insert_link Health & Wellness One of the biggest fitness trends to look for in 2021: A Hybrid of Digital and In-Person Workouts Due to the pandemic, in 2020, digital workouts exploded in popularity. In 2021, Digital workouts will remain popular because of their convenience, but that doesn’t mean in-person classes have become obsolete. A survey found that 92% of professionals hope to return to fitness studios and gyms in 2021, with 40% planning to return exclusively to in-studio workouts when they feel safe to do so. “The past year has shown us […] todayJanuary 6, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness In 2021, There will be a New Focus on Restorative Fitness Self-care and mental health have been trends on the rise in the wellness space for the past few years. But the sky-high stress levels of 2020 have led to an even bigger uptick in fitness for the sake of our mental and emotional health. Restorative fitness genres — Yoga, Pilates and Barre — took the majority of the slots in the top five most popular digital workouts this year (and […] todayJanuary 5, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness This year, the Lunchtime Workout is BACK This year has changed the way our lives look in many (or, most) ways. And our fitness routine is one area where we have seen some significant shifts. Being confined to our houses over the past nine months has provided many people the flexibility to recommit to a fitness routine (or cling to one for an ounce of sanity in a world where we now live where we also work). […] todayJanuary 4, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness The CDC says the top global health story of 2020 was… Mosquitoes? Like they do every December, websites across the internet are rounding up their best posts and stories from the year. That includes the website for the Center for Global Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which highlighted its top five stories for 2020. And coming in at the number one spot, the health agency picked... mosquitoes. Specifically, it picked its recognition of World Mosquito Day, where the […] todayDecember 30, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Should pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine? An Immunologist Weighs In. Immunologist William Petri, Professor of Medicine at the University of Virginia recently published an article in The Conversation, a nonprofit news site dedicated to sharing information from academic experts, answering this question, and others, regarding whether or not it is safe for pregnant women to get the Covid-19 vaccine. Here’s what he said: "I am a professor of infectious diseases at the University of Virginia, where I care for patients […] todayDecember 29, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness US initiates requirement of Negative Coronavirus Test from UK Travelers Anyone flying into the United States from the United Kingdom will have to test negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours before their flight, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced last Thursday. The agency cited concerns over a new variant of the coronavirus as the reason for the rule, which goes into effect Monday. The coronavirus, like all viruses, has regularly mutated as it has spread through the population. […] todayDecember 28, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness White House virus expert Dr. Deborah Birx quits over her Thanksgiving Holiday travel A top public health official on the White House coronavirus task force has said she will retire after it emerged she hosted a holiday gathering. Dr. Deborah Birx, 64, cited the criticism she had faced for a family get-together over Thanksgiving in Delaware in her decision to step aside. "This experience has been a bit overwhelming," she said. "It's been very difficult on my family." A world-renowned Aids researcher, she […] todayDecember 24, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness COVID baby boom? No, 2020 triggered a baby bust – and that will have lasting impacts Early in the pandemic, there were jokes about quarantines prompting a baby boom, but roughly nine months since COVID-19 triggered a national emergency in the U.S., experts are reporting a baby bust. Whether social distancing urged romantic partners to meet less, or financial strain and child care uncertainty caused families to hit pause on having kids, the coronavirus pandemic has led to a decline in both planned and unplanned pregnancies, experts […] todayDecember 23, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Sophie Turner says if she wore a mask during childbirth, ‘you can wear a mask at Walmart’ Sophie Turner has a no-excuses policy for face masks: She even wore one during childbirth. The Game of Thrones star revealed as much in a Wednesday Instagram Story. “If I can wear a mask while I give birth, you can wear a mask at Walmart,” she said. Turner, 24, welcomed daughter Willa in July with husband Joe Jonas, 31, after spending much of her pregnancy in quarantine and promoting health […] todayDecember 22, 2020
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