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What the Odor of Your Pee Can Tell You About Your Health

Peeing is a pretty common occurrence in life. And by now you’re probably used to your pee looking and smelling a certain way. But what about when it smells a little . . . off? It can be easy to panic when you turn around to flush and suddenly are asking yourself, “Why does my pee smell like fish?” or, “Why does my pee smell sweet?” or even, “Why does my pee smell like popcorn?”…

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How to Start Working Out Again When You Haven’t Exercised in a While

As a trainer and 500hr E-RYT (experienced registered yoga teacher), I’m often asked by clients, loved ones, and social media followers how to start working out again after a long break, or how to start exercising in general if they’ve never been into fitness at all. The first tip I give anyone who asks these questions is to give themselves grace; life is hectic for all of us regardless of the time of year, especially…

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Simone Biles’s Difficulty Scores Help Explain Why She’s Practically Unbeatable

When it comes to elite gymnastics, the days of the famed “perfect 10” are long gone. Today, gymnastics is scored using a complex, two-pronged system, with one set of points awarded for the difficulty of a gymnast’s skills and another set awarded for how well those skills are executed. It’s the difficulty score that gets the most attention, particularly in the era of Simone Biles, whose routines are so technical — and her difficulty scores…

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What to Know About the Scoring in Gymnastics, Because Yeah, It’s Complicated

If you only watch gymnastics when there’s a major title on the line, you may not be well-versed in the scoring. While perfect 10s are still awarded in college gymnastics, on the elite level, they’ve been replaced with a more complex system that rewards risk as much as it does perfection. According to USA Gymnastics, under the current scoring system, there are two major components of a gymnast’s score: the difficulty score and the execution…

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Daily Practices to Improve Your Mental Health, According to Therapists

How can you improve your mental health when the world always seems to be falling apart? From daily responsibilities to global events, learning how to deal with stress and anxiety is necessary for anyone living in 2024. Still, it’s easy for mental health to fall to the wayside. It’s something that needs to be practiced, but it isn’t always easy when you feel so out of control. When you can’t change the life-altering events happening…

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How Is Olympic Surfing Actually Scored?

For the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, surfing is back and bigger than ever. Olympic favorites like Carissa Moore and Caroline Marks will be taking to the ocean once again, making for an exciting competition. That said, surfing is still pretty new to the Olympics (it was added to the lineup for the 2020 Games) — so it’s understandable if you need a refresher on how it’s scored. For context, this year’s surfing event is…

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How is Skateboarding Scored in the Olympics?

After the sport’s Olympics debut in Tokyo four years ago, skateboarding has returned for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. While you may know a few things about the event — such as how, similar to other outdoor sports like surfing, skateboarding is dependent on weather conditions (hence why it was initially postponed due to rain) — what you may not know is how skateboarding is scored. Fortunately, it’s not too tricky, even for newbies.…