4 Reasons Your Hamstrings May Feel Tight
Anyone who’s ever run or played sports is probably familiar with the feeling of tight hamstrings — an unpleasant, sometimes painful tension in the back of the legs. However, the phrase...
Lauren Bedosky
About the Author
Lauren is a freelance fitness writer who specializes in covering running and strength training topics. She writes for a variety of national publications, including Men’s Health, Runner’s World, SHAPE and Women’s Running. She lives in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, with her husband and their three dogs.
4 Best Practices to Protect Joints and Ligaments
As the links that connect your bones together, joints and ligaments must stay strong and healthy. Repetitive stress, sudden injury, chronic health conditions and even lack of exercise can...
From AMRAP to RPE: Workout Acronyms to Know
With so many acronyms being thrown around all the time, talking about fitness can be like learning a secret code. However, once you’ve cracked the most common ciphers, you’ll be able to...
17 Free Ways to Practice Self-Care
It’s easy to let your days become never-ending to-do lists. “Though nature gives us many cues to rest and take care, our modern society does not,” says Sarah Kucera, DC, a registered yoga...
5 Bedtime Habits to Help You Sleep Better
Good, quality sleep is truly nature’s best medicine. Not only does sleeping soundly help you feel your best in the short-term (we’re all more focused and energized after a good night’s sleep),...