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Here’s the Right Way to Approach Your Gym Crush

You know, meeting people offline isn’t easy. Once you’re post-college, your options for finding true love IRL are limited. You can hang out at bars, wait for […]

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Women Want to Look Thin and Muscled, According to New Study

The fitness world has been saying it for a long time: Strong is the new sexy. And now, it would seem, a majority of women […]

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Scientists Just Found Another Reason You Can Blame Winter for Making You Fat

As far as excuses go for reason’s we, um, fill out a little during the winter, we’ve used them all: it’s too cold to exercise, the days are too […]

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Scientists May Have Cracked Why Smelling Your Boyfriend’s Shirt Feels So Soothing

We’ve all known for a long time that burying your face in your partner’s shirt and breathing in deeply can feel pretty soothing, but now […]

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Turns Out, Canola Oil May Not Be So Good For You After All

You would think that something that’s made of vegetables would get a free pass onto the “healthy” list. But even though canola oil — the […]

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A New Study Suggests Women Are “Naturally More Fit” Than Men

In the classic Amanda Bynes movie She’s the Man (raise your hand if this was the sleepover movie at your middle school), the coach turns down Bynes’ character’s request […]

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This Simple Gesture Could Be an Easy Way to Make Yourself More Likeable

What if I told you making yourself more likeable could be as easy as nodding your head “yes!”? Well I have some good news: That’s the conclusion […]

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How to Cut Back on the One Thing You’re Definitely Eating Too Much Of

Lately, nutritionists and dietitians have been telling us that we’re eating too much sugar — but what about the salty stuff? It’s not breaking news that we’re consuming too […]

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Want to Make a New Habit Stick? Do It at This Time Every Day, Study Says

I always tell myself that I am going to start writing down three things I’m grateful for every day, like I imagine Oprah and Tony […]

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The Unexpected Factor That Could Be Wreaking Havoc on Your Gut

If you’re anything like me, you’re constantly worrying about what you’re going to eat for your next meal, what bills you forgot to pay, if you […]

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New Study Finds Black Tea Could Have Weight-Loss Powers

Before you reach for your afternoon matcha latte pick-me-up, read this. New research from UCLA found that drinking black tea may aid in weight loss by […]

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The Problem With This Trendy Type of Workout, According to New Research

High-intensity interval training workouts have received high praise over the past few years — because isn’t the ideal workout one that requires just a little bit […]

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Why the Size of Your Breakfast Matters, According to New Research

There are a couple of questions that cross my mind nearly every day. The first is: I wonder if Kanye West and Jay Z have […]

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The Checkup: Sitting at Work Is Terrible for You, But So Is Doing This

• We’ve been told time and time again that sitting too much is terrible for us. But a new study shows that standing too much much at work also […]

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PSA: Bedbugs Are Really Into Your Dirty Laundry

Four years ago, I found myself sitting with my boyfriend, my dog and my two cats, huddled in my Saturn sedan in the parking lot of […]