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There’s no shortage of hacks, snacks, and habits that purportedly help you stay healthier for longer. But while we’re busy chasing cutting-edge upgrades—from cold plunges and greens powders to living by the gospel of your Oura ring—we tend to miss out on less sexy yet still powerful tweaks that have been shown to meaningfully move the needle on long-term health.One such staple is the humble roll of floss, which is probably collecting dust in your medicine cabinet. However, you should probably break it out nightly not just for a brighter, cleaner smile, but to potentially benefit your heart and brain,…

Regardless of the fitness discipline you’re committed to, one universal truth remains: Your output is only as good as your input. To maximize the potential that you demand from your body when it’s time to perform, the purity of your nutrition isn’t just a preference, it’s a critical biological necessity. A potent carotenoid antioxidant that has been receiving a lot of buzz in recent years is astaxanthin (pronounced as-tuh-ZAN-thin). If it’s new to you, you’re not alone, but you might want to pay attention because it will soon be a force multiplier that aligns your cellular recovery with your physical…

No dumbbells needed. A trainer says these 5 towel moves rebuild arm strength after 55. One of the most common requests I get from people over 55 is help with arm strength. The upper body tends to get neglected, and by the time most people want to do something about it, they’ve lost more strength than they realize. I’ve been working as a personal trainer for almost 40 years and training the next generation of PTs at TRAINFITNESS, the UK’s leading provider of PT Courses, for the last 20 years. The brilliant thing is that arms respond to training quickly,…

If you live in LA, you already know Porto’s Bakery & Café is one of those places you keep going back to. The pastries are consistent, the flavors hit every time, and somehow you always end up ordering more than you planned. And then there’s Our Place, which we’ve been fans of since they first launched. They came onto the market with a fresh take on cookware that actually made people want to be in their kitchens again. Clean design, thoughtful functionality, and pieces that feel as good to use as they look on your counter. So when these two…

Don’t you dare call it a gym. Walk into a Life Time for the first time and it might take a few minutes to fully process the world you just entered. The equipment is impressive, but the workout isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. You notice the space, the scale, and the way it feels more like somewhere you’d never want to leave. Within minutes, it becomes clear why first-time visitors struggle to find an appropriate comparison. Life Time is in a league of its own. “I feel like I’m at a spa resort, and I didn’t even…

Your hips require extra TLC—especially as you age. Your 60s is a common time to start making plans for a brand new chapter. That may include retirement, grandchildren, and taking time to stop and smell the roses. But it’s essential to consider planning for self-maintenance along the way. Every part of your body, including your hips, requires a bit of extra TLC. Strong hips can help keep your pelvis stable, your body balanced, and daily movements like walking much easier. As you age, muscle mass decreases and bones weaken. Weak hip muscles can heighten your risk of falling and sustaining…

On Episode 282 of The Menace Podcast, host Dennis James was joined by his regular team of Milos Sarcev and Chris Cormier, and the gang got to grips with Wesley Visser’s recent leg gains. Just how would his pins place, against Arnold Schwarzenegger? Vissers, who has the nickname, “The Dutch Oak,” bears more than a passing resemblance to the original “Austrian Oak,” Arnold Schwarzenegger, and in a recent Instagram post, revealed his recent leg gains, leading The Menace Podcast to questions whether or not his lower extremities could compare with the seven-time Mr Olympia. “Do you think Wesley’s legs are…

If you’ve ever looked at another plate of eggs and thought, “I genuinely can’t do this again”, you’re not alone. Eggs are great, but they’re not the only way to hit your protein goals. And more importantly, they’re often not enough on their own. Two eggs provide about 12 grams of protein, which is a solid start but not enough for most women to feel full, energized, and stable throughout the morning. From a dietitian’s perspective, one of the biggest gaps I see is women thinking they’re getting enough protein at breakfast… when they’re actually not. And that impacts everything…

There’s a scene in The Pursuit of Happyness that has stayed with me for years, and it has nothing to do with Will Smith’s performance. His character, Chris Gardner, is given the same list of potential clients every other intern gets — ranked from least to most financially significant. Everyone starts at the bottom. It’s the obvious move, the measurable one. You can track your progress and point to how many calls you made. You can look busy. Gardner flips the list and starts at the top. He makes fewer calls. He builds relationships instead of transactions. And while everyone…

If I were to ask you to describe the ways you can perform resistance training, what would you say? I suspect it would probably go something along the lines of: “performing various exercises, either dynamically or statically, that target specific muscle groups with adequate training volume, high effort, and consistency.” And yeah, that would, on average, be a representative explanation of what the majority of people do day in and day out. But if you look at how I phrased my answer, there’s one specific point that I’d like to highlight: “…either dynamically or statically…”. You see, while conventional resistance…