The Best Books to Read While Social Distancing, According to Authors In the era of social distancing, many of us have found our world shrunk down to the size of our home. Given the circumstances, there’s never been a better, or more urgent,time to pick up a book. Within its pages, you can slip into another reality. For the price of a book, you…
Tone It Up’s Karena Dawn Shows How to Get a Toned Body Without Any Equipment You can’t open a social app thee days without seeing a virtual fitness tutorial, and most look like a great way to build muscle and get in a sweat at home. Problem is, not everyone has the fitness equipment many of the tutorials require. But…
Last week, after braving the barren shelves of grocery stores and concluding an unsuccessful quest for toilet paper, I burst through my apartment door a distraught and frazzled mess. As I washed my hands, I listened to a news podcast that reported two new demands for New Yorkers: don’t leave your home, and prepare for the worst. Just as the alarm bells…
AS WE HOPEFULLY SAY farewell to the winter blues, it’s time to focus on what can make us feel better this spring. As the winter months tail off, we’re all dealing with dry, dehydrated skin and fighting through or recovering from illnesses. Hydration is important year-round, but if it wasn’t something you were focusing on before, now is an excellent time…
We all worry and get upset from time to time. It’s a normal part of life, right? But what happens when that anxiety or anger takes over, and you can’t calm down? Being able to calm yourself in the moment is often easier said than done. That’s why having a few strategies you’re familiar with can help you when you’re…
Stress can hit hard, especially during these unprecedented times. Even if you’re meditating each morning and streaming Modo Yoga classes by night, the effects of the current climate can affect more than your mind; stress can also take a toll on your complexion. “Any type of stress can manifest in your skin, since it’s the largest organ in the body,” says New York…
10 Ways To Use Working Remotely Or Self-Quarantining As An Opportunity As we all face the reality of being unable to go to work, school or events or gather in normal ways due to the coronavirus pandemic, we can reframe our time at home as an opportunity to take stock and to tackle some projects we’ve put off. This perspective,…
Over the past few weeks, Americans’ everyday routines have been drastically altered by the spread of the new coronavirus, COVID-19. In the face of this global pandemic, we’ve all been asked to stay inside and limit in-person interactions. Yet it’s during these very moments that we may feel an even greater need to connect. For some, reading is a cure.…
Working out is often a great way to de-stress at the end of the day and a good way to keep your immune system in tip-top shape. But fears of contracting the new coronavirus disease, COVID-19, have many people on edge and avoiding places where they could contract the disease or spread the virus to other people. On that point, the…
After just reading all the news about the spread of the new coronavirus, it can be very hard to concentrate on your routine with someone coughing, sneezing, sniffling, and snorting around you. So, how worried do you need to be? Should you skip the gym? It’s a legitimate question, especially considering that the number of people in the U.S. affected by the…
