We’ve previously explained why it’s essential to configure privacy settings before using training trackers — both on your phone in general and within the app itself. Doing so minimizes the risk of exposing your personal data, including your location, to the public. You wouldn’t want just anyone to be able to follow your runs and…
This Motivate Your Monday segment is sponsored by Trinity Health System. It’s a new week and we all get a fresh start on this Monday, so why not take advantage and make it a good one? We’ve all heard that exercise and healthy eating go hand in hand, but why is it so important to…
Nash Consing was riding his bike in Brooklyn last week when wham!—he slammed into a door carelessly opened by a woman leaving her Uber. The crash left the 25-year-old video editor hurt badly enough to require an ambulance, but not so badly to stop using Strava, an app that lets people track their activities and…
Hawaii has been revealed to be the healthiest state in the U.S., in a study by fitness company BarBend that ranked all 50 states according to structural and environmental factors. The factors included access to healthcare, air pollution, and food prices—as well as how healthy the residents felt, and good habits related to nutrition and…
(From left to right): Luke Coutinho is an author and lifestyle expert; Coutinho believes that spiritual health is about connection—to yourself, to others, to something bigger than yourself. Excerpts from the interview with Luke Coutinho, author and lifestyle expert T+L India: What prompted you to get into the field of wellness? Luke Coutinho: Two pivotal…
For the State of Israel and for the Jewish people as a whole, this is a year that will always be remembered – mostly for what went wrong. All of this has had an untold negative effect on our mental and physical health. With our stress response turned on more than it is turned…
A woman has praised three lifestyle changes for helping her eradicate menopause symptoms. Karen Karlsen was told she entering perimenopause at 48 years old after going to the doctor complaining of night sweats and mood swings. At the time, she did little to no exercise besides the occasional yoga class and walking while doing errands….
Shilpa Shetty, who is not only an actress and producer, but also an entrepreneur who extensively invests in fitness products, opened up about the psyche behind associating with a brand. The actress insisted on the need for celebrities to take responsibility when they are investing or associating with a brand and along with that, she…
After new data on obesity in the U.S., the South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) is reminding everyone of the health risks of obesity and its commitment to promoting healthier living in the state. The latest State of Obesity Report shows that while adult obesity rates have been steady over the past five years,…
LONDON — Menopause affects women all the way to their bones, and that is why building skeletal health is especially important during perimenopause and after menopause, says May Al-Araji, MBChB, a women’s health and family medicine expert at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London. This is a good time to add strength-training activities such as weightlifting…