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What You Must Do After Your Next Intense Workout

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By Lexi Petronis Photo by gulgeevideotube Pre-workout, I’ve noticed there are certain things that work for me: a banana with peanut butter, plenty of water the night before (if I do it just before a class, I am way too…you know, sloshy), gentle stretching. But your post-workout ritual is just as important as your pre. Cycle House instructor Brandon Mills has these three very important post-intense workout must-dos that can help prevent soreness, fatigue, and dehydration. Related:  14 Seriously Cute Hairstyles for Curly Hair Stretch! You just spent 30 to 60 minutes working out—and now you have five minutes to focus on those well-worn muscles. “Focus on both static and dynamic stretches from head to toe, making sure to spend time on your hamstrings, quads, and glutes, seeing as they do most of the muscular work. But don’t forget about the core!” he says. Refuel! In other words: Eat something. “Fuel is what keeps you going and what gives you the ability to give it your al

Olivia Wilde's Breastfeeding Photo Causes a Stir

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Photo courtesy of Glamour Gisele Bundchen ,  Jaime King ,  Gwen Stefani , and