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Saddle Up, Strap In
Mind-body devotees often slack off when it comes to cardio, says Timea Presley, head Pilates instructor at Mint Fitness. So when Mint added a cycling studio earlier this month...
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Choreographing a Wild Evening
Of all of the reasons for throwing a party, it’s hard to beat Laurent Amzallag’s. “I’ve been shaking my booty for 10 years in the nation’s capital,” says Amzallag,...
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Produce Results
“I’m the unhealthiest person,” 48-year-old Andrea Thimm proclaimed during a visit to Hawthorne Homemade last week. But her presence at the new rustic market and juice ba...
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How to Quit Taking the Bait
My girlfriend is constantly making negative comments about herself that she wants me to disagree with. It’s so frequent that I’ve started to ignore it. She criticizes her ...
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The Eyes Have It
Right now, you’re reading. So if you wear bifocals or progressives, you’re probably pleased that your lens includes an area devoted to letting you do that. But what about ...
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A Diamond’s Best Friend
If you start running around on the field during a Nationals game — and you’re not actually a player — you’re probably going to get arrested. That is, unless you’re o...
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Keep on Falling Out of Love
I’m 27 and having trouble finding what I really like in a guy. I can enjoy a guy’s company, and everything goes great for a short while, and then I seem to lose interest o...
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Love Hurts
If you’re looking for a relationship that you’ll feel down to your core this Valentine’s Day, try the gym. We asked area trainers to reveal the exercises they love and t...
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A Lesson for Life
When Andrea Wongsam woke up with nausea and heartburn, she chalked up the symptoms to morning sickness. At 13 weeks pregnant, Wongsam had been feeling awful every day. So she ...
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Ways to Make the Beat Go On
Whether everyone in your family tree died of a heart attack at 50 or remained hale until 100, you need to think about your ticker, says Martha Grogan, M.D., medical editor of ...
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Getting Sweaty With Sweetie
You’re guaranteed to feel something at the Bar Method when you take on a ballet-inspired workout. It’ll probably be your thighs shaking. Although it's not that kind of bar...
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In Your Eyes, He’s Irritating
My ex is starting to call me again. He calls me up and starts to play a Jimmy Eat World song at full blast that he used to say made him think of me. Afterward, I hear three lo...
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Not a Walk in the Park
When 24-year-old Victoria Church moved back to D.C. after spending 10 months in China teaching English, she realized something was missing. Living in Asia, she’d grown accus...
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Ski Sculpt
Just because the slopes have snow — finally — doesn’t mean your body’s ready for them. “It takes a lot of strength and endurance to spend all day on a mountain,” s...
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Single and Mostly Loving It
I’m 23 and have never had a romantic/sexual partner. My mother and aunts seem to think that having a guy is the only thing that really defines a successful young woman. It s...







