Our friend Melina Jampolis, MD, tells us how to defeat that swollen feeling: 1. Steer clear of artificial sweeteners. 2. Go easy on soft drinks and sparkling cocktails. 3. Don’t use straws: you’ll suck in way too much air. 4. Drink water with lemon. “It’s a diuretic so it helps…Read More…
Follow these leg toning moves from Olympic bronze medal winning speed skater,Allison Baver. Read more…
Muscle soreness is okay, but serious discomfort in your joints isn’t. Read more…
It’s easy to get distracted in yoga. “Sure you find yourself cursing under your breath when your impossibly lithe teacher asks you to hold that push-up pose for ‘just 12 more breaths,’” shared our friend Suzanne Morrison, author of the new book Yoga Bitch. That’s when you may start thinking,…Read More…
Usually after a workout, our plans involve a tall glass of water and some quality time with the couch. But Best You friend Lauren Antonucci, RD, owner and director of Nutrition Energy in New York City, suggests we take it a step further after a tangle with the treadmill. “Research…Read More…
Our friend, psychiatrist, Tracey Marks, author of Master Your Sleep: Proven Methods Simplified has a great tip to help you nod off: Drink tart cherry juice. Scientists recently found that insomniacs who drank 8 ounces of the stuff twice a day slept significantly better than others who got cherry-flavored beverage…Read More…
For lingering muscle soreness after workouts, do as personal super-trainer Ashley Borden does and roll away the pain. With one simple, inexpensive tool—a foam roller—and a few moves, Ashley says you can loosen up your muscles, work out knots, and improve your circulation—like a deep-tissue massage without the price tag.…Read More…
So, toning shoes. Some of our friends are loving the oomph this new athletic footwear is giving their workouts. These shoes rock, no, literally rock on their soles, and are supposed to strengthen leg muscles, improve posture and balance, diminish aches and pains, tone your butt and help you lose…Read More…
Want to tackle anxiety? Try fish oil. Read more…
Our friends Fred Devito and Elisabeth Halfpapp, owners of Exhale Spa in New York City, showed us a way to get fit in a heat-friendly way—fast and with a minimum of bother. Their 10-minute workout, based on their new DVD, Cardio-Pure Intensity, will give you a heart-pumping cardio workout while…Read More…
