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Toothpaste on a zit? Vinegar in your hair? Some of that ridiculous-sounding advice you've heard in passing is really right on. By Eleanor Langston You've been told this line before: "Okay, I know it's weird, but...." What follows is a surprising piece of advice — about anything from clearing up a zit to taming a flyaway — that totally does the trick. Call it word-of-mouth beauty. Sure, these tips might sound strange at first ("You put diaper cream where?!"), but there's a logic to them. We rounded up tons of such pointers (from pros as well as real girls) and tested them at Cosmo. Though a few clunkers had to be kicked to the curb, all the rest, presented here, are real gems. 1) Powder Your Roots If your hairline starts to look greasy, dig up a big, fluffy makeup brush, and dip it into a pot of loose powder. Tap it once on the back of your hand to remove the excess, then dust it over your roots. It mops up oil and blends into your strands, so no one ...

The research is in! Our fastest-ever routine will firm and flatten you from all angles in just 2 weeks By Marianne McGinnis, Prevention We have some great news for your abs: The ultimate piece of belly-flab-busting equipment is a $30 stability ball. When researchers at California State University, Sacramento, hooked up electrodes to the midsections of 18 people, they found that ball moves recruited twice the number of muscle fibers as traditional crunches or yoga/Pilates-inspired workouts. Scientists credit the ball's instability with doubling the toning power of these moves. To amp up results, we combined ball exercises from the study with high-energy cardio and simple calorie-cutting tips. In 2 weeks, you could lose up to an inch from your waist; in 4 weeks, shed up to 8 pounds or more. The Experts: Rafael Escamilla, PhD, PT, study author and professor of physical therapy at California State University, Sacramento, and Wayne Westcott, PhD, research director at the South Shore YMC...

Go hard for 30 seconds — and don't count reps By the Editors of Men's Health This routine tests your willpower, says C.J. Murphy, M.F.S., a strength coach in Everett, Massachusetts. Start with 3 sets of the clean and press. Then do the next three moves in succession, with one twist: Don't count reps. Instead, do as many reps of each as you can in 30 seconds. Rest 30 seconds between exercises, and repeat the three-move sequence once or twice. 1. Dumbbell clean and press Holding dumbbells in front of your thighs, bend your knees. Jump up in one explosive movement as you shrug your shoulders and pull the weights up. Catch the weights at your shoulders and then press them overhead. Lower to the starting position. Do 6 reps total. 2. Cable squat with row Attach an EZ-curl bar to the low pulley at a cable station. Grab the handles with your arms extended. Bend to lower your body until your thighs are parallel to the floor. Stand up and draw the handles to your rib cage, and then ...

June 30, 2008 · Here’s a few simple abdominal exercises from my online personal training library that you can try. Try 3 sets of 30 seconds for the planks and 3 sets of 12-15 reps for the others. Let me know what you think. I’ve been digging through older (but still great =) workout programs that I’ve put together for some of my personal training clients in the past. Many of them are written on paper and I’m in the process of transferring them over to my incredible new software that shows you a .gif animation of the exercise plus written instructions, as seen below. You will soon be able to purchase a select few of these exact resistance training programs that my clients have used in the past to completely change their bodies. I’ll keep you updated. Plank 1. Start by placing your forearms on the ground and forming a plank with your forearms and feet. 2. Hold this position keeping your body parallel to the ground for the required time. Side Plank 1. Lay on the ...

Weight gain and therefore, weight loss strategies, are different for men. How to keep it off — for good. By Heather Hurlock, Best Life Binge Early, Weigh Less Go ahead and order that hungry-man breakfast. Eating more of your daily calories at breakfast will keep you from gaining weight, according to a new report in the American Journal of Epidemiology . After following 6,764 healthy, fit people for almost four years, researchers found that those who ate 22 percent of their daily calories in the morning (about 550 calories for a 2,500-calorie diet) gained only 1.7 pounds in that time. Those who ate less than 11 percent of their calories at breakfast gained 2.7 pounds. America's Obesity Explained We now have someone to blame for our expanding waistlines: the USDA. According to researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, the national dietary guidelines advising Americans to eat a low-fat diet may have contributed to the current obesity epidemic. People have replaced fat with s...

Perhaps it is the rush of testosterone and the feeling of primal power that accompanies working out, but many men seem to check their manners at the door to the gym. But just because you’re getting in touch with your inner man beast, doesn’t mean you should turn into an inconsiderate boob. Gyms should give new members a course on etiquette, but they don’t, leaving many men wholly ignorant of how to act civilly while pumping iron. Here are the rules of etiquette every man should know and keep. Feel free to tape them up in your gym’s locker room. 1. Rack your weights. Would you whip up a meal in the kitchen and then leave the dirty dishes from someone else to do? Well maybe you would, but then your roommates are currently plotting how to get you kicked out of the house. Show some respect to your fellow gym patrons and rack your weights. And rack them correctly. Nothing pisses me off more then when there’s a 25 lb plate racked behind three 45 lbs plates. Take those few extra steps to ...

The miracle of giving birth has endured a lot of superstition over time. Its important to sift constructive advise from the fallacies. Learn what's true and what's not as some of the most common pregnancy myths are put under scrutiny. Pregnancy Myth 1 - Eating for two This erroneous belief has to top the list for its global prevalence! One of the first things a pregnant woman gets to hear is now she will have to start eating for two – which is of course not the truth. You do need extra intake of nutrients when you are expecting a child, but this does not translate into doubling your food intake! What is required is that you pay attention to what you eat. In the normal course Indian women require 1800 calories daily. During pregnancy this increases by another 300 calories. The nutrient needs are increased in view of the development of maternal organs such as the uterus, placenta, and breast tissue and to build up body reserves that would be utilised at the time of delivery and l...