s trainers and the incredibly talented Pilates instructor, Jesse O’Hara. Ahead, she’s sharing seven at-home Pilates moves…
Slow and steady stretches win the race today. To update your summer fitness prep plan, we’re sharing moves to elongate and tone your body. With the help of Shannon Nadj, founder of Hot Pilates in Los Angeles, each pose strengthens your muscles and engages your core for a full-body workout. It’s a great routine to mix into your rotation when you need a break from high-intensity exercises. Find a space inside or take your yoga mat outdoors and enjoy the 20-minute yoga-inspired session.…
Maintaining consistency with a new diet can be difficult as you try to build new habits and break old ones. With any wellness goal, it’s all about balance and finding what works for your lifestyle. Since a little motivation never hurts, we’re sharing ways to ease the transition and hopefully motivate you to stay on track. Here are 10 hacks from a registered dietitian that can help you reach your health goals. 1. Avoid trends While you may see results…
There’s a hack for everything, truly. From makeup secrets to ways to be more productive, we’re all for simplifying our life through savvy shortcuts. Today, we’re adding to the list and focusing on your wellness and how you can incorporate these small tweaks into your everyday life to live a more balanced and overall healthier lifestyle for your mind and body from the inside out. Read on to learn our favorite wellness tips at the moment. • Before checking your phone in the…
Carbohydrates are a necessary macronutrient and act as our body’s main source of energy. They help fuel your brain (the brain accounts for 25% of the body’s carbohydrate use), kidneys, muscles, and the central nervous system. Carbs are naturally occurring sugars, starches, and fiber in food. These starches and sugars are broken down through digestion to form glucose, providing energy and giving power to all body functions. But you already knew that, so let’s get into what a slow-carb diet…
If you’re looking to decrease your stress levels throughout the day, this 10-minute a.m. yoga routine is exactly what you need. Because friendly reminder, starting your morning with yoga or any calming activity will have a positive impact on your entire day ahead. Not only can it decrease your stress levels, but it also forces you to have a more focused mindset right at the start of your day. The energy you put into your morning rituals, you’ll get back…
If your fitness focus revolves around achieving a strong and toned core, you can’t forget to target your obliques, aka your side abs. With today’s routine, we’ve got those sneakily sexy muscles covered. Each low-impact move helps to build (and maintain) your ab muscles, improve your overall posture, and of course get you one step closer to a chiseled core. Challenge yourself by incorporating these exercises in addition to our two-week ab challenge for ripped results right in time for summer. Bonus: the…
As you know, the largest body organ is our skin. Our skin covers our entire body (obvi) and has a surface area of around two square meters. It’s made up of two main layers—the outer epidermis and the inner dermis. The cells in the deepest layer of the epidermis create new cells that are pushed toward the surface. As we age, we begin to lose concentration of collagen, elastic fibers, and fat underneath our tissues. This usually results in the loss…
With her signature brunette locks and megawatt smile, Sandra Bullock looks just as striking at age 56 as she did at 36 (when she starred in the 2000 blockbuster, Miss Congeniality). But it’s not just her outward appearance that shines, Bullock also has a huge heart. She uses her star power to help promote causes she believes in, making generous donations to various organizations like The Red Cross. Plus, she is a single mother to son Louis, 10, and daughter Laila,…
More than 3 million Americans are affected by anemia. While rarely a deadly condition, anemia is still a serious health concern that can have a ripple effect throughout the body. It’s so common, in fact, that we kind of forget exactly what it is. Anemia is essentially an iron deficiency and can be partially met by consuming more iron. However, it’s a bit more complex than that. Anemia occurs when a person doesn’t have enough red blood cells, or an insufficient amount…
