Health Fitness

Photo: Twenty20 “Life is great. Cheese makes it better.” That’s what Avery Aames wrote in her book The Long Quiche Goodbye. Unfortunately for folks like Aames, the feta fans, burrata backers and gorgonzola groupies, cheese is often demonized for its high-fat content and possible addictive qualities. But nutrition experts say …

Photo: Ryan Kelly (left); Becca Pace (right) If you thought being a group fitness instructor looked easy, prepare yourself. On any given day, Becca Pace, head trainer for Daily Burn’s Barre Harmony program, could be teaching up to six classes at different locations! “The class styles that I specialize in require …

Photo: Pond5 Machines tend to get a bad rap on the gym floor — demonized as non-functional, even dangerous, according to some fitness pros. Still, they’re not necessarily just a bunch of dead weight. Exercise machines can be helpful for beginners who want to start building strength but don’t necessarily …

Photo: Twenty20 You may have mastered meal prep and have a slew of go-to recipes featuring your washed, peeled, chopped and neatly stored fruits and veggies. But as you’re slicing and dicing to get to the “meat” of your produce, you’re forgetting a few tasty parts: roots, sprigs and rinds. …

Photo: Pond5 If you’ve been to a health food store lately, you may have noticed a product called liquid aminos gracing the shelves. Jim White, RDN, a spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, says that liquid aminos come in pour or spray bottles and contain naturally-occurring essential and non-essential …

Blue majik — the blue-green algae extract that’s derived from spirulina — has shaken the health world with a new wave of Instagram-able foods. The ingredient is featured in everything from juices and tonics to mermaid toast (a cashew cheese and blue majik spread) and unicorn lattes (a mix of …

Photo: Twenty20 You already know how important hydration is, but what you might not know is that there are drinks out there that can dehydrate you. It turns out not all liquids are created equal when it comes to getting quenched. Find out how caffeinated beverages, like coffee, alcohol and …

Photo: Pond5 By now, you’ve probably figured out that men’s and women’s bodies don’t work quite the same way. Get your mind out of the gutter. We’re talking about the weight room, here. Men and women have huge differences in their body compositions, joint alignments and connective tissues, all of …

Blue majik — the blue-green algae extract that’s derived from spirulina — has shaken the health world with a new wave of Instagram-able foods. The ingredient is featured in everything from juices and tonics to mermaid toast (a cashew cheese and blue majik spread) and unicorn lattes (a mix of …

Photo: Twenty20 If you’ve ever passed up the elliptical for free weights, you need no introduction to the growing squad of strong AF ladies out there. And with campaigns like “Run Like a Girl” and “My Beauty, My Say,” the idea of mainstream beauty has evolved to include images of …