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Healthy Fit Care: We’ve all been there: You twist your body awkwardly while doing a relatively benign task and suddenly—Ugh, my back hurts! Back pain is the worst because it makes everything else in your life that much more challenging, whether it be parenting, sitting at your desk at work, …

Healthy Fit Care: Barre changed my life. Literally changed my life! When I decided to get certified in barre I had no idea what life had in store for me. I had already fallen in love with barre as a student and was looking to broaden my expertise as a …

Healthy Fit Care: The numbers are all the proof you need that every woman should learn a few trusty self-defense moves. In 2015, 12 out of every 1,000 people in the U.S. became victims of a simple assault, according to the National Crime Victimization Survey. Three out of 1,000 suffered …

Healthy Fit Care: For three months, I sported 15 pairs of leggings around the city. Some tagged along to my favorite yoga studios for power vinyasa and heated hatha flows. Others were sidekicks for a bit more heavy weightlifting, running and hiking through my favorite local parks, traveling across the …

Healthy Fit Care: The rigor of a hike rewards us with fresh air, breathtaking views, and a reconnection with nature. But getting to know ourselves a little better might be the biggest payoff of all. As famed mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary once said, “It’s not the mountain we conquer, but …

Healthy Fit Care: Some of us endure more aches and pains than others, but muscle soreness is a fairly universal experience. Since muscle tissue covers the entire body, muscle soreness can be felt almost anywhere. From stiff shoulders to nagging IT bands, your soreness can paint a picture of what’s …

Healthy Fit Care: After working out all week, being active is the last thing you want to do on your coveted rest day. But truth be told, active recovery is actually better for you than passively vegging out on the couch all day with your most recent Netflix obsession. “Active …

Healthy Fit Care: I had just completed my first step class in quite some time when an unfamiliar but friendly face approached me. “Congrats!” she said cheerily. “It’s so exciting to be starting a new healthy lifestyle.” The thing was, I wasn’t starting anything. I had been coming to this …

Healthy Fit Care: If you’re new to the fitness world, you may have noticed some unfamiliar terms popping up on the fliers on the bulletin board at your local gym. Maybe you’ve seen a mention of the violent-sounding HIIT or guessed at which syllable gets the inflection in Tabata. While …

Healthy Fit Care: While today’s top athleisure brands debut beautiful new legging styles on the regular, the bottom line is that many of us can’t justify spending the equivalent of a week’s worth of groceries on a pair of stretchy black pants. When on the hunt for wallet-friendly leggings, the …