Jennifer Heimlich

1 week ago | self.com | Jennifer Heimlich

It might seem silly to have pants especially for jogging (shouldn’t any old tights get the job done?). But after you’ve taken on a tough workout in a pair of the best running leggings, you’ll know why specialized gear matters so much. “Whenever you're more comfortable, you're naturally going to do better than if something's pulling or tugging at you or you're too cold,” running coach Amie Dworecki tells SELF.

1 week ago | dance-teacher.com | Jennifer Heimlich

Member Exclusives | Music | Teaching Resources Irene Rodríguez Treats Dance Students Like Musicians-in-Training Before flamenco dancer Irene Rodríguez ever learned to dance, she learned to make music. Specifically, she studied piano, going to a professional school for the instrument in her native Cuba, where she excelled (partially thanks to large hands, she admits). “But as soon as I met dance, I really started wanting more hours of dance lessons than music lessons.” Rodríguez ended up...

1 week ago | pointemagazine.com | Jennifer Heimlich

Any dancer who wears pointe shoes knows the throbbing ache that can accompany a long rehearsal day. It’s not sharp or particularly intense—just a dull, droning soreness that won’t let up. For Kansas City Ballet dancer Taryn Pachciarz, it’s at its worst post–lunch-break, when her feet are extra-swollen. “Once your feet are out of the shoes for an hour, good luck getting them back in,” she says.

2 weeks ago | wellandgood.com | Gabrielle Kassel |Khuyen Dinh |Katie Maguire |Jennifer Heimlich

It may have been the promise of Robby Hoffman as a dashing Dom extra and a shining Jenny Slate performance that convinced me to start watching the new FX series Dying for Sex. But it was the frank conversation about hog-tying—a form of sexual bondage—that really sucked me into the series, just 20 minutes into episode one. Finally, I thought. A portrayal of kink that is honest, caring, and funny all at once. Amanda K.

2 weeks ago | wellandgood.com | Jennifer Heimlich |Stefanie Weiss |Khuyen Dinh |Danielle Zickl

Anytime I hop on a rowing machine, all the back muscles I usually ignore immediately start screaming at me to quit, and within a few minutes, my legs join the pity party. Clearly, an indoor rowing workout can get a whole bunch of our muscles firing. But does rowing “count” as strength training? Well, despite that achy and sore feeling I typically wake up with the next day, rowing is not quite the same as a dedicated session in the weight room.