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The Gym Of Your Dreams Has Arrived [Fast Company] Suddenly, being a gym rat doesn’t seem so bad. One design company has come up with an entirely new approach to creating workout spaces, complete with an open-air layout and customized exercise equipment that’s remarkably versatile. The gyms, called National Fitness Courts (NFCs), are meant to be set up and customized by communities, with the cost of the NFC (and memberships) subsidized by advertisers....

The inner thigh area is a particularly frustrating spot because unless you play sports like basketball or tennis, which involve lots of side-to-side motion, these muscles get very little use and lose their tone. Fortunately, the four simple exercises will target your inner thighs as well as the surrounding muscles. Do two sets of 10 to 12 reps on each leg (unless otherwise indicated), two or three times a week....

MORE: Doughnut vs. Muffin: Which is the Lesser of Two Evils? Potato chips get a bad start with 15 more calories per serving than tortilla chips. Both chips have little to offer when it comes to protein and fiber—so that’s a draw. But fats make things interesting: While tortilla chips have less saturated fat than potato chips, they also have almost 10 times the trans fat. Sure, a serving only has 0....

William Grant, PhD, the study’s author, reviewed cancer rates in 157 countries and their food consumption patterns. He also looked at other potential cancer risk factors, including gross domestic product, life expectancy, lung cancer incidence (an index for smoking) and latitude (a marker of vitamin D exposure). His conclusions: If you want to ward off the widest variety of cancers, stop smoking, get more vitamin D, and eat fewer animal products....

Chris Freytag, contributing fitness editor and model for our story, created this exclusive fitness program based on her forth-coming book and new DVD, both titled Shortcuts to Big Weight Loss. For a preview of the DVD, watch this selection of shortcut videos. “No time” is no longer an excuse for skipping a workout. Just ask Prevention’s contributing fitness editor, Chris Freytag, who developed this supereffective fitness program that will shape you up on your weight loss schedule....

(Food and beverage makers often employ buzzwords to cash in on nutrition trends, but they’re not always telling you the whole story. Find out how to recognize When Nutrition Labels Lie.) MORE: The 20 Best Organic Foods This chart shows the standards that must be met within an industry to earn the seal. Understand the differences and start seeing clearly. The article “What Does it Really Mean When Food is Labeled as ‘Organic’?...

Photographs by James Elliot Bailey To deal with the anxiety, I started meditating and joined a book club for widows. I was finally able to talk with others who understood what I was going through. Not only did this validate my emotions and help me start to heal, but participating also gave me a wake-up call. The meetings were posted online so other women could watch remotely. One day I caught a glimpse of myself on camera, and I couldn’t believe the woman on the screen was me....

Researchers split 300 people into four groups. One group was counseled to eat better and exercise more right away. The second group was told to start eating better first (and try to exercise more later), while the third group was told to first change their exercise habits (and in time try to eat better). A fourth group didn’t make any changes. Those who’d started exercising and eating well at the same time best stuck to the national fitness and nutrition requirements: 150 minutes of exercise per week and five to nine daily servings of fruit and vegetables, with saturated fats limited to 10% or less of total intake....

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Side Plank Dip A. Lie on left side with right foot crossed over left and right hand behind head. Rest left forearm on floor perpendicular to body, elbow under shoulder. Lift hips so legs are off floor, keeping forearm on floor for support. B. Slowly lower hips to 1 to 2 inches off floor. Do 10 reps. Switch sides and repeat. MORE: 7 Weird Reasons You’re Gaining Weight A. Sit on floor with legs in front, knees bent, and feet on floor....

MORE: 19 Foods That Aren’t Actually Food But what’s the best trash to eat? Below are some sustainable swaps recommended by Sheila Bowman, the manager of culinary and strategic initiatives for the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch. Look for these trash fish at your local market—it wouldn’t hurt to ask for them since demand often dictates what fishmongers supply. Another route to try: Find a “trash fish dinner,” hosted by local chefs in many areas of the country, here....

Frisee (you know, the stuff that looks like curly, lighter green lettuce) isn’t always easy to come by, so if some shows up at your market, pounce at the chance to make this dazzler of a salad—which, we guarantee, will impress all your friends with both its culinary creativity and sheer dietary cleanliness. What really makes this salad such a stunner is the fresh basil and red pepper dressing, so show it off by displaying it on a bright white serving platter....

My friend was so obsessed with feeding his muscles that he used to come to work every day with a whole roasted chicken under his arm. He’d stick it in the office fridge, and all day long, he’d walk back and forth from his office to the kitchenette to tear off a hunk of fowl. He’d even show up in meetings with a thighbone in his paw. I was afraid we’d come to the office one morning and find a horde of cats howling outside like 13-year-old girls at a One Direction concert....

Here’s why: Conventional tampons are made from a combination of cotton and rayon, which is derived from wood pulp. And like other crops, cotton is typically grown with the help of chemical pesticides and fertilizers. That’s a problem in itself, but the bigger issue actually lies in the bleaching process that gives the wood pulp that squeaky-clean white color we associate with all things fresh and clean, like tampons. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, chlorine bleaching of wood pulp is a major producer of dioxins, a class of likely carcinogens that can negatively affect our hormones and reproductive systems....

According to the study, published in the International Journal of Yoga, chronic migraine sufferers who practiced yoga therapy for 30 minutes 5 times a week for 6 weeks reported significantly fewer episodes and less intense migraine symptoms. They also significantly lowered their scores on the Headache Impact Test, a tool used by doctors to diagnose and monitor migraine patients. While doctors often recommend aerobic exercise for less frequent and intense migraines, for some people, all that moving around can actually trigger the pain and even make it worse....

A popular artificial sweetener known as sucraloseand marketed as Splenda can adversely affect how some people metabolize sugar, according to a new study from researchers at Washington University in St. Louis. The study compared overweight people with normal sugar metabolism to see how they reacted when they were given either water or sucralose—about as much as is in one can of diet soda—to drink before a glucose challenge test, which involves drinking a glucose mixture and then having blood taken at multiple intervals....

If you notice sudden puckering or dimpling of the skin around or on your nipple—particularly if it occurs around just one nipple—call your doctor. This could be a warning sign of breast cancer. Here are 7 more things you need to know about your nipples: Nipple discharge is often normal—even if you’re not pregnant or breastfeeding. This discharge (milky, bluish-green, or clear) can occur in most women if the nipple is squeezed, explains Leah S....

Not all sleep was created equal: When you first drift off, you get only very light sleep, then progress deeper and deeper into dreamland. The sleep cycle starts in what's called non–rapid eye movement or NREM stage 1 (the kind of sleep you might nab if you were the type to doze off during your college lectures; you know who you are). Then you move into a deeper NREM 2 and then to the deepest, NREM 3, also called slow-wave sleep....