Pam Moore

If your motivation to exercise during the pandemic is as elusive as flour and antibacterial wipes, that’s not surprising — and you’re not alone. “It’s totally fine and totally normal to have your motivation wane,” says Steve Magness, a Houston-based running coach who has seen athletes at all levels lose initiative as the pandemic wears on. Here’s why you may be feeling this way and what you can do about it.
“One of the best things to keep people motivated is staying in a routine. You take tha...

If the idea of exercising for cardiovascular health makes you think of spin class, it’s time to shift that thinking. In addition to traditional “cardio” regimens such as biking, running and high-intensity interval training, there is another kind of workout that benefits your heart: strength training.
Although the primary benefits of strength training have been seen as musculoskeletal, and it has been especially recommended for older adults to maintain bone mass and prevent falls and injury, n...

For some, coronavirus recovery is fraught with long-term complications. They are known as “long-haulers” because of their constellation of lingering symptoms with no discernible pattern. Preliminary data suggests recovery typically takes about two weeks for mild Covid-19 cases and three to six weeks for severe or critical cases.

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For long-haulers, however, a negative coronavirus test doesn’t signal the start of...

Osteoid osteoma of the spine is a fancy term for a relatively simple condition. It’s a small, benign spinal tumor, and although it may cause pain--especially at night--it often responds well to over-the-counter pain relievers and may go away on its own. If your symptoms are unmanageable, however, multiple treatments are available.
Let’s break it down. Osteoid is a type of tissue that eventually becomes bone. Osteoma is a type of tumor that’s unique to bones.
According to Chris S. Helmstedter,...

Food Psych host Christy Harrison believes in focusing on the subjects that inspire you

hen Jack Rhysider started Darknet Diaries, he had a blog that got a few thousand hits per day, 3,000 Twitter followers, and a full-time job as a network security engineer. Now, nearly three years and over 70 episodes later, the podcast has been downloaded over 8 million times. The show, which tells “true stories of the dark side of the internet”—including disturbing tales of hacking, data breaches, and cybercrime— is now a full-time job and pays for a production team.

If you struggle to get a good night’s sleep you’re not alone. According to the CDC, 35 percent of adults are short on sleep. Not surprisingly, the stress of coronavirus isn’t helping. One of the top questions Parsley’s members have been asking over the past few months is, “Why am I waking up in the middle of the night?”
When interrupted sleep becomes a chronic problem, you don’t just feel fatigued during the day, you’re at increased risk for serious health conditions. According to Michael Zie...

If you’re struggling with a chronic pain in the butt, relief can be hard to find—especially if you have piriformis syndrome. The hallmark sign is hip and/or buttock pain on one side of the body along with low back pain that radiates down one or both legs.
The problem is, piriformis syndrome is often mistaken for sciatica. While both conditions interfere with sciatic nerve function, sciatica results from spinal dysfunction such as a herniated disc or spinal stenosis. Piriformis syndrome, on th...

“This is quiet time!” I yelled at my children, who are 6 and 8. As a 41-year-old mother of two in Boulder, Colo., I experience rage more often than I’d like, especially when I feel powerless. Coronavirus isn’t helping.
“We are being quiet, Mama,” countered my youngest.
“No, you’re not. You know how dad is downstairs in his office, working? I work, too. I have deadlines. Give me ONE HOUR. STOP SCREAMING,” I screamed.
Like parents all over the world, overnight I became my family’s teacher, kitc...

As with states, gyms’ own policies will vary. , with 152 fitness clubs across the United States, created a 400-plus page safety manual under the guidance of a physician who has served as a state epidemiologist, according to Life Time spokesperson Jason Thunstrom. Although Pennsylvania hasn’t yet allowed gyms to open, Dana Auriemma, the owner of in Philadelphia, is taking cues on how to proceed wherever they’re available — watching guidelines coming from the Centers for Disease Control and Pre...

If you have questions about what to expect during your back surgery recovery, you’re not alone. As back pain affects more Americans every year, people are increasingly turning to surgery for relief. From 2000 to 2007 the number of adults in the United States experiencing chronic back pain increased by 64 percent.
Meanwhile, between 1998 and 2008, the number of annual hospital discharges for lumbar fusions increased by 170.9 percent while the rate of laminectomies increased by 11.3 percent. Wh...

Forget about mimosas and flowers. This Mother’s Day, Olympic medalist and six-time U.S. outdoor track champion Alysia Montaño will be supporting mothers in a much bigger way. She and co-founder Molly Dickens announced the launch of &Mother on Wednesday, a non-profit helping mothers thrive at home and at work.
After calling out former sponsor Nike for their lack of maternity protections just one year ago in a New York Times op-ed, the 800-meters specialist expanded her role from athlete to inc...