health

What to wear? The writer's variety of shoes (DC on Heels/Ko Im)

Standing in Stilettos

High-Heeled Pain In a world where some kill for fashion (“I die”), looking pretty from head to toe can be pretty painful at times. How long does it take before your feet start to hurt in high heels? Apparently 01:06:48. Researchers also found: 20 percent of women
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Circle Up

Hoop Dance in D.C. It’s okay. To answer your first question, I was never able to hula hoop as a kid, either. To answer your second one, it’s not the same thing. Hoop … dance? Hoop dance, often called hooping, has its modern origins in early 90s festivals. Jam band The
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Flat Abs? Safe Stomach!

The Worst Tummy Tamer It’s really nice how I keep coming across great topics for this column! By which I mean I keep experiencing summer-themed health woes and passing my learning onto you. I’ve spent the last week laid up with a terrible bug, inspiring this week’s column: how to
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