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Between the pandemic, shorter days, and frigid weather (at least in some parts of the country), chances are you’ve logged more hours inside your home in recent months than you ever thought possible.

6 Wintertime Skills Everyone Should Know

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Drink

Find the best spots daily to eat and drink in hipster neighborhoods. Hit the roof, drink a beer and eat delicious at top-tier restaurants. Plan your nightlife adventure with maps and reviews of unknown micro-brews, rooftop parties, and independent drink.

Best Restaurants & Bars - Places to Eat & Drink - Thrillist

Can a post-workout beer actually be good for you?

The Best Post-Workout Beers to Celebrate Your Gains

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The alluring promise of the keto diet, potentially filled with as much bacon, butter, eggs, and avocado as you can eat, sounds like the grown-up version of scoring a golden ticket to Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory.

The Pros and Cons of the Keto Diet, Explained

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The Healthiest Order at Every Major Fast-Food Chain

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Health

Gym Rats Who Used to Be Lazy Explain How They Started Working Out

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Fit Kit: Workout Routines, Motivation & Tips to Help You Exercise Better

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If you think you can unearth your six-pack in four weeks, you're either delusional or smoking something illegal.

Ab Exercises That Make a Serious Difference in Under a Month

Don't you wish there were an "easy button" for shaping the body of your dreams?

The Muscles You Can Actually Make Bigger in a Hurry

Fueling the excuse-mobile isn't usually my preferred M.O.

Non-Exercise Reasons You Can't Build Muscle

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Strength training has its obvious benefits -- just look at Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.

Reasons to Lift Weights That Have Nothing to Do With Building Muscle

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My mom still complains about "my daughter, the night owl" -- that devil of a middle child who kept her up at all hours because she would NOT go to sleep.

People Who Wake Up at 4am to Work Out Tell You How They Do It

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If you have access to a set of stairs -- at home, at your office, at a local park, wherever -- then guess what?

A Killer Workout You Can Do on Any Set of Stairs

Being healthy doesn't just mean being cold- and flu-free, or that you don't have to take any prescription medications.