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The carpet in your car has to endure a lot. It’s not just getting in and out, and everything you track in with you, bu ...

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Are you paying attention to your pelvic floor health? The pelvic floor is a group of muscles and nerves that form a "supportive hammock" from the back, through the tailbone, lower abdominal area ...

Nearly 75% of swab samples taken from fitness equipment such as dumbbells, treadmills and exercise mats tested positive for Staphylococcus aureus, according to a 2018 study in the Journal of ...

I'd never felt drawn to the floor. On my list of comfortable resting surfaces, I've consistently ranked it below an air mattress and only slightly above a row of airport chairs. Accordingly ...