Jennifer Ernst Beaudry

Mar 13, 2025 | flipboard.com | Jennifer Ernst Beaudry

The best energy gels for running, tried and tested by an ultra-marathon racerSpring race season is just around the corner and longer days are encouraging runners to push the distance. If this includes you, finding the best energy gel should be at the top of your to-do list. Why? Your body can only store so much glycogen (it depletes after around 90 minutes), so to avoid …

Mar 5, 2025 | reviewed.com | Jennifer Ernst Beaudry

Whether you’ve embraced them or shunned them, you’ve likely owned a pair of Crocs. In 2022 alone, Crocs sold 115.6 million pairs of shoes. That’s almost four pairs a second, a pace that’s only been increasing in the brand’s 20-plus years of operation. But why are Crocs—the instantly recognizable classic Crocs clog and an ever-expanding line of shoes, boots, and sandals—so popular? Is it that Crocs are cool? You’re asking the wrong question (although our reviewers would say they certainly are).

Mar 5, 2025 | reviewed.com | Jennifer Ernst Beaudry

Comfy, cozy, and instantly recognizable, Ugg boots have been a fixture in American footwear since their surf-culture debut in the 1970s. The sheepskin leather-and-wool-fleece boots have seen massive waves of popularity over the years—when Oprah put the style on her 2003 Favorite Things list it cemented its place in the pop culture firmament—but while trends come and go, Ugg boots have continued to win over new fans and delight old ones.

Mar 4, 2025 | reviewed.com | Jennifer Ernst Beaudry

The Inspired Home Show is an institution, a showcase where the best kitchen and home goods makers in the world gather to debut the newest and most innovative products and technology for every room in your house, and we love to attend it. Well-known brands like Cusinart are joined by up-and-comers like Sourhouse and Zoku for a three-day deep dive into everything home. We’ve scoured the show to find the best new products you can buy now to make your life just a little bit better.

Feb 20, 2025 | aol.com | Jennifer Ernst Beaudry

Nurses put shoes through their paces. Long shifts of standing in operating rooms, running through the emergency department, crouching, lifting, pushing — nurses, doctors and other medical professionals need footwear that can keep up with all they do. To find out exactly what shoes are best for nurses and all they do, we went right to the source: Nurses themselves. We surveyed 40 nurses to find out what shoes can go the distance and stand up to what each day can dish out, and they delivered.