Ladylinx feature from My Lifetime
By learning to align your body better, opening your chest and strengthening your upper back, you can turn poor posture into pretty posture in no time.
Get Aligned
Proper alignment — the correct position of the body’s various components — is the foundation to good posture. It looks like this: Shoulders are back (collarbones open wide apart), the ears are stacked over the shoulders (jawline parallel to the floor) and the shoulders are stacked over the hips (upright spine). Just by pulling the shoulders back and rolling …

Ladylinx feature from My Lifetime
What if a simple snack could help you to dodge the flu, sound smarter or amp up your sex life? It makes perfect sense that the food you fill up on affects how you feel and act. So we came up with the best grub to help you get the most of your everyday activities.

At the Gym
Fuel your workout: Eat a banana
When it comes to exercise energy, it’s all about carbohydrates. “Working out increases the need for carbohydrates thirty-fold, and bananas provide the carbohydrates and energy …

Ladylinx feature from My Lifetime
In a perfect world, we would have the time and the patience to stretch both pre- and post-workout — each has specific benefits, and all you really need is a few minutes. But, whether you stretch before you exercise, after you exercise or both before and after, you’re doing your body a favor. Here’s how:
Stretching Beforehand:
Stretching your muscles first is a good way to get limber before cardiovascular activities like jogging or tennis. It gets your blood flowing to your joints and soft tissues, which helps …