If you’re dealing with stress or anxiety, sometimes it seems like nothing can take the edge off, and sometimes it’s easy to comfort yourself with food. When you’re reaching for chips or ice cream as an outlet for your tense feelings, try this trick: eating foods that can actually help de-stress your brain. There are…
When I talked to running coach, ultramarathoner, and author of Shut Up and Run, Robin Arzon, she told us that she went through a devastating breakup the day before her first half marathon. It made us think of our own experiences dealing with heartbreak or hardship, and how fitness played a role in our healing.…
If you’ve never used a wall to do yoga, this is a perfect calming, beginner-friendly sequence. Do this 11-pose sequence to help you wake up in the morning, to wind down in the evening, after an intense workout (these are great stretches for your hips, lower back, and hamstrings), or if you’re new to yoga…
A lot of things changed when I moved to San Francisco. I was much colder. I bought my first real jacket. I tried Philz Coffee for the first time. I started a new job. And, out of nowhere, my stomach started ballooning arbitrarily throughout the week making me look three-to-six-months pregnant at any given moment,…
There’s no denying that this year’s presidential election has been unlike any other. Shocking recordings have surfaced, handshakes have been avoided, and accusations have flown. Regardless of political affiliation, the election has caused a serious amount of stress for Americans everywhere – 52 percent of us, to be more precise. A survey recently conducted by…
So many of us deal with anxiety, and we’re always looking for healthy ways to release the tension, stress, and inexplicable, unnamed feelings that come along with it. One of our favorite ways of self-healing is through exercise (because, of course). It’s scientifically proven that exercise helps your mental health, so why not relieve all…
As fitness editors, we write about how to live a healthier life every single day, but we’re still human beings – we get tired, work can be stressful, and sometimes we just want to eat an entire pizza (OK, that might be mostly me). But because fitness and healthy living is our passion, we’ve settled…
Bad day at work? Mad at your significant other? Going through a breakup? Too many sneakers to buy, not enough paydays? We feel ya. So many things can cause anger and negative stress, but why let it fester and take over your mood? Best way to get it out: punch stuff. No, seriously. Let’s work…
Had a bad day? You could cry it out, you could grab a spoon and a pint, or you could work it out. John Rowley, certified personal trainer, International Sports Science Association (ISSA) director of wellness, and founder of UX3 Nutrition, would suggest working out. John created this 12-move circuit workout for POPSUGAR Fitness to…
Every morning, Chloe Manlay wakes up at 6 a.m. In her role as retreat coordinator at Yemaya, a luxury lodge on a sliver of tropical paradise off the coast of Nicaragua, she looks after the guests who journey there to enjoy week-long yoga retreats. In between all the organizing, she often joins an afternoon yoga…
