Here is the latest Fitness News from Glamour Magazine.
The Three Moves Gabrielle Reece Swears By to Tone and Relieve Stress Gabrielle Reece knows a thing or two about staying in shape. After all, the professional volleyball player and fitness expert has made a living out of staying fit, which is why she’s all the more excited to host NBC’s newest fitness competition, Strong.
Bacterial Vaginosis—What Every Girl Should Know About BV One woman opens up about her struggle with bacterial vaginosis.
This Is What a Panic Attack Looks Like A British woman is grabbing attention on Facebook after posting photos of herself before and after having a panic attack.
New Jersey Is Working on a Bill That Will Allow Women to Take Pot for Menstrual Cramps Here’s a solution to PMS that you may not have thought of: New legislation just proposed in New Jersey could add menstrual cramps to the list of conditions legally treatable with medical marijuana.
A Mocha a Day Won’t Actually Give You Diabetes Is regularly having a mocha really going to increase your diabetes risk? Not if you’re smart about it.
Embarrassing Questions About Your Body, Answered As women, our bodies do lots of crazy things, some of which may have us wondering, “Is that normal?”
This Is the One Case When Money Might Buy Happiness Turns out, money might actually buy you happiness. But only in some cases … .
How Rude: This Starbucks Customer Received an Insulting Message on His Coffee Cup How Rude: This Starbucks Customer Received an Insulting Message on His Coffee Cup
Women in California Can Now Get Birth Control Without a Prescription Women in California Can Now Get Birth Control Without a Prescription
This Is Exactly How Many Calories You Burn During Sex We know you’ve always wondered, so we talked to an expert. Here are how many calories you burn during sex.
Why You Poop During Your Period Ever wondered why you poop during your period? Experts weigh in.
Should You Work Out When You’re Sick? We get experts to weigh in once and for all: Should you work out when you’re sick?
This Is When Zika Virus May Show Up Near You As the warmer months approach, Aedes aegypti mosquitoes—which can transmit the Zika virus that is spreading at an alarming clip through Latin America and the Caribbean—are expected to be hopping the border in larger numbers and making their way across much of the United States, according to a new study. The research, which is based on a specialized computer model, and was led by experts at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), projects that during peak summer months, Zika virus outbreaks could occur in U.S. cities as far north as New York City, across the southern portion of the country, and as far west as Phoenix and Los Angeles. Cities at the highest risk include Orlando and Miami, as well as New Orleans and Charleston, S.C. Here’s a time-lapse GIF created from the data to show when experts expect Zika to show up (red areas are the highest risk, orange is a moderate risk, and yellow is a low risk): Before you freak out, know this: The analysis doesn’t indicate that mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus are sure to invade your town. Rather, “we’re really looking at the seasonality of the Aedes aegypti mosquito to anticipate where it might
Is Eating 10 Bananas a Day Healthy? Fitness blogger and Instagram star Loni Jane Anthony raised eyebrows during her first pregnancy when she continued to follow her strict, low-fat vegan diet. Now, she’s pregnant again and says she plans to do the same thing—including her penchant for eating at least 10 bananas a day. Baby shower weekend in Byron ??? \#35weekspregnant A photo posted by FEEL THE LEAN? (@lonijane) on Mar 11, 2016 at 1:21pm PST Anthony follows Douglas Graham’s 80/10/10 diet, which is a low-fat diet based on eating whole, fresh, uncooked fruits and vegetables. The diet is 80 percent carbs (mostly from fruits and vegetables), 10 percent fat, and 10 percent protein, and very fruit-heavy—and Anthony once credited it for “saving her life.” Meals for her include a big smoothie with at least five bananas, followed by oranges. She’s also a big fan of “mono meals,” in which she’ll eat one type of fruit (like five or six mangoes). Dinner may be a big salad with tahini dressing. Market treasures ? A photo posted by FEEL THE LEAN? (@lonijane) on Mar 2, 2016 at 5:17pm PST But…is that healthy? Experts aren’t convinced. “This is an unbalanced diet and very low in protein and fat,” says
Why Some People Check (and Recheck) Their Phones All the Time We all have that friend: Her phone seems to be surgically attached to her hand and she constantly checks it, even when it doesn’t beep. It’s an annoying habit (and kind of insulting), but it may not entirely be her fault: New research has found it just may be a by-product of her personality. The study, published in the journal Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, found that once some people start checking their phones, they can’t stop. For the study, researchers asked college students to answer a series of questionnaires and undergo cognitive tests on their phone use—how much time they spent on their phones for social media, how often they posted status updates, and how often they check their phones in general. They also tested participants on their ability to delay gratification, giving them tests that allowed them to choose between receiving a smaller sum of money right away or more at a later time. In addition, the participants were asked to do tasks that assessed their impulse control and their tendency to pursue rewards. What they discovered isn’t super shocking: People who constantly check their phones aren’t so great at delaying gratification. But researchers also found that once
