How to Set Realistic Fitness Goals You’ll Actually Achieve, According to Top Trainers

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Exercise more even ranked among the top five resolutions for 2024, according to aYouGov.org pollof 1,000 people. Oleg Breslavstev/Getty Images And treading that fine line is key to success. Now, this doesnt mean that change isnt possibleit definitelyis. Tackling that much at once is essentially just a recipe for disaster....

January 3, 2019 · 3 min · 441 words · Rachael Villanueva

How to Make a Smoothie Without a Recipe

When I want asmoothie, it’s rare that I look up a recipe to make one. Instead, I follow a basic formula that’s worked for me time and time again. According to Lindsey Pine, M.S., R.D., owner ofTasty Balance Nutrition, I’m onto something. Yulia Reznikov/Getty Images And there are a ton of great ingredients that fit into all those categories. There is a specific ratio you should attempt to follow to guarantee that your smoothie is satisfying....

January 2, 2019 · 2 min · 226 words · Kimberly Tucker

Core Bodyweight Builder and Tabata Burnout Workout

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Day 9 of theNew Year’s Challenge, coming in hot! Catherine Servel Welcome to your first day with a Tabata burnout. If youre unfamiliar with what a Tabata workout is, youre in for a treat! Tabata, and other similar protocols of training, are sometimes calledhigh-intensity interval training(HIIT)....

December 30, 2018 · 2 min · 254 words · Sandra Weiss

Dumbbell Workout and AMRAP Push

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. You’ve made it! Catherine Servel Before we get to it, though, we just want to say how impressed we are. You’ve got one final pushand we think this one will definitely leave you sweaty. The final 10 minutes of this workout are anAMRAP. Katie Thompson/Morgan Johnson...

December 30, 2018 · 2 min · 218 words · Wendy Lee

Glutes and Lower-Body Burn Workout

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Todays workout includes a staggered stance deadlift, and were not gonna lieits a fairly technical move. Catherine Servel So lets break it down just a bit. Youre utilizing the same movement pattern and engaging many of the same muscles. (Go back to Day 1 for an explanation of a good morning, if you need it....

December 30, 2018 · 2 min · 232 words · Dustin Patton

Lower-Body Dumbbell Workout

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. If your motivation has started to waiver, that’s totally normalyou’re definitely not alone. Once the newness wears off, the work really sets in. If you’re really having ablehday, just do two circuits, for instance. Or ditch the weights and take it a little easier today....

December 30, 2018 · 2 min · 227 words · Kelly May

Model Mia Kang on How Becoming a Muay Thai Fighter Saved Her Life

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Mia Kang doesnt want to be categorized. HyperFocal: 0 Nor can she be. My health has suffered from this industry my whole life, she tells SELF. After losing weight in her early teens, Kang was encouraged to try modeling. HyperFocal: 0 She had immediate success....

December 30, 2018 · 2 min · 308 words · Lauren Reed

Squat and Plank Full-Body Workout

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Hey there, day 23 of theNew Year’s Challenge! Catherine Servel We’re getting so close to the finish line! Today’s full-body workout will challenge your muscles from head to toe. Engage your glutes as you sink into the lateral lunge and as you stand. Katie Thompson/Morgan Johnson...

December 30, 2018 · 2 min · 224 words · Darryl Smith

7 Wellness Experiences That Are Excellent Last-Minute Gift Ideas

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Easiest shopping trip ever. Urban Adventures It is truly an embarrassment of riches. Buy it:cloud9living.com; any amount you choose 2. The certificate can be used toward any tour of your choosing, from shopping to food to activity tours. Cloud9 Living But you do you....

December 21, 2018 · 1 min · 165 words · Kristi Stephens

These Are the Dirtiest Things in Your Home (Which You Should Clean Immediately)

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. When you think of the most germ-laden environments you could encounter, you might imagine somewhere like anairport bathroom. Mari Nelson/EyeEm/Getty Images But things in your home can also be germy hot spots you might want to consider cleaning more regularly. Germs are all over everything!...

December 21, 2018 · 2 min · 371 words · Steven Adams

12 Ways to Show Up for a Friend With Bipolar Disorder

But there are also a lot of myths and misconceptions about bipolar disorder. Judgment aboutmental healthcan be pervasive and harmful, and friends play an important role in providing support and kindness. A friend helps a friend be their best self. JGalione/Getty Images Dont equate your friend with their bipolar disorder. Your friend who has bipolar disorder isnottheir bipolar disorder. They are so much more than their diagnosis. They dont need that from friends, too....

December 20, 2018 · 4 min · 714 words · Cassandra Rice

What Exactly Is Altitude Sickness?

These conditions span a spectrum of severity. Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is the mildest and most common form of altitude sickness. National Library of Medicine. Arnold Media/Getty Images Signs of this condition usually only stick around for 12 to 48 hours, according to theCDC. Luckily, the mild symptoms involved with AMS are not usually a reason to worry. Another drug that may help is dexamethasone, theCDCsays, a corticosteroid that will rapidlydecrease the brain swellinginvolved here....

December 20, 2018 · 2 min · 378 words · Matthew Perez

Here's Everything You Need to Know About Anal Beads

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Youll find no shortage of explanatory pieces on the Internet when it comes to butt stuff. Megan Madden / Refinery29 for Getty Images There aresomany ways to explore the butt. Some people use fingers, while others prefer dildos or butt plugs. And, of course, people enjoy a mix of things....

December 19, 2018 · 4 min · 723 words · Timothy Garcia