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Fact: Burpees, push-ups, mountain climbers, and planks are all great bodyweight moves that can whip you into shape in no time. Another fact? Sometimes they get boring.

Not all of us were born to love bootcamp-style workouts. And thanks to creative trainers like Nicole Winhoffer, we don’t have to. The self-proclaimed fitness artist (and Madonna’s former trainer) is known for her mega-creative routines, emphasis on the mental aspects of exercise, and unique training style that combines dance with bodyweight strength moves. As Winhoffer says, “You won’t get results by just doing a movement—you have to connect to it by thinking about it and feeling it too.”

To give you a beginner-friendly taste of her signature style, we asked Winhoffer for her go-to moves when she only has 20 minutes to work out. The resulting routine (below) requires no equipment, though you do need a wall for the last move. Consider doing a full-body warm-up first or just put on your fave jams and freestyle.

The Workout

Directions: Perform each move in order for 60 seconds with the right leg only with no rest between…

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Get buzzed in two ways with this coffee cocktail featuring cold brew coffee and double espresso vodka. Coconut milk adds creaminess, and shaking it up develops a rich froth on top, almost like a latté.

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In a cocktail shaker with ice, combine vodka, cold brew, coconut milk, and simple syrup to taste. Shake and pour into a tall glass. Garnish with coffee beans.

Recipe created exclusively for Greatist by Jonathan Pogash, premiere cocktail consultant and owner of The Cocktail Guru.

Ingredients2 ounces espresso vodka (we like Van Gogh Double Espresso Vodka2 ounces cold brew coffee1 ounce coconut milkSimple syrupCoffee beans, for garnish …

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When foraging for delicious bites of snow, steer clear of plowed piles and manure, researchers say.

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Editor’s note: A version of this post first appeared in January 2014.

Many people will see the snow currently blanketing much of the U.S. Eastern Seaboard as a nuisance coating sidewalks and roads. Others are celebrating it as an excuse to spend the day swooshing down a hill.

As for me, I like to think of snow as food.

Growing up in Missouri, I consumed as much snow ice cream as possible from November to March. Each time the winter sky let loose, I caught a bowl of fresh flakes. My grandmother mixed raw eggs, cream and sugar and poured it over top.

Snow is one of the first “wild” foods small humans learn to forage. And this time of year it’s both free and plentiful to many.

But is snow a magical, local and seasonal specialty, or is it an adventure in extreme eating? As with many wild foods, it can be a bit of both.

I asked Jeff S. Ga…

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If you’re not familiar with Meyer lemons, here’s a quick run down: They have a deep yellow, smooth, thin skin and are quite a bit sweeter and more subtle than their standard lemon kin. These muffins are low in sugar and swap out butter for heart-healthy olive oil.

DirectionsPreheat oven to 400 degrees. Place eight muffin liners in a muffin tin.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, mix together olive oil, sugar, yogurt, and lemon juice and zest until fully combined. Add egg and vanilla, and mix thoroughly.
Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients in two additions, stirring until just combined. Fold in chia seeds.
Pour batter into muffin liners, filling 3/4 of the way full. Bake for 13 to 15 minutes, until muffins are golden on top and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Ingredients1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour1 teaspoon baking powder1/4 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 cup olive oil1/2 cup sugar2/3 cup lemon Greek yogurt1 Meyer lemon, zested and juiced1 egg1 teaspoon vanilla extract2 tablespoons chia seeds…

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Roasting vegetables whole allows the natural sugars to concentrate for an explosion of flavors. Serve these carrots as antipasti, as a side to a larger meal, or tossed into a simple salad.

DirectionsPreheat oven to 500 degrees.
Coat carrots with oil and salt. Place on a baking sheet and roast for 15 minutes until well charred and easily pierced by a knife.
While carrots are roasting, make pesto by placing all ingredients except olive oil into a small mini chopper or blender. Grind on medium speed until coarse, then slowly pour in olive oil to emulsify into grainy pesto. Adjust seasoning to taste.
When carrots are cooked, remove from oven and cut in half lengthwise and crosswise. Dress with pesto to serve.

