Author: Richard C. Trotter
A spray tan is supposed to be easy. You show up, get undressed, stand in place, and leave with subtle polish. But it’s not like a drive-up car wash. You do need to do some prep before your spray tan (but it’s still easy, promise.) Knowing how to prepare your skin for a spray tan is the key to getting a smooth, long-lasting glow. If you have dry skin or ashy knees, the solution won’t apply evenly and will fade quickly as you inevitably shed those dead skin cells. Full-body skincare is the name of the game here—that means shaving,…
“Germaphobia” gets lobbed around perhaps more than any other phobia-related term—especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s used colloquially to justify various (often ordinary) germ-evading behaviors, from using hand sanitizer frequently to declining a sip from someone else’s beverage. For someone with true germaphobia (aka mysophobia, the fear of germs), it’s not so casual. “While it’s normal to be concerned about germs and practice good hygiene, germaphobia involves an overwhelming, often irrational fear that leads to significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning,” explains Evan Vida, PsyD, a postdoctoral fellow at the…
There’s a reason lunges are at the top of many trainers’ lists of favorite exercises. “Lunges are a functional exercise with a shifting base of support that improves core stability, balance, and leg strength,” says Kendall Wood, CPT, a certified personal trainer and Tonal coach. “Lunges also directly improve daily life, helping us to walk, climb, run, and bend down with ease.” But if doing lunges has ever caused you knee pain, you might not have to ditch the move altogether. Fear not, there are lunge variations that are gentler on your knee joints and provide additional strengthening benefits to…
With the Well+Good SHOP, our editors put their years of know-how to work in order to pick products (from skin care to self care and beyond) they’re betting you’ll love. While our editors independently select these products, making a purchase through our links may earn Well+Good a commission. Happy shopping! Explore the SHOP My college morning routine: Wake up at 10:15. Throw on a big tee shirt and running shorts. Brush my teeth. Sprint across campus to my 10:30 class and hope I’m not *too* late. Needless to say, things look a little different these days—and that old regimen isn’t…
On lazy days, placing a delivery order is a no-brainer—no dishes, no cooking, no problem. But when the hefty surcharges start to rack up, finding ways to get lunch on the table fast (without breaking the bank) is a must. That’s when I turn to some of my favorite food bloggers who have artfully crafted tons of plant-based, protein-rich lunch recipes—hello, walnut “chorizo” nachos and better-than-the-deli “tuna” salad—that require virtually zero prep work. Indeed, lazy lunch dreams really do come true. Ahead, a few of our favorite quick high-protein lunch recipes that give a whole new definition to the term…
If you’ve sat in your doctor’s waiting room for any length of time, you’ve likely come across medical brochures or posters with graphics detailing the warning signs of heart attack or stroke. Crushing chest pain, shortness of breath, dizziness, pain that spreads down your left arm, face, or side of your neck. All are fairly telltale signs of a medical emergency. What you may not know, though, is that your heart rate can undergo significant change during a heart attack. Depending on the person, it can ramp up or slow down. “Heart attacks will usually make your heart beat faster,”…
With the Well+Good SHOP, our editors put their years of know-how to work in order to pick products (from skin care to self care and beyond) they’re betting you’ll love. While our editors independently select these products, making a purchase through our links may earn Well+Good a commission. Happy shopping! Explore the SHOP At Well+Good, we’re all about healthy retail therapy because, let’s face it, a little pick-me-up is good for the soul. We’re not suggesting you try to shop away your problems, but a dash of self-care spending here and there? Absolutely, be it a small delight or a…
With the Well+Good SHOP, our editors put their years of know-how to work in order to pick products (from skin care to self care and beyond) they’re betting you’ll love. While our editors independently select these products, making a purchase through our links may earn Well+Good a commission. Happy shopping! Explore the SHOP Growing up, a humidifier was a clunky machine your mom pulled out when you had a stuffy nose or sore throat. It lived under the sink or boxed away in the linen closet, an over-complicated tangle of filters and buttons and wires our parents would break out…
If you’ve ever surveyed the back of a Greek yogurt container and seen italicized gibberish, like L. Bulgaricus, S. Thermophilus, and L. Acidophilus, you’ve encountered probiotics. Probiotics are technically defined by the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) as “live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host.” These little guys are kind of a big deal, linked to all kinds of benefits for your health and well-being. And you can find them in everything these days, from yogurts and teas to makeup and skin-care products to your traditional supplements. It’s enough…
With the Well+Good SHOP, our editors put their years of know-how to work in order to pick products (from skin care to self care and beyond) they’re betting you’ll love. While our editors independently select these products, making a purchase through our links may earn Well+Good a commission. Happy shopping! Explore the SHOP Every day, I get asked the same question: Where are your reading glasses from? And every day, I turn into a walking billboard for Peepers by PeeperSpecs, an online retailer that sells affordable and fun frames. Friends and family (even strangers on the street) are surprised when…