joe alim He is the vice president of products and operations for compt, an employee stipend platform. Alim was also the co-founder and COO of ScholarJet, a talent and technology startup. I had only been working in the company for eight months when our CEO told me to pick a week to take off, or … Read more
Basketball fans will remember Teddy Sourlis as a standout shooting guard at Rumson-Fair Haven. Best known for his ability to shoot 3-pointers, the 2018 graduate went on to play at Babson College, where injuries and the pandemic greatly affected his career. However, he was there during quarantine as a follow-up to a class project that … Read more
Image: Timothy A. Clary (fake images) A new report from the World Health Organization finds that our collective lack of exercise will take a heavy toll for years to come if nothing changes. The report estimates that there will be be almost a medium-billion new cases of non-communicable disorders like heart disease and diabetes due … Read more
Photo: shoot out (fake images) It’s been over a year since I started using MacroFactor, an app that calculates my TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure) in real time. It is a paid application, but as we noted when it came out, there are free tools that handle the same calculations. And whatever method you use … Read more
Photo: Ljupco Smokovski (Shutterstock) The more you walk, the lower your risk of all-cause and cancer mortality, according to a new study, and the benefits level off once you hit 10,000 steps per day. Clearly, that’s the number of steps to aim for, isn’t it? Studies comparing health outcomes to step counting sound pretty convincing, … Read more
Photo: Evan Lorne (Shutterstock) The hard, waxy outer shell of a SnackWell’s Devil’s Food Cookie Pie is something I can remember with all five senses: the sound when I tapped my fingernails on its hard exterior, the smell when I opened it, the fluffy quality of its crumbs. under my fingers and then my teeth. … Read more
Gaiam Essentials Thick Yoga Mat | $16 | 18% discount | Amazon Home workouts can be…controversial. Between fighting for a moment of peace to designing a setting that plays For you, stretching and kicking butt in the comfort of your own home isn’t always easy. But whether you’re watching HIIT videos or doing yoga best … Read more
the US Food and Drug Administration The FDA is expected to approve new Covid-19 booster vaccines for newer strains from Omicron this week, making them accessible to people in the country before human testing ends, media reported. The vaccines have been modified to target the latest Omicron variant, but the US FDA will not … Read more