Autor: Jane Austen
It’s the pink mommy club of the Upper East Side. But only the well-connected seem to know it’s there. The Pearl — part fitness studio, part social club, part multigenerational event space for personal development programming and bachelorette parties alike — sits in a building like any other on a street like any other on the Upper East Side. There’s no signage or reason to believe taking the elevator to the fifth floor will bring you anywhere other than a dentist’s office or a tax consultant’s cubicle. Inside the 5,500-square-foot space, however, the ceilings are high and the feminine energy…
Skip the protein shakes. This unconventional preworkout might already be in your pantry — and you don’t even have to eat it. Sports researchers in Malaysia found that offering a whiff of chocolate to people while working out helped them increase their performance during leg exercises. “We know olfaction is powerfully wired into the brain’s appetite and emotion networks, but surprisingly, no study has systematically looked at the three-way interaction between smell, appetite and actual resistance exercise capacity,” Mohamed Nashrudin bin Naharudin, senior author of the study, said in a release. Smelling chocolate is enough to boost performance at the…
A former Mr. USA has revealed the one mistake most people make when bodybuilding — and the exact amount of time to spend in the gym to get ripped. Nick Trigili, 39, fell in love with bodybuilding after working at a gym from the age of 15, and at age 25 he was crowned Mr. USA. Now he has refined his workouts and says it’s a myth that you need to spend every day in the gym weightlifting to achieve an award-winning physique. Nick Trigili, 39, is a former Mr. USA. A New York City nutritionist, he said you don’t have to…
Move over, Batman. A new group of “superhumans” has emerged — and they’re all 80-plus. A study published in Neurology has identified a rare group of older adults called “super movers” who appear to have a remarkable advantage: a significantly lower risk of cognitive decline, even when their brains show the same Alzheimer-related changes seen in other people their age. Researchers describe the group as having a “novel exceptional aging phenotype,” which is a biological profile that may reveal important clues about how some people maintain brain health despite effects of aging. A rare group, “super movers” are people whose…
Marissa Hart thought she was joining a fitness club. Instead, she ended up with a reason to keep calling New York home. It all began on a sunny morning in August 2020, when she spotted a pack of runners in matching “West Village Athletics” T-shirts bounding down the West Side Highway. The recent transplant was eager to break into the city’s group fitness scene, but was struggling to find a class she connected with. After finding the crew on social media, she reached out — and was invited to join them on a run that ended with a trip to…
More than half of Americans say splurging on lavish, premium meals is their go-to move for turning a rough week around (58%), according to new research. A new survey of 2,000 adults looked at the daily “dinner decisions” they make, and it found that 60% of those surveyed said the thought of having an interesting meal at the end of the week motivates them during the week. The “save it for a special occasion” era may officially be over. Almost three-quarters of respondents (72%) would prefer to have their favorite meal more regularly. The sentiment goes beyond just frequency, too…
It’s an exclusive club no one wants to be a member of. That’s how several people explained why they were at a “Grief, Sweat, & Tears” event this spring, at which about 25 men and women met up for a double-header barre and spin class. When everyone gathered in the lobby to chat afterward, sweaty and smiling, conversation flowed as naturally as it would at a bar — but death and grief were the main topics, with people trading stories about lost loved ones. “It’s obviously something that people are not naturally inclined to discuss,” Margot Lichtenthal, a past Grief,…
Walk this way at every age. Movement is essential for a long, healthy life, and walking has been growing in popularity as a simple way to boost heart rate, increase metabolism and lower the risk of disease. It’s not just how far you walk, though; the pace can also reveal important information about health and longevity. How fast you can walk a mile in each decade of life says a lot about overall health, including how long you’ll live. Previous research has shown that faster walkers are more likely to live longer, regardless of weight, hitting speeds of about 3…
Europeans — and perhaps particularly, Brits — have “had a go” at Americans on social media over our reliance on ice water and A/C during the summer. Now, we’re watching them learn in real-time how intense the US heat can be at the World Cup. “We owe Americans an apology,” a UK creator posted after landing in Texas for the games. “The air is thick like soup and and even in the middle of the night it’s 29 degrees [84 degrees Fahrenheit]. Right now it’s 35 [95 degrees Fahrenheit] and you can barely breathe the air. Thank God Americans actually…
For millions of women, the sudden urge to polish off a pint of ice cream or demolish an entire bag of chips can feel impossible to explain. Now, new research suggests a widely used medication may be playing a bigger role than previously thought. A study published in JAMA found that women were significantly more likely to binge eat on certain days, and the trigger wasn’t stress, bad moods or other medications. Can’t stop snacking? The source of those cravings for carbs and high-fat foods may be tucked away in your purse. javiindy – stock.adobe.com Instead, researchers discovered a hormonal…