The Checkup: How to Take the Perfect Nap for an Energy Boost


• Remember back in college when you could power nap like a champ? Only me? Well, whatever your napping history, I’m sure we can all agree that naps are the b.e.s.t.—and, turns out, they’re really good for your health, too. Click through for practical, science-backed tips for how to take the perfect nap to reboot your brain and give you an insta-energy boost. [Wall Street Journal]

• Here’s how to sip your way to better skin with four skin-repairing juice ideas. [Well+Good NYC]

• Do you tri? Check out the best gear for triathletes to take your three-event racing up a notch. [Women’s Health]

• Hooooly moly. This post, which shows a woman’s 88-pound, one-year weight-loss journey in a single GIF, is INSANE. [Buzzfeed]

• Fact: Calorie counting is flawed, but it’s still a good practice—and here’s how to do it successfully. [Greatist]

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