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TOPIC: Exercise & Fitness

Sun’s Out, Guns Out: Quick and Easy Toners for Your Legs, Arms and Butt

For the most part when it comes to strength training, women want to be toned but not super muscular. Finding exercises that accomplish that goal can be difficult.

TOPIC: Exercise & Fitness

Swimming: The Benefits of Getting All Wet

I’ve heard all the excuses: chlorine dries out my hair, I don’t have a swim suit, my goggles leak, I can’t get the breathing, the water is cold, and it’s boring.

TOPIC: Fresh

Fresh: Fit to Knit

Arlington Heights native Connie Grundschok has opened a cozy, new knitting shop, Knit Happens.

TOPIC: Sex and the Suburbs

Not This Year, Dear: Turning On the Sexless Marriage

Has it been a while since you had sex with your husband? If so, you’re not alone.

TOPIC: Exercise & Fitness

Take a Deep Breath: a 20-Minute Timeout

It sounds silly, but most of us don’t know how to breathe. We rush through our days sipping shallow breaths, leaving our bodies and brains starved for oxygen.

TOPIC: Job Board/Careers

How Working Moms Make It Work

Before baby, work was your schtick: You were good at your job, and it was your life, your role, your title, your priority.

TOPIC: Exercise & Fitness

Spinning Together

When Lake Barrington resident Hasna Osman cycles through the rolling hills around her home, she usually does it with a group of women (and a few men) organized by the Barrington Bike Club.

TOPIC: Fashion & Style

What's In Your Bag

Packing a vacation cosmetic bag is trickier than ever, especially if you want to carry on.

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