Walking Burns More Calories Than You Thought If you’d rather go for a stroll than hit the gym, here’s some good news: Walking burns more calories than was previously thought. Researchers from Southern Methodist University have developed a new, more accurate way of calculating energy expenditure, and it finds that you burn more calories by walking than the current leading standards. The previously used formulas, known as the ACSM and Pandolf equations, were developed 40 years ago using only average-height adult males, so they had limited application to other demographics. The Pandolf equation in particular was developed using just six American soldiers. The new equation takes into account each individual’s height, speed, and resting metabolism and can also apply to smaller people, who burn more calories by walking. The only limitation is that it only works on flat surfaces. According to this model, 97 percent of the values found by the previous equations are underestimates. For example, the old equations would predict that a woman who is 5’4″ and 140 pounds would burn 74 calories after walking a mile, according to Peter Weyand, a Southern Methodist University professor who co-authored the study. In reality, he says, it’s more like 90\. This means that if you use
This Ultramarathoner’s Attitude Toward Working Out Is Everything Next time you struggle to fit a workout in between work, life, and just not feeling like it, keep this in mind: Rory Bosio has the same challenges—and she runs ultramarathons. Bosio, 31, regularly runs races that range in distance from 50 to 100 miles. For training, she runs up to 95 miles a week—and she still works as a pediatric ICU nurse. She also stars in season three of Esquire Network’s adventure series Boundless, along with other extreme athletes. But Bosio isn’t out tracking her every move with a FitBit—in fact, she doesn’t really track her workouts at all. And she says her relaxed approach to training seems to work in her favor. “At one point, I was on a strict training plan and found that, after a while, it felt like a chore,” she says. “Now, I go out and run however far I feel like. I don’t wear a watch and I never write things down.” On days when she doesn’t have to work, Bosio says she’ll run three to five hours (yup, hours) in the morning, come home and relax, and then do some other form of exercise in the afternoon. On days when she
Scientists: Just Smelling Alcohol Lowers Your Inhibitions When you meet your friends at a bar, you could experience some of the effects of the cocktails around you without purchasing anything, according to an unusual new study in the journal Psychopharmacology. For the study, researchers had participants carry out a task on a computer while wearing masks laced with the scent of either alcohol or a nonalcoholic citrus solution. The tasks were pretty simple: Participants had to press a button whenever they saw either the letter K or a beer bottle on the screen. It sounds hard to mess up, but those who wore the alcohol-laced masks were more likely to press the button when they weren’t supposed to, a sign of poor impulse control—which is, of course, one of alcohol’s biggest effects. “Just the smell of alcohol was making it harder for participants to control their behavior,” said lead author Rebecca Monk, senior lecturer in Psychology at Edge Hill University, in a press release. While it’s kind of funny to think that you could act a little drunk without drinking a thing, there might be more serious repercussions: The authors concluded that this response might drive people to consume more alcohol because their inhibitions (and therefore
Why To-Do Lists Are Stressing Out Young Women, and How to Manage That Pressure Your to-do list—the very thing you use to get on top of it all—may be to blame. Help is here! A few givens in life: Water is wet, the sky is blue, and if you are a living, breathing woman in 2016, you’re dealing with some level of stress. According to an American Psychological Association (APA) report, 43 percent of women say they’re more stressed out than they were five years earlier, and nearly 25 percent describe their stress as “extreme.” Women under age 33 report the highest levels of agita of any generation, with those 33 to 46 close behind. You can probably guess the reasons behind the young-and-anxious phenomenon: In your twenties and thirties, you’re struggling to establish your career, relationships, and finances—all grade-A stress boosters. But we also live in a culture that values busyness: “I’d say at least half of a woman’s overall stress is directly tied to her to-do list, both the sheer number of things she has to accomplish and the actual list itself,” says Nancy Molitor, Ph.D., an assistant professor of clinical psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. One problem hiding in our lists: Call it the “ping-pong”
How Often Should You Shower, Really? If you’re like most people, you probably shower every day or, at least, every other day. But a growing number of people are rejecting the idea that you should lather up regularly, arguing that it’s actually better for our skin to be a little dirty. Kayleen Schaefer is one of them, writing in Tuesday’s Lenny newsletter that it all started when she decided to try co-washing (cleansing conditioner that you use instead of shampoo). It made her hair look great, so she eventually stepped up her game, using a shower-free spray that promises to replenish “good” bacteria on your skin that’s stripped by the bathing process, instead of sudsing up with soap. “After a week, my body felt as soft and smooth as it does on the best summer nights, and I swear I didn’t stink,” she wrote. There are a growing number of products on the market that let you stretch time between showers—cleansing and deodorant wipes, shower-free shampoos, and hair fragrances. These naturally beg the question…how often should we be showering, anyway? According to dermatologist David E. Bank, M.D., director of the Center for Dermatology in Mount Kisco, New York, it varies from person to person. “Depending
