How to Monitor Your Blood Pressure at Home (2026)

The Apple Watch is not calibrated with a cuff. It takes 30 days of cardiac data from the existing optical PPG sensors, analyzes it, and gives you a probability that you might have hypertension. It’s also significant that this is the first year that the Apple Watch has had a true 24 hours of battery […]

How to Stick to a Workout Routine, According to Experts

There’s no way around it: working out regularly can be a drag—and knowing how to stick to a workout routine is an entirely different barbell to wrestle with. No matter how strong your resolve, or how many tricks you pull to keep things interesting, hitting the snooze button or watching football on the sofa always […]

How to Meditate (Without an Om in Sight) (2026)

Launching straight back into work in the New Year can be challenging, but learning how to meditate can help you stay focused. Feel free to roll your eyes right about now, but numerous studies have shown that meditation can boost creativity, improve sleep quality, and manage stress. “Meditation is a practice to calm the brain […]

How to Exercise Outside When It’s Freezing Cold

Winter workouts? No thanks! Yep, it’s that time of the year when we test the motivation we’ve mustered to make good on our fitness resolutions. So, naturally, weather conditions are at their absolute worst. It’s like some kind of cruel joke that nature plays on us each year. But this winter, the last laugh will […]

How to Lower Your Cholesterol

Cholesterol is one of those health buzzwords that’s always floating somewhere in the collective health conversation. Chances are you’ve seen warnings to keep it low. Or maybe you’ve heard people categorize it into the categories of good and bad. Specifically, cholesterol is a fatty substance, which we produce ourselves but also absorb through our food, […]

How to Get Your Cat or Dog to Lose Weight—Experts Weigh In (2025)

Engage in active play for at least 30 minutes a day, whether that be with a wand toy, laser (just make sure to reward them after their “hunt”), or whatever toy they like best. (Check out my full guide to my favorite interactive cat toys for even more recommendations.) Same as with dogs, use puzzle […]

How to Buy a Bike Helmet (2025)

After more than a decade of study and design, Mips launched its first product, a proprietary helmet, in 2007. Soon after, Mips became what’s known as an “ingredient brand,” selling its technology to megabrands such as Giro, Smith, and Specialized. Hence, the now-ubiquitous little yellow logo. Are There Other Safety Systems? Photograph: Michael Venutolo-Mantovani While […]

How to build serious muscle fast

To follow in the sandal-clad footsteps of Russell Crowe’s Oscar-winning performance of Maximus in Gladiator is not for the faint of heart. Nor the weedy of limb. Which is why Paul Mescal knew going from his brooding and bookish portrayal as Connell Waldron in the television adaptation of Sally Rooney’s Normal People to fearless, formidable […]