Wellness
Karen Akunowicz on Powerlifting, Gardening, and Chilling in a Kiddie Pool
Welcome to Sweat Diaries, Be Well Boston’s look at the time, energy, and money people invest in pursuit of a healthy lifestyle in Boston. For […]
A Beginner’s Guide to Composting: Everything You Need to Know
As we carry on with social distancing measures and do our best to slow the spread of COVID-19, the search for activities to keep ourselves […]
Ashley Mitchell: Boston Wellness Is White-Washed. Now Is the Time to Be Better
Participating in boutique fitness is like visiting the Land of Oz: It’s a mood. The lights are low, the music is loud, and your instructor […]
How to Cope With Common Stressors During the COVID-19 Crisis
THE PROBLEM: I’m still feeling anxious about the uncertainty of, well, just about everything. How to cope: To manage and reduce frayed nerves, Lisa Lewis, […]
Try These Yoga Poses Before Bed to Fall Asleep and Stay Asleep
These days, it’s hard to make it through the day without feeling some anxiety, emotion, or overall unease. For many people, that anxiety and stress […]
Eight Ways to Prevent Breakouts from Wearing a Mask All the Time
I’m just going to say what everyone is thinking: Wearing a mask sucks. Wearing a mask while running sucks. Wearing a mask while doing any […]
What You Need to Know about Outdoor Recreational Activity This Summer
Let’s go ahead and get this out of the way: We’re all going to have the world’s weirdest tan lines this summer. After months in […]
Eight Ways to Cope with Your Feelings of Grief During the COVID Pandemic
During the past couple months, I’ve heard many times that the feelings of the pandemic are sort of like riding a roller coaster. Everyone is […]
Where to Find Free Mental Health Resources around Boston
Finding the right therapist can be hard. And if you need help right now, it can be even harder and more frustrating to go through […]
Are Live-Streamed Workouts the Future of Boston Fitness?
During my sixth midday jog around Jamaica Pond in seven days, on an unseasonably warm day in March, I couldn’t help but think that this […]
Losing Hair from Stress? These 4 Simple Solutions Can Help Stop It
What a difference a month makes. In March, spring brought the promise of the great outdoors with longer days, warmer temperatures, and revived natural colors […]
What You Need to Know About Female Hair Loss
2020 has been a big year for getting the word out about female hair loss. From U.S. congresswomen to celebrities, we’ve heard from a number […]
How to Maintain Your Health (and Sanity) While Working From Home
Whether you’ve worked from home or not, we’re all doing a little bit of readjusting. Our new normal is anything but normal, and trying to […]
Here Are All the Things to Do Outdoors around Boston Right Now
Feeling an onset of cabin fever? Us too. Head outdoors where the fresh air is plentiful. As long as you maintain a healthy six feet […]
Six Ways You Can Boost Your Immunity Right Now
No amount of Emergen-C is going to save us from the coronavirus. Likewise, nothing on this list is going to save us from the virus […]