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LOVE FOR LACTIC ACID • EXERCISE HAS BEEN STUDIED FOR ITS POSITIVE EFFECT ON MEMORY AND LEARNING, AND NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT LACTIC ACID — THE BURNING BYPRODUCT OF INTENSE EXERCISE—COULD BE THE REASON. LACTIC ACID SEEMS TO BE A PREFERRED SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR BRAIN CELLS, NEURONS IN PARTICULAR, WHICH COULD PROMOTE THE FORMATION OF BLOOD VESSELS AND NEURAL CONNECTIONS IN THE BRAIN.

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Jane’s addiction • PROFESSOR ERIN CALDERONE ANSWERS THIS BURNING QUESTION.

Catching air • Dial up your vertical power and enhance your metabolic capacity with these four squat-jump variations.

Parallel you-niverse • It’s happy hour — time to hit the bar(s)!

The homestretch • Use these five simple moves to improve mobility and incite total-body harmony anywhere in your home.

THE WELLNESS WARRIOR • FORMER TRACK ATHLETE AND LONGTIME YOGI KOYA WEBB SHARES THE TWISTS, TURNS, INJURIES AND BREAKTHROUGHS THAT HAVE SHAPED HER CAREER - AND HER LIFE.

KILL IT WITH HILIT • Get high-impact results with these low-impact workouts using a barbell, your bodyweight or both.

stop what you’re doing. • Working out is all about motion — we run, we jump, we push, we pull, we lift. But dynamic training is not the only way to get results, and sometimes coming to a dead stop is exactly what you need to move ahead.

BEET THE CLOCK • BEETROOT CONTAINS TONS OF ANTIOXIDANTS TO PROTECT YOUR BODY AND SKIN FROM FREE RADICALS. BUT NEXT TIME YOU COOK UP THIS POWERHOUSE VEG, DON’T DISCARD THE GREENS: THEY CONTAIN TONS OF VITAMIN A, CAROTENOIDS AND LUTEIN, ALL OF WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR ANTI-AGING ARSENAL.

Spaghetti squash • Good gourd! See why this superior squash is more than a spaghetti stand-in.

Say no to late-night noshing

Ask the Nutritionist

The myths and truths about immunity • It’s time to separate science from science fiction when it comes to your health and boost your immunity IQ.

FLOUR POWER • Baking shouldn’t be a grind. Use these alternative flours to take your kitchen game — and your nutrition — to the next level.

THE NEW RULES OF BAKING • Baking with an alternative flour is a little different from the refined white stuff. Here are a few things you need to know before lacing up your apron strings.

THE any-goal MEAL PLAN • Whether you want to lean out, build muscle or break a personal record, tweaking your macronutrient ratios can give you the edge you want.

ADD-INS • Use this mix-and-match table to add in or trade out particular foods and macros to best suit your needs and goals.

the any-goal ME AL PLAN

Is there a problem with plants? • PLANT-BASED DIETS ARE ON TREND, BUT ACCORDING TO SOME THERE IS A DARK SIDE TO THIS NEWEST STYLE OF EATING.

GO GREEN, RECOVER FASTER • ACCORDING TO SOME ESTIMATES, THE AVERAGE AMERICAN SPENDS ABOUT 90 PERCENT OF HIS OR HER TIME INDOORS, BUT GOING OUTSIDE WILL NOT ONLY BENEFIT YOUR HEALTH AND YOUR MOOD, BUT IT ALSO MAY HELP YOU HEAL FASTER FROM AN INJURY: ACCORDING TO RESEARCH DONE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, SPINAL SURGERY PATIENTS EXPERIENCED LESS PAIN AND TOOK FEWER PAIN MEDICATIONS DURING RECOVERY WHEN THEY WERE EXPOSED TO NAUTRAL LIGHT.

S.M.I.L.E. through stress • Protect your mind and body from...