Health + Wellness

Sponsored | Understanding the Mental Health Crisis for Teens and Young Adults
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Sponsored | Understanding the Mental Health Crisis for Teens and Young Adults

As the rate of teen depression rises across the country, Washington State is no exception.

As the rate of teen depression rises across the country, Washington State is no exception. In its 2019 survey assessing youth depression statistics, Mental Health America (MHA) found that 13 percent of youth ages 12–17 in Washington suffered from major depression during the past year. In addition, the report found that a vast majority of…

Newport Academy

Sponsored | How COVID-19 Changed College Admissions
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Sponsored | How COVID-19 Changed College Admissions

What Every High School Parent and Student Should Know

After last year’s unusual college admission season, parents of high school juniors and seniors have more questions than ever about applying to college during COVID-19. The global pandemic has created a new landscape for students currently applying for college, says college counselor Kelly Herrington.  “When people ask me how COVID-19 has changed college admissions, I…

University Prep

Nordstrom Will Now Take Empty Beauty Product Packaging

Nordstrom Will Now Take Empty Beauty Product Packaging

Nordstrom says it is the first major retailer to launch a beauty packaging recycling program

Ever wonder how to dispose of all those pouches and bottles that come with cosmetics? Well, Nordstrom has just launched a recycling program for hard-to-recycle beauty packaging. Called “Beautycycle,” the service launched Oct. 1. The Seattle-based retailer, which has partnered with recycling management company TerraCycle, says only 9% of the 120 billion units of plastic packaging…

Nat Rubio-Licht

Let It Grow: The Art of Beard Maintenance

Let It Grow: The Art of Beard Maintenance

Tips and tricks from local experts on managing your lockdown facial hair

Like many social-distancing men, Seattle magazine’s style and society writer Andrew Hoge is testing out facial hair for the first time

Andrew Hoge

Break a Sweat: The Perfect Small Apartment Workout

Break a Sweat: The Perfect Small Apartment Workout

This week’s shelter-in-place-approved workout routine can be completed in 30 minutes or less, no bulky gym equipment required

Don’t forget to stretch before trying out this perfect apartment workout

Andrew Hoge

Break a Sweat: Try A Barre-Inspired Workout At Home

Break a Sweat: Try A Barre-Inspired Workout At Home

This week’s shelter-in-place-approved fitness routine can be completed in 30 minutes or less, no bulky gym equipment required

You can’t go to Barre class right now, but this Barre-inspired workout can help you feel a similar burn at home

Andrew Hoge

Two DIY Face Masks To Make At Home

Two DIY Face Masks To Make At Home

Staying home is still the most effective way to prevent spreading COVID-19, but if you have to step outside, these DIY fabric masks from fashion designer Luly Yang will help you stay safe and stylish

Fashion designer Luly Yang has created two DIY face masks that can be made with household items.

Andrew Hoge

Break a Sweat: Upper and Lower Body Workouts from Personal Trainer Easton Johnson

Break a Sweat: Upper and Lower Body Workouts from Personal Trainer Easton Johnson

This shelter-in-place-approved workout routine can be completed in 30 minutes or less, no bulky gym equipment required

These workouts from personal trainer Easton Johnson don’t require any equipment.

Andrew Hoge

Seattle’s Hairstylists Give Advice for Your Quarantine Hair Care Routine

Seattle’s Hairstylists Give Advice for Your Quarantine Hair Care Routine

TL;DR: Please, don’t touch it

It was week three of quarantine—or was it week four? who can tell anymore?—when I texted one of my hairdresser friends: “I’m so bored, I’m, like, tempted to do bad things to my hair.” I added ominously: “I have bleach!” I was feeling pretty confident; after all, I had just made bread for the first…

Tricia Romano

At-Home Fitness Tips and Streaming Workouts from Local Pros

At-Home Fitness Tips and Streaming Workouts from Local Pros

Whether you need motivation to get moving or want to amp up your existing routine, here's how to achieve your work(out) from home goals

You can stream Dance Church’s popular classes from the comfort of your own home.

Andrew Hoge

Get Well Soon

Get Well Soon

It’s always a good time to start building a better you. Here’s where to start.

This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue as part of the Get Well Soon cover story. Click here to subscribe. For all its trendiness, the modern wellness movement taps into an innate human desire for self-improvement—not that you aren’t perfect just the way you are. Whether you’re looking to make big changes to your diet…

Andrew Hoge, Ariel Shearer, Danielle Hayden

Simple Ways to Wellness

Simple Ways to Wellness

Here’s how you can exert minimal effort for maximum results—and in some unexpected ways

This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue as part of the Get Well Soon cover story. Click here to subscribe. Trying to fulfill all your obligations—personal, familial, occupational—can leave you drained, as you forget (or forgo) your own self-care and wellness. “The ‘wellness’ industry has made health feel intangible and, in some cases, out of…

Danielle Hayden

Ease Your Tensions at these Seattle-Area Hotel Spas

Ease Your Tensions at these Seattle-Area Hotel Spas

These well-appointed spas will help you find inner peace, no upgrade required

The revamped relaxation area at Still Spa is primed for parties

Andrew Hoge

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