Jennifer Heimlich

4 days ago | onepeloton.com | Jennifer Heimlich

So you’ve decided to sign up for the Peloton App, join a yoga studio, or finally buy that snazzy pair of running shoes to jumpstart a new fitness routine. Your next step? Mapping out when you’re going to fit those workouts into your life so you stick with your training plan. Specifically, you might be trying to decide if you should exercise before or after work. The truth is, you’ll get a ton out of moving your body whether you choose to hit the gym before or after work.

1 week ago | wellandgood.com | Jennifer Heimlich

Quick question: Are you sitting right now? More likely than not, the answer is yes, which means you’re not doing your butt any favors. The amount of time most of us spend seated, not engaging our glute muscles, can easily leave them limp and weak, according to physical therapist and performance coach Haley Harrison, DPT, CSCS. (The loss of glute muscle is also super common during pregnancy, aka "mom butt.") The fix? To add some flat butt exercises to your weekly routine.

2 weeks ago | gq-magazine.co.uk | Jennifer Heimlich

Heading to the gym to lift a few weights can be a gateway drug to a whole wellness routine. Before you know it, you’re dropping £10 on the best protein powder shake and doing pre-workout mobility drills. Because if you don’t drink one after you work out, all that energy you spent picking things up and putting them down becomes a waste of time, right?

3 weeks ago | dancemagazine.com | Jennifer Heimlich

It was 5:45 pm on Friday, May 2, when Megan Kiskaddon, executive director of Seattle’s On the Boards, learned that the grant for that night’s performance had been rescinded. The show, Miguel Gutierrez’s Super Nothing, had opened just the night before—the same day Dance Magazine debuted Gutierrez’s cover. But the National Endowment for the Arts was now taking back the $20,000 they’d pledged for the co-commission. “It felt like a gut punch,” says Kiskaddon. “I was shocked at first. And then I cried.

1 month ago | onepeloton.com | Jennifer Heimlich

When you first start a new running routine, you’re probably excited for all the health benefits associated with the sport, from better sleep to a healthier heart to the beloved runner’s high. At the same time, you’re probably also prepared to deal with a few not-so-pleasant side effects as you get started. Think: that initial burning in your legs and lungs, or the pain of shin splints as your muscles and bones get used to the physical stress. But sometimes the side effects are more surprising.