Everyone has that one thing in their closet that they’re too nervous to wear outside of their room. You saw it in the store, calling out to you from the rack, and it fit just right and looked SO good when you tried it on. You imagined all the different ways you could style it […]
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5 Study Break Stretches to Help You Reboot
After hours of sitting scrunched up in front of your laptop, it’s likely that you’ll start to feel an ache here or there. Sitting for long periods of time could negatively impact your health, including straining the lower back. These five simple—and totally library appropriate—static stretches can help you relax, reboot, and ready yourself for […]
3 Signs the Stress is Getting to You
With midterms in full swing and work piling up on your desk, your stress level is likely increasing as well. School is stressful for most people and because it seems so common, we often dismiss it as a norm of being a college student. However, mental and emotional stress can impact the body in many different […]
Fitness Friday: 5 Ways Your Squats Are Ineffective
Squats—the magic exercise that will give you the Queen Bey booty we’ve all dreamed of. If you’re like me, you’ve probably tried every squat challenge and technique in the book. Squats are extremely efficient in lifting and enlarging the gluteal muscles, but are also extremely pointless and tedious if done incorrectly. So it’s time to […]
4 Ways Your Heels Are Secretly Sabotaging Your Body
Whether you consider yourself a high heel expert or absolutely need to be in flats on your nights out, we all know the struggle of walking in heels. Your favorite pair of pumps will definitely glam up your outfit, but they can also affect your body in some not-so-hot ways. Your Feet If you […]
Fitness Friday: Heat vs. Ice, A Guide to Aches and Injury Care
When it’s impossible to get out of bed because of all those pushups you did at the gym, it’s easy to head straight for the ice pack. A common misconception, applying ice to all injuries is overused and not always effective, and heating is often the way to go for certain injuries. But which ones? […]