Stephanie Rothstein Bruce’s Diastasis Recti?What Is It, Exactly? Stephanie Rothstein Bruce is a professional runner and Olympic hopeful who documents her training on Instagram. But lately Bruce is attracting attention online not just for her ability to run really fast but for her proud photos of her postbaby body. Bruce gave birth to two babies within 15 months of each other, leaving her stomach covered in stretch marks that she happily shows off online. Her point: Even elite athletes experience postpartum body changes. A photo posted by Stephanie Rothstein Bruce (@stephrothstein) on Feb 17, 2016 at 5:51pm PST “The strength and stability is coming back steadily but the appearance of abs and stretch marks remains the same,” she captioned one close-up of her stomach. “The not so glamorous part of getting strong post baby.” In another, Bruce demonstrates how she can stick three fingers between her abdominal walls. “It’s not about ascetics it’s about functionality,” she wrote. “Here you go for those who have been curious and asked about my diastasis recti: ‘My abs are separated contemplating divorce.'” A photo posted by Stephanie Rothstein Bruce (@stephrothstein) on Nov 12, 2015 at 4:16pm PST But…what is diastasis recti, exactly? It’s the separation of your right and left rectus abdominis
Blondes Aren’t Dumb, Science Proves Once and for All We’re all familiar with the stereotype of the dumb blonde perpetuated in movies like Legally Blonde and Clueless. And while few people would probably claim it’s statistically true that blondes have lower IQs, research has shown that we do subconsciously judge blonde women as being less intelligent. So, scientists decided to put the baseless stereotype to the test. In a new study, researchers found that women with blond hair actually have slightly higher IQs than the rest of the population. The study, published in Economics Bulletin, compared people with different hair colors’ results from a 1980 Armed Forces Qualification Test, which measures reading comprehension and mathematical reasoning. The average IQs were 103.2 for blondes, 102.7 for brunettes, 101.2 for redheads, and 100.5 for women with black hair. These differences are small and aren’t statistically significant, but the fact that blonde women came out on top does shoot to hell the notion that they’re at the bottom rung of the intelligence ladder. “I don’t think you can say with certainty that blondes are smarter than others, but you can definitely say they are not any dumber,” says Jay Zagorsky, an Ohio State University professor who authored the study, in a
The Majority of Americans Are Unhealthy, Scientists Say Here’s something that will not shock you: Scientists say the four basic behaviors that constitute a “healthy lifestyle” are a good diet, moderate exercise, a recommend body fat percentage, and not smoking. Check these four boxes and you’re protecting yourself against heart disease, cancer, and type 2 diabetes, and setting yourself up for many healthy years. So here’s the shocking part: A mere 2.7 percent of U.S. adults make the grade on all four measures, according to a new study from researchers at Oregon State. That’s right: If you’re like 97.3 percent of the population, you’re not as healthy as you think. Even the researchers were shocked with the dismal results. “The behavior standards we were measuring for were pretty reasonable, not super high,” senior author Ellen Smit said in a statement. “We weren’t looking for marathon runners.” How did so few people make the cut? Smit and her team drew data on 4,745 people, tracking their activity with an accelerometer, measuring their body fat with sophisticated X-ray technology, watching their diet, and confirming their smoking status with blood tests. (This is important because many studies rely on self-reporting—and, duh, people fudge the truth about their habits.) The exercise
Is It Healthier to Follow a Raw Food Diet? With the backing of celebrities like Gisele Bundchen, Amanda Seyfried, and a slew of fitness bloggers, it’s hard not to wonder if the raw food diet is something worth looking into. Not familiar with the concept? The gist is that in order to preserve all the nutrients in your food, you shouldn’t heat it above 118 degrees. But how true is this concept, and is the effort of going on a raw food diet worth its benefits? According to celebrity dietitian Isabel Smith, R.D., the raw food trend may be more of a passing craze than a nutritional necessity. “Although much attention has been on raw diets and their benefit, research is finding the benefit to cooked vegetables when it comes to nutrient availability too,” she says. “There is no ‘one size fits all’ when it comes to raw food versus cooked food in terms of health and nutrition,” agrees dietitian Tali Pines, R.D. “Some foods are healthier when eaten raw, while others have nutrients that are enhanced through the cooking process.” Whether you should eat your vegetables raw or cooked, for example, depends what nutrients you need. Vitamin C, fiber, folate (found in beets), and myrosinase (found in
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