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Racing hearts Hyrox is becoming the ultimate couples workout — and an unlikely dating scene
Goodbye, dinner and drinks. Hello, sled pushes and SkiErgs. While some longtime couples are competing together, Hyrox has also partnered with a dating app to help users meet others racers.
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Pep in their step Meet the ‘peppers’ treating menopause with gray market peptides — using secret code words
More and more women are turning to unregulated peptides to battle menopause. They’ve even developed their own slang, in part to evade content moderation on Instagram and TikTok.
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'Make this stop' Horrific hallucinations told me to stab my daughter — the sad way Lindsay Clancy and I were both failed
“I didn’t want to do what the voice was telling me, but at the same time, I felt like it was going to make me do it,” she told The Post.
Vacation, all i ever wanted
Resorts are offering pricey GLP-1 vacations catering to people on drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro
Wellness retreats are rolling out programming to support GLP-1 users’ goals.
Women are dropping thousands on menopause vacays — where hot flash maintenance meets luxury
Forget white-knuckling it — menopause now comes with a robe, an ocean view and a plan.
‘Nervous system reset’ vacations promise calm with ‘vagal nerve toning,’ massages and neurofeedback therapy
Hotels are offering amenities designed to tone your vagus nerve to stay calm.
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The weirdest Ozempic side effect yet? Weight loss drugs are making people hear their own blood, eyes moving, ‘Darth Vader’ voice
“You’re in your own head, hearing yourself like Darth Vader,” Sarah Ago, a GLP-1 user, told The Post.
We lost weight on GLP-1 drugs — and then we lost our sex drives
I used to be a happy drunk — Ozempic made me a sad one, and the hangovers are horrendous
How GLP-1 drugs are bringing back our eating disorders
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Inside look I went to the world’s largest biohacking conference, where science fiction meets MAHA — what’s next in anti-aging
More than 5,000 people paid thousands of dollars to catch a glimpse at the latest biohacking technologies and treatments promising to boost health, performance and longevity.
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First class Forget Broadway — NYC’s hottest audition is for fitness instructors at one of the city’s most luxe gyms
Who’s got what it takes to be on top? Hundreds of the city’s fittest descended on Life Time’s in FiDi, hoping to score a job teaching their workout of choice… and we know who made it.
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Sticking to it Influencers are hopping on a surprising wearable trend that requires a needle — do you need one?
Healthy influencers are embracing a wearable once reserved for diabetes patients to optimize their health. But experts say that the benefits for most people remain unproven.
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This ‘Japanese sauna’ can improve sleep and burn calories — we put it to the test with a health tracker
It’s basically the dream — you lay down in a magic pod for a half hour and come out younger, lighter and a lot more relaxed. That’s the promise behind the Iyashi Dôme, a “Japanese sauna” with a host of benefits The Post recently tested.
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A subtle symptom in your fingernail could be a sign of congestive heart failure, cancer, psoriasis — or an STI
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12-year-old girl dies from drinking milkshake after cafe’s careless mistake
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How an over-50-year-old man lost his 15 stubborn pounds without giving up his favorite foods
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Viola Davis reveals disease that left her with ‘9 out of 10’ pain
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Your cat could give you ‘beaver fever’ — it’s more common than people realize
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New York City’s troubled triathlon returns Saturday with a new date, organizer and name — is this time the charm?
It’s about tide! After two years of dormancy, the city’s only swim-bike-run event — now called the Big Apple Triathlon — will make a comeback Saturday with some 1,300 endurance...
Grandmother of 12 smashes world record with five-hour abdominal plank
The retired school teacher didn’t just beat the record — she demolished her own previous world mark of four hours, 30 minutes, and 11 seconds, which she set in 2024.
4 hidden health risks of spending too much time indoors: doctor
Dr. John La Puma, a California physician and expert in nature-based medicine, has focused on the potential health impacts of spending less time outdoors.
Study reveals whether diet soda or water is better for weight loss
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Sexually transmitted diarrhea is on the rise — and it’s morphing into a drug-resistant superbug
The infection is evolving into something that's "close to untreatable," one expert said.
Mammograms can offer a hint about heart disease risk — so why isn’t it included in results?
This might just be the breast-kept secret in women’s health.
Pre-workout powder recalled over illegal drug linked to heart attacks
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GLP-1s linked to a nasty side effect in nails: study
Are you one of the roughly 29 million Americans on a GLP-1 weight loss medication? If so, you're likely to have noticed some changes in your nails.
A lawsuit claims Starbucks’ ‘sugar-free’ protein drinks aren’t what they seem — so we asked an expert
The lawsuit has left consumers scratching their heads — and wondering what’s really in their cups.
The surprising brain benefits linked to holding your breath for minutes: study
Holding your breath may be more than just a good party trick.
A popular online habit is linked to a surge in ER visits — and one group is hit hardest
It’s a gamble for your health.