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These are three of the best exercises to ease hip stiffness from sitting for too long, says this physical therapist

These are three of the best exercises to ease hip stiffness from sitting for too long, says this physical therapist

Published by Jenni Sidey

Your hips can suffer from stiffness and feel uncomfortable after sitting for long periods. But not moving enough isn’t the only cause. Often pain comes down to a “mismatch between what your body is currently prepared to handle and what you’re asking it to do,” explains physical therapist Raj Suppiah. “You might sit most of the week and then play three hours of pickleball on Saturday,” he says. “You might suddenly increase your running mileage. Or you might start a new gym program and do significantly more than your hips are accustomed to.” Latest Videos FromFit&Well The hip likes movement, says Suppiah, co-founder of Foundation Physiotherapy & Wellness, but it also needs to be strong and supple to tolerate the demands we put on it. “There are obviously other reasons for hip pain,” he tells Fit&Well. “Arthritis can contribute to pain and stiffness as we get older. Tendons around the hip can become irritated. And sometimes what feels like hip pain is actually coming from the lower back.” You may like If your hips need …

From Sinatra to Swift: The Long Arc of Groove and Entrainment

From Sinatra to Swift: The Long Arc of Groove and Entrainment

Published by Jenni Sidey

We were listening to a classic Sinatra record the other day—”Fly Me to the Moon”—and caught our feet tapping long before we even realized the music had started. Later that same week, we watched a video of a stadium literally shaking to Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer,” with 70,000 people moving together like a single, synchronized organism. The sonic landscapes of 1956 and 2026 couldn’t be more different. But underneath all the noise, the cognitive architecture at work remains exactly the same. We are witnessing a profound, deeply human kind of resonance: the mind’s natural pull toward groove and entrainment. The Science of the Sway In cognitive psychology, entrainment is simply what happens when our internal rhythms sync up with the room. This phenomenon describes our internal metronomes—our heart rates, our brainwaves, our motor neurons—locking onto an external beat, or more importantly, onto each other. Groove provides the psychological push. The irresistible sensation compelling us to move is deeply rooted in the brain’s basal ganglia and reward pathways. When a rhythm hits just right, our brains …

Why Silver Lake’s New Hotel Lucile Took So Long to Open

Why Silver Lake’s New Hotel Lucile Took So Long to Open

Published by Daniella Wilson

In a town where projected release dates are often missed, this is one for the record books. Hotel Lucile, a boutique hotel inside a renovated church in Silver Lake, had set a soft opening for late 2024, which was pushed to spring 2025 and then again to 2026. On Sept. 14, the 25-room property finally welcomed its first guests, marking the end of an epic, 15-year struggle to bring the 1931 property back to life. The church’s stained glass remains, as does a towering cross atop the building. The nave, meanwhile, has been reborn as a New American French restaurant, Sous Sous, with floor-to-vaulted-ceiling curtains and a hulking, marble bar. It’s a welcome addition to a hip neighborhood long in need of a designer hotel, and location scouts for Netflix’s Nobody Wants This and HBO’s I Love LA — which both regularly shoot nearby — are likely lining up to be first inside. (The hotel’s GM, Anthony Gutierrez, won’t name names but says they’ve had multiple inquiries.) Still, anyone who lives nearby and has watched …

Long live the mechanical keyboard

Long live the mechanical keyboard

Published by skeptic

For a writer, the mechanical keyboard is a beautiful thing. It’s certainly not necessary for everyone, but a well-designed mechanical keyboard can turn a tedious day of typing into an aesthetically pleasing experience. Given that most of my days involve sitting at a desk for hours, having a keyboard that I enjoy using is a necessity. I first got a mechanical keyboard about two years ago — the Keychron K2 — and I’ve never looked back. Keychron is one of the most prominent brands within the mechanical keyboard industry, having made a name for itself after initially launching via Kickstarter back in 2017. The company has since produced dozens of different keyboards (as well as keypads) and a variety of mouse models. Unlike other electronics, there isn’t a whole lot to owning a mechanical keyboard. The simplicity is part of the appeal. You unbox them, set them up (the K2 comes with little tilt legs that give you a slightly better angle from which to type), and plug them in. From here, you have a …

Using a weighted vest when you exercise can help preserve muscle and bone density—so long as you follow these four golden rules

Using a weighted vest when you exercise can help preserve muscle and bone density—so long as you follow these four golden rules

Published by Jenni Sidey

Weighted vests have been having a bit of a moment this year, with athletes and influencers espousing their many benefits across social media. It’s hard to argue with load-bearing exercise, widely considered an effective remedy for age-related conditions like sarcopenia (muscle loss) and osteoporosis (bone weakening). So, when I was offered the chance to test out a new streamlined weighted vest from U.S. brand OMORPHO I seized it—and promptly set about using the 6lb G-Vest Run and 10lb G-Vest Icon for all my workouts for 30 days. Latest Videos FromFit&Well G-Vest Run Image credit: OMORPHO G-Vest Icon Image credit: OMORPHO The problem was that I happened to be training for a marathon at the time and forgot one of the fundamental principles of how to exercise safely. Instead of building strength gradually, I bit off far more than I could chew. You may like I compounded the added load I was wearing during workouts by running further each session, or at faster speeds, which led to my knees swelling up and my fitness plateauing. Now …

The circumstances you grow up in are linked to how long you live

The circumstances you grow up in are linked to how long you live

Published by Sam Flores

Poorer people, on average, live shorter lives. This pattern can be seen even in wealthy countries with extensive welfare systems. In Norway, for example, 40-year-old men in the richest 1% could expect to live almost 14 years longer than those in the poorest 1%. In the US, the equivalent gap is nearly 15 years. A 2025 World Health Organization report warned that international targets for reducing health inequalities by 2040 are likely to be missed. Efforts to explain these gaps have often focused on people’s circumstances in adulthood, including their income and working conditions. Increasingly, though, researchers have looked further back, to the conditions in which people grow up. Many studies have followed people from childhood into later life, tracking how their early circumstances relate to their health decades later. Yet the last review to bring together evidence on childhood socioeconomic circumstances and adult death rates was published nearly 20 years ago. In our recent study, my colleagues and I systematically searched for relevant research and brought together the results of 102 long-term studies involving …

As Jewish college students look South, some discover a long but overlooked history

As Jewish college students look South, some discover a long but overlooked history

Published by Sam Flores

Get RNS’ thoughtful, essential religion reporting every morning. Sign up for free! (The Conversation) — For nearly a decade now, news outlets ranging from The Atlantic to the Forward and The Free Press have reported on the increasing number of Jewish students attending college in the South. This shift is not unique to American Jews. The five states with the fastest-growing number of applicants are all in the South or Southwest. Most American students attend schools in their own state, but Southern institutions have also seen a surge of out-of-state applications, especially from the Northeast. Although the uptick began before Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack and the Israel-Hamas war, observers have argued that campus politics now plays a role – particularly for Jewish students, some of whom are avoiding campuses with reputations as hotbeds of activism. Many Americans seem surprised by the idea of Jewish students drifting south. I direct the Pearlstine/Lipov Center for Southern Jewish Culture at the College of Charleston and am co-authoring a book about the city’s history of East European Jewish …

Iran Readies Harder Retaliation if Attacked as Diplomacy Faces Long Odds

Iran Readies Harder Retaliation if Attacked as Diplomacy Faces Long Odds

Published by Sam Flores

DUBAI, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Iran is preparing a broader and more forceful response if the United States resumes large-scale military ⁠attacks, ⁠sources said, while continuing a diplomatic push that Iranian officials privately see ⁠as unlikely to succeed. The planning reflects a conviction within Iran’s leadership that any renewed US campaign must be met with a stronger response than before, even as Tehran seeks ​to avert escalation through talks. Senior commanders are reviewing plans to expand potential targets beyond US-linked assets to countries that support US military operations and possibly to locations outside the Middle East, according to three senior Iranian officials and an insider familiar with the discussions. Since President ‌Masoud Pezeshkian returned from New York last week, commanders and senior ‌officials have focused on the scope and timing of any response if Washington strikes again. No final decision has been made, but planning has intensified as neither side shows signs of willingness to compromise. The deliberations follow seven months of conflict that began with US-Israeli attacks ⁠on February 28. Although an ⁠April 8 …

Family of young sailor who died by suicide blames health care gaps and long deployment : NPR

Family of young sailor who died by suicide blames health care gaps and long deployment : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

Jaimie Bethea, a 21-year-old mass communication specialist, had been deployed on the USS Fort Lauderdale for more than 11 months. She died by suicide in June, a month before the ship finally returned to Norfolk, Va. Arianna Calderon hide caption toggle caption Arianna Calderon Jaimie Bethea took hundreds of photographs during her 11 months on the USS Fort Lauderdale, images that show a keen eye and add up to a kind of visual diary of daily life while deployed at sea. But a month before the USS Fort Lauderdale returned to Norfolk, Va., in July, the 21-year- old Navy communications specialist died by suicide. “Nothing matters to me more than my sister,” Arianna Calderon, her older sister, told NPR. “Nothing ever has. I lost my world, genuinely. I lost everything, and all I care about now is getting some semblance of justice.” The USS Fort Lauderdale was in the Caribbean, part of the Trump administration’s operation around Venezuela. The mission included the capture of Nicholas Maduro and ongoing attacks on boats in the region suspected …