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1 day ago | self.com | Jenna Ryu

Ghosting is practically baked into our modern culture—it’s too easy to cut contact with someone you don’t feel like talking to. But learning how to get over being ghosted—whether it was a promising potential partner or a friend pulling a disappearing act—is a lot harder than most people would like to admit. At first, it seems like an easy thing to brush off. So what if they’re not texting back? People do it for all sorts of reasons, many of which aren’t personal.

2 days ago | self.com | Carolyn Todd |Jessica Ailani

It’s important for everyone to keep up with healthy habits as you get older. Taking care of your physical and mental well-being can help keep your body and joints functioning for longer, maintain bone health and muscle strength, reduce frailty, and even lessen the risk of certain health conditions, like type 2 diabetes and heart disease. A little TLC can also protect your brain health—which, it turns out, is especially important for women.

2 days ago | self.com | Jenna Ryu

Not that long ago, marathons (at least in my mind) were reserved for those I considered “real” runners—the genetically blessed, hyper-disciplined ones who collected shiny medals and enjoyed waking up at 5 a.m. Me? I couldn’t even make it through a single song without giving up, let alone going for hours and calling that “fun.”Then, I turned 25. I was still young (everyone reminded me of that), but also old enough to feel the pressure to “have it all together.” A steady job. A stable relationship.

2 days ago | self.com | Jenny McCoy |Christa Sgobba

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. If you’re serious about strengthening your back, but don’t have weights at your disposal, might we suggest the inverted row?

5 days ago | self.com | Sara Coughlin

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Ask any number of fitness experts, and most will tell you that the best Theraguns really are a cut above the rest. “I’ve used them since they hit the market years ago,” Darleen Marshall, CPT, a NASM-certified personal trainer, tells SELF. “I've had other brands and they're just not as good.