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Watching animals practice self-care is the *ultimate* version of self-care

Whenever I see an animal do something cute—e.g. exist—you can count on me to take hundreds of pictures. Be they yawning, paw-shaking, or snoozing, I’m ooh-ing and aah-ing and snapping away. I’m not the...

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The first rule of the healthy-eating movement #FoodFreedom: There are no rules

Guzzle cold brew or sip matcha. Sleep in or sweat before dawn. Stay full bush or go bare down there. Every day you make a bunch of choices, but one action should be a given: eating what you want and...

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Banded jump rope is the most *extra* exercise to sculpt your glutes

Jumping rope is one of the best ways to get in some cardio (and totally nostalgic of all those years on the playground when you had no idea you were exercising during recess). Because the accessory is...

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Sofa yoga flows prove your couch is the only asana prop you need

Sure, traditional yoga props like blocks, straps, and blankets can upgrade any asana-lover’s time on the mat. Ask most downward dog devotees though, and you’ll learn that they don’t discriminate...

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Yogis, you can turn your cat cows into a quick core workout with these 3...

I’m about to put in writing (on the internet no less!) what may be an incredibly unpopular opinion coming from a yogi: I really, really dislike cat-cow pose. Yes, I’m aware that the asana—which is...

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Torch every muscle with Kirsty Godso’s 5-move, full-body workout

Even if you walk through the doors of your gym with a pep in your step and a pair of kicks fresh enough to turn (sneaker)heads, one glance around the room might spark a bout of workout-move amnesia....

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Rachel Brathen answers every vegan’s least-favorite question: “How do you get...

Anyone who’s ever taken a vegan diet for a test drive knows there’s no shortage of invasive speculation that comes with the all-veg lifestyle. But one FAQ tends to get tossed out way more than salad...

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Strengthen *every* muscle you need to nail your handstand with this chair...

When you scroll through Instagram’s infinite number of impressive handstand vids, what you don’t see is all the strengthening work and practice that leads up to actually going upside down. But this...

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Try the mini ballet barre series that even made Jennifer Garner sore

The popularity of barre-style workouts aren’t dying down anytime soon. Pippa Middleton loved doing them throughout her pregnancy, Martha Hunt is using them as part of her “Operation J.Lo Booty”...

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15 easy tweaks to help you achieve enviable desk posture

Spending eight-plus hours a day staring at a screen is basically a one-way ticket to bad posture (as well as the back pain that comes along with it). And yet, for most (read: all??) of us, the...

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Need a quick, kick-ass workout? Use this video of Anna Victoria’s total-body...

Sometimes you’re just craving a truly kick-ass, leave-you-panting workout session—but you might not happen to be near a gym or boutique studio filled with kettlebells and stair climbers. (Maybe you’re...

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Jessica Alba’s go-to hearty pasta recipe uses zoodles in a genius way

When spiralized veggies first graced the Pinterest-board airwaves and shelves of the freezer aisle, they basically changed pasta-lovers’ lives forever; no longer was the carb-heavy dish reserved for...

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Those bra-strap headbands from the ’90s are back and more fit-glam than ever

Running isn’t exactly the most, shall we say, glamorous of sports. (Exhibit A: mid-race nose bleeds. Exhibit B: chafing.) So fueled by the mission of adding a swanky accent to speed shorts and...

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The straight-up #goals reason Jennifer Garner’s Instagram feed is full of...

Remember the scene from 13 Going on 30 when Jennifer Garner’s quirky character Jenna Rink transforms a work party from a dud to a rager with just a little help from Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”? Well,...

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This vegan (and super creamy!) pasta recipe is the perfect 10-minute...

The next time you get home feeling way too exhausted to cook, drop the takeout menu. There’s a ridiculously creamy dairy-free pasta dish you can whip together in minutes with hardly any effort...

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Why hitting the “unfollow” button is a legit act of self-care

Raise your hand if you’ve ever felt personally victimized by an Instagram post. (I’m willing to guess that a solid majority of us metaphorically have our hands high up in the air right now, regardless...

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This new year, get back to basics by creating your own definition of self care

Does this scenario sound familiar? You schedule a full day that includes a workout, a vampire facial (or, like, a less extreme facial), a salt bath, and a handful of other appointments in the name of...

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Kayla Itsines is pregnant! Here’s how she’s changing up her workout

Fitness superstar Kayla Itsines will be putting her signature burpee-heavy routines on the back-burner—at least for now. After officially announcing that she’s 20 weeks pregnant in a series of...

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The 20 veggie challenge makes “eating the rainbow” look like child’s play

If you always return from your Sunday grocery store outing with the the same three vegetables in tow, er, tote, I get it: You have your meal-prepping game down to a science. (And I too want to find a...

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If you take one thing into 2019, make it Elizabeth Gilbert’s call to stop...

There’s a clichéd (but 100 percent true) meme circulating on the internet that goes: “If speaking kindly to plants helps them grow, imagine what speaking kindly to humans can do.” Actually putting the...

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All these celeb #10YearChallenge pics are missing something I saw in my...

As someone who struggled with acne and perioral dermatitis for much of my adult life, I’ve never had much headspace to think about aging. While my friends entered their 30s with standing Botox...

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The Instagram feed that serves up killer workouts you’ll actually want to do

If you ever feel a tad overwhelmed by sheer number of Instagram fitness accounts, let us help you out. We’ve found the most uniquely curated corner of the workout universe—where fitspo meets fun....

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Why body-inclusivity hero Dana Falsetti is over Instagram

As a leading voice in the body-inclusivity movement, yoga teacher Dana Falsetti’s @nolatrees posts have been a must-read among the healthy-living Instagram world for years. But not anymore. And it’s...

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5 pieces of stellar career advice I learned from a cartoon Instagram account

When people say they’re “building a career,” they’re only kind of speaking figuratively. Whether it’s shimmying up the corporate ladder or paving an entrepreneurial path, the work that goes into...

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What “eating the rainbow” actually does for your body, color by color

When you sit down to enjoy a leafy-green salad, do you know specifically what each of the vividly hued fruits and veggies in the bowl are doing for your body? I know I don’t. The #eattherainbow...

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Ella Mills of “Deliciously Ella” is shifting all her wellness habits during...

“We are loving watching my belly start to grow, I am totally fascinated and in awe of my body right now and talk about it 24/7,” wrote Ella Mills, founder of plant-based food company Deliciously Ella,...

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You can use Trader Joe’s Chunky Salsa (yes, salsa) to make the easiest vegan...

You know a recipe is damn good when you return to it more than once. We live in the era of Pinterest, where a few clicks of the keyboard reveals approximately 100 billion recipes for cauliflower...

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The little-known Instagram tweak that’s basically a double-tap for your...

In a definitive ranking of habits that most benefit my mental health, scrolling through Instagram would come in dead last. I can’t recall a time I actually felt joy post-appsturbation, and yet, the...

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Ariana Grande’s brain scan shows her PTSD—but we shouldn’t need to see it to...

Ariana Grande is constantly surpassing her own boundaries. She breaks her own records in the music industry, yes, but her triumph is set to the tune of a cultural consciousness. Last summer, the singer...

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How to get the perfect photo without asking a million strangers for help

I’m fresh off a trip to Universal Studios in Orlando, and though I drank two butterbeers at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and loved The Simpsons Ride, my biggest takeaway is this: People need...

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