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You may not realize it, but you probably know at least one person who is immunocompromised. Immunocompromised, or immunosuppressed, people a...

Over the past month I took over the Lifehacker Fitness Challenge, working to develop a consistent meditation routine. I committed to 30 days...

Delayed onset muscle soreness—the kind that leaves you wincing as you walk down the stairs after squat day—is pretty common after your first...

Home workouts are still a great, safe option in this ongoing pandemic, but not everybody has been able to put together a full featured home...

Cheese fans: check your fridge. The El Abuelito Cheese company of Paterson, NJ is recalling all of its queso fresco, quesillo, and requeson...

Stubbing your toe is not only physically painful—it can hurt your ego, as you grab your foot in agony like a cartoon character, knowing that...

When not one, but two safe and highly efficacious vaccines received Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration in Dec...

Frostbite occurs when the skin, sometimes along with other soft tissues, freezes due to prolonged exposure to the cold. Knowing first aid to...

I never realized how many of my friends and acquaintances are healthcare workers until my social media feeds started lighting up with vaccin...

Gels, bars, sports drinks, and shakes are all wonderful inventions, letting us get the right nutrients in our bodies at the right times whil...

The 40 days leading up to Easter, known as Lent, are a time of restriction for many. If you’re thinking of giving up chocolate, alcohol, caf...

Ankle weights have tunneled through a wormhole from the 1980s to the present moment, appearing in countless TikToks and Instagram posts. Do...

The fit of your mask is crucial. The CDC’s recent recommendation we start double masking was only partly about the layering. The second mask...

A confirmed appointment for your first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine is the 2021 equivalent of finding a golden ticket in your Wonka bar. (Actu...

We’ve all been there: a groggy, middle-of-the-night realization that, ugh, it’s time to pee again. While sometimes this is the result of a m...

Almost everybody who sticks to their workout routine has found a type of fitness they love. That may mean Crossfit classes multiple times a...

With its latest app update (rolling out throughout February), Fitbit now supports tracking your blood glucose readings within the app for us...

With the new coronavirus variants going around, masking up is more important than ever. But which masks are best? Sadly there isn’t a rigoro...

Flour made from chickpeas has more protein than regular white flour, and more fiber. But if you’ve seen headlines recently about chickpea fl...

Jumping is a useful skill in sports like basketball, and a great way to work on your explosive power. If you’d like to jump higher and jump...

According to a congressional report released today, many baby foods contain concerningly high levels of arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead....

Fitness articles and videos make big promises. They’ll help you melt fat, torch calories, or tone your long lean muscles with this one exerc...

Beginning today, the CDC officially requires travelers to wear masks on trains, planes, buses, taxis, ride shares and other forms of “public...

With COVID case counts still high and potentially more-contagious variants spreading, it may be time to up your mask game. Doubling up is on...

It’s never nice to critique somebody’s body in their social media post, nor to tell them they’re doing an exercise wrong (even if you really...