Recipe shared exclusive with Greatist by Dig Inn.

Ingredients1 bunch skinny carrots, tops removed, peeled2 tablespoons olive oil2 teaspooons saltFor pesto:1/2 cup pumpkin seeds1 clove garlic2 tablespoons grated Parmesan2 large kale leaves, chopped2 teaspoons lemon juice2 tablespoons water1/2 teaspoon pumpkin spice1/2 teaspoon salt1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil…

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No matter what the weather is, some of us always seem to suffer from chronically cold fingers and toes. And beyond making people jump at your touch, icy extremities can be annoying (thick, scratchy wool socks = not fun) and pretty painful.

Rather than settle for pat answers like “cold hands, warm heart” or the vague idea you might have poor circulation, we dug into the common causes for cold digits and when they might be cause for concern.

Ice, Ice Baby

As it turns out, poor circulation is not the cause. “When you have poor circulation, your skin actually gets red—not white or blue,” says Venita Chandra, M.D., a vascular surgeon at Stanford. “The tiny little blood vessels in the feet and hands are trying to pull as much blood as possible there, so they’re completely vasodialated.” Meaning your blood vessels have widened to their full capacity, allowing them to take in the maximum amount of blood.

Although cold tolerance is different for everyone, for the most part, it’s completely normal for your hands and feet to feel the freeze first when you’re in the cold, Chandra says. It’s part of your natural physiology and method for regulating body temperature: Your body temp is controlled by the hypothalamus, the thermostat in yo…

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There’s no doubt the body-positivity movement gained momentum in 2015. Women’s Health banned the phrases “bikini body” and “drop two sizes” from its cover, The Pirelli Calendar got a revamp, and pretty much everywhere you looked women started changing their fitness goals from “get flatter abs” to “get stronger and feel great.”

But why now? As the cultural emphasis on looking perfect was coming to a head thanks to Photoshop, social media, celebrity culture, and advanced non-invasive procedures, people started putting more and more effort into changing their bodies. Couple all of this with the misleading information being thrown around about what kind of training would give people the body they desired, and it’s no wonder that the mantra “it doesn’t matter what you look like, only how you feel!” became popular.

As faulty information failed us, many women retreated to secret shame caves, convinced there must be something unspeakably wrong with their bodies. The harder they tried to look better, the worse they looked; we created an epidemic of people who feel fundamentally broken.

The body-acceptance movement can feel like hitting a pause button on the spiral of self-loathing and failure we’ve faced throughout the last 20 years. It’s a breath of fresh air to anyone caught in that vicious cycle of “try, fail, try harder, fail harder.”

But just because the old way wasn’t working doesn’t mean the new way is perfect either.

Backlash does…

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Former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson (right) holds a news conference in Paris on Tuesday against the production of foie gras.

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Danny Bowien says Sichuanese cuisine is “really about balance and restraint and not having things be over-the-top spicy.” Bowien’s Chongqing Chicken Wings, featured in The Mission Chinese Cookbook, are pictured above.

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Danny Bowien, the founder of the Mission Chinese Food restaurants, didn’t grow up cooking Chinese cuisine. Born in South Korea, then adopted by a family in Oklahoma, Bowien was already an adult living in San …

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Most of us are guilty of mindless eating at some point—maybe it’s while watching TV, procrastinating, or feeling just plain bored. Next time you’re craving a late-night snack, silence your inner cookie monster by saying, “some other time.” A new study found that people who try to stop cravings by telling themselves they can enjoy the treat sometime in the future were less likely to actually indulge than those who tried a hard no.1

Scientists believe this works because you trick your brain into thinking the craving isn’t very important. It’s like how you keep telling yourself you’re going to reorganize your closet next weekend. “I’ll get to it some other time” becomes a euphemism for something that’s not exactly at the top of your list. And when something is less important, you’ll want it less. Science.

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The taming of desire: Unspecific postponement reduces desire for and consumption of postponed temptations. Mead NL, Patrick VM. Journal of personality and social psychology, 2016, undefined.;110(1):1939-1315.

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