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How Eat-Stop-Eat Works, and the Pros and Cons to Know

Eat-Stop-Eat recommends fasting for 24 hours once or twice a week. Image Credit: istetiana/Moment/GettyImages Weight-loss guru Brad Pilon based his “Eat Stop Eat” plan on the theory of intermittent fasting, which focuses on when you eat rather than calories or restricting certain foods. Advertisement Pilon’s plan involves fasting up to twice a week, and it does not require you to give up any specific food group. This type of regimen does have drawbacks, though, and…

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Olympic Diving Is Even More Impressive When You Learn How Deep the Pool Is

As a former competitive swimmer, I live for the Summer Olympics. While I could probably recite the medal counts of icons Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, and Katie Ledecky backwards and forwards, diving has always been the event that takes my breath away. The accuracy, consistency, grace, and skill that goes into Olympic diving is truly next level. Whether you’re a diving fan like me, or just watching the Paris Olympics for fun, you may have…

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The USWNT Is No Stranger to Olympic Medals. Here’s How Many They’ve Won So Far.

After a surprisingly early elimination at the 2023 Women’s World Cup, the US women’s national soccer team (USWNT) came to the Paris Olympics with their eye on redemption. And so far, that goal looks like it’s within reach, with the women’s soccer team demonstrating what coach Emma Hayes referred to as a “high-level game,” per USAToday. Of course, the USWNT has another goal too — the same goal as everyone who’s at the Olympics: to…

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Olympic Swimmers Wear Coats Before a Race For One Very Good Reason

In Paris this year, the Olympic swimmers have been making some serious noise during the competition. But one question that keeps surfacing has little to do with the technical details of their swim strokes. Instead, people are wondering why Olympic swimmers have been spotted wearing jackets before their competitions — ranging from medium-weight zip-ups to full-on winter puffers. The Olympic swimmers aren’t wearing jackets because they want to take full advantage of their Olympic kits.…

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Ilona Maher’s Olympic TikTok Content Includes Fit Checks and Cardboard Beds

It’s Season 2 of Ilona Maher’s viral Olympic TikToks, and this batch of videos is even better than the last. The Team USA rugby player began making Olympic content back in 2021, offering followers an inside look at the Tokyo Olympic Village. Her account gained traction after posting some especially relatable videos thirsting after her fellow athletes (turns out, she’s just as captivated by some of the NBA players as we are). Since then, she’s…

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Meet the Black Women Cyclists Who Take Over NYC Once a Year

When Marz Lovejoy began bicycling in 2010, she did not plan to fall in love with the sport the way she did. Growing up around skateboarders in Los Angeles, Lovejoy didn’t feel connected to skating because of how rarely she saw other Black women and girls on boards. Rather, to get around the city, she’d drive. But when she came across a “really cute pink bike” while she also happened to be missing spending time…

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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.…