If your back hurts, you’re not alone, especially if it’s your low back that’s achey. For one study, the CDC estimated that up to a quarter of adults in the U.S. had reported experiencing low back pain within 3 months,…
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A Top Trainer Shares His 8 Favorite Dumbbell Legs Exercises
Unfortunately, many of us have not had access to our normal gym and equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kinesiologist Jeremy Ethier, fitness trainer, and founder of Built with Science, gets it. However, one piece of equipment that many of us…
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Toronto’s lockdown extended until at least March 8
A lockdown and stay at home order is being extended in Canada’s largest city until at least March 8. Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott said Friday it was a difficult but necessary decision. Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto’s medical officer…
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8 Health Care Workers Shared Photos While Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine—And Their Reactions Are Everything
As the first COVID-19 vaccines have been administered across the country, health care workers have rolled up their sleeves—and promptly snapped a selfie. Who can blame them? It's a momentous occasion—the biggest vaccine rollout in history, with a goal of…
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Netherlands aims to begin Pfizer-BioNTech shots by Jan 8
The Dutch health minister said Thursday that coronavirus vaccinations using the Pfizer-BioNTech shots will start Jan. 8 if the European Union’s medicines agency approves it for use next week. Hugo de Jonge said that health authorities have developed a plan…
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Expert: 8 things to know about social distancing
We are supposed to be practicing what’s called “social distancing,” essentially remaining out of communal settings, avoiding gatherings, and maintaining a proper distance (approximately 6 feet) from others whenever possible. But the point of this is not just to keep…
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8 Reasons You Should Pee in the Shower & Not Feel Gross About It
Come on, you can admit it. You’ve totally peed in the shower before. It’s not something that usually comes up in dinner conversation, but we’ve all let our pee flow free while bathing at least a handful of times in…
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