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Tag Archives: Habits and Routines (Behavior)
How to Get Back Into Running After a Long Break
Whether you’re lacing up your running shoes after a few months or a few years, follow these tips to avoid injury and frustration.
After the Pandemic, I Want My Life to Be Less Convenient
The pandemic turned many of us into hermits. It’s time to go out again.
7 Life-Affirming Habits That Readers Picked Up During the Pandemic
“I am glad that something good came out of that time.”
Three Habits My Family Started In the Pandemic That We Want to Keep
We made time to forgive one another, savor our backyard fire pit and revel in nature.
5 Ways to Calm Your Anxious Brain
Five ways to soothe a mind overstimulated by anxiety, stress and streams of information.
The Love Issue: Romance, Friends, Dogs and Chocolate Included
Try our relationship tuneup and other advice in this special Valentine’s Day edition of the Well newsletter.
Stress Snacking? Answers to Your Questions About Mindful Eating
We asked two experts to advise readers taking part in the Eat Well Challenge.
How to Stay Motivated When the Last Thing You Want to Do Is Exercise
Even the most serious athletes sometimes have trouble getting themselves to work out. But here are eight ways to get you out of bed on a cold morning.
If You Made New Year’s Resolutions?Don’t Give Up Yet!
Almost everyone fails at making changes, but it doesn’t have to be that way.
Diets Make You Feel Bad. Try Training Your Brain for Healthy Eating Instead.
The new Eat Well Challenge will show you how to reshape your eating habits without dieting.
Considering a Dry January? How to Embrace Mindful Drinking
A growing moderation movement harnesses strategies from meditation to cut back on alcohol.
How Exercise May Impact Our Alcohol Consumption
People who are aerobically fit and work out a lot tend to imbibe more than their less fit peers.
Our Favorite Healthy Habits of 2021
From labeling your feelings to exercise snacks, here’s a roundup of some of Well’s best advice for better living.
Alcohol Abuse Is on the Rise. Here’s Why Doctors Fail to Treat It.
People with alcohol use disorder are often seen in clinics and hospitals, but medical professionals too often ignore the condition.
How To Get a Better Night’s Sleep
You can overcome ‘coronasomnia.’ Experts say it just takes practice building new and better habits.
How to Build Healthy Habits
It’s not about willpower. Good habits happen when we set ourselves up for success. Our new challenge will show you how.
Four Lessons From Your Anxious Brain
Pandemic life has saddled us with lots of conflicting emotions. Here’s how to cope with feelings of uncertainty and make a fresh start.
Diet and Exercise During Pregnancy Impacts Child’s Health, Study Says
Physical activity during pregnancy might have long-lasting benefits for a child’s health, new research suggests.
For Some Teens, It’s Been a Year of Anxiety and Trips to the E.R.
During the pandemic, suicidal thinking is up. And families find that hospitals can’t handle adolescents in crisis.
Children’s Screen Time Has Soared in the Pandemic, Alarming Parents and Researchers
“There will be a period of epic withdrawal,” warned one addiction specialist, once schools, activities and social life return to normal.
To Start a New Habit, Make It Easy
Removing obstacles makes it more likely you’ll achieve a new health goal. The 7-Day Well Challenge will show you how.
To Create a Healthy Habit, Find an Accountability Buddy
Whether it’s a person or an app that sends us reminders, we make better choices when we’re being watched (even by ourselves.)
For a Healthier 2021, Keep the Best Habits of a Very Bad Year
Our 7-Day Well Challenge will show you how to build on the healthy habits you learned during pandemic life.
Downsize New Years Resolutions for 2021
2020 was a rough one. Here’s how to make goals for 2021 that feel both satisfying and doable.
How to Get a Fragrant Tween to Shower
And why they don’t want to in the first place.
Leave It in ‘Early Quar’?
As the U.S. prepares for a long, dark winter indoors, a look at some spring 2020 habits to revive, or avoid repeating.