Year: 2024

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How in the World Does Tennis Scoring Actually Work?

The term “all” refers to a tied score. For example, if both players have scored one point each, you’d announce that as “15-all.” If both players have scored three points each (so, 40-40), you use the term “deuce.” Keep in mind: The score is announced with the server’s score mentioned first. So, 30-15, for example, […]

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Stretch Your Shoulders and Hips Simultaneously With Cow Face Pose

Cow face pose (gomukhasana in Sanskrit) is a wonderful posture that opens the shoulders and stretches the glutes. If this seated pose asks more than your knees and hips can fully deliver, the upper-body portion of the pose is still an amazing stretch that can be practiced anywhere from a hot shower (the warm water helps […]

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Your Guide to the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics

Whether you’re a casual sports fan, a rabid must-watch-it-all viewer, or simply curious about what all the chatter is about, the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games is an event you’re definitely going to mark on your calendar. This historic international competition brings together the best of the best athletes from around the world for a […]

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Step Workouts Are Suddenly Cool Again—And the Benefits Go Way Beyond Cardio

What’s more, stepping is traditionally a pretty low-impact workout, which can be appealing to folks with certain knee or ankle issues. Even in high-energy, contemporary step classes, you can pretty easily keep things relatively gentle as long as you skip any jumps the choreography might include. “You’re able to get a very intense cardio workout […]

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Health Benefits of Adding Almonds into Daily Fitness Regime

Almonds are extremely versatile, as they can be consumed in any form – raw, soaked, peeled, or with the peel. Almonds, in any form, are nutritious and contribute to various health benefits such as weight management, controlling blood sugar, lowering bad cholesterol, and promoting skin health, among others. The nutritional profile and health benefits make […]

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7 Key Moments That Led Kamilla Cardoso to the WNBA

But she had a highly supportive team and staff during her four years at Hamilton Heights. The team competed at an elite high school level, and Hunt, along with Cardoso’s talented teammates and competitors, helped shape her into a well-rounded player. Cardoso could already fly down the court, and she developed the coordination to catch […]

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What Is a Runner’s High, and Is It Even Real?

Whether you’re a longtime runner or you’ve just recently taken up running for weight loss, you’ve probably heard of a legendary phenomenon called the “runner’s high.” Supposedly this feeling can make running not only enjoyable, but downright euphoric — at least temporarily. But if running still feels like a struggle to you, you may wonder […]

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Improve Lower Body Function With These 11 Gluteus Minimus Exercises

Whether you have lofty athletic goals like setting a marathon PR or want to be able to perform everyday, functional movements like climbing a flight of stairs efficiently and without pain, you need to work gluteus minimus exercises into your training plan. The gluteus minimus may be the smallest of the three major butt muscles, […]

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5 Reasons Your Muscles Shake During a Workout and How to Prevent It

If you’ve ever experienced “barre shake” while plié-ing or trembled during a plank, you might wonder why you shake when you work out. It’s actually pretty common to experience occasional shaky muscles during a workout, and there are several reasons why it might happen. Fatigue is often one of them, but the more contributing factors […]

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Is the Sugar In Fruit Just as Bad as Regular Sugar?

Fruits are called nature’s candy for a reason: They are our largest source of sugar in minimally processed whole foods. So when the low-carb diet gained popularity, fruit came under scrutiny by scrupulous dieters looking for a nutritional edge. We know fruit is a good source of valuable vitamins and minerals, but many people wonder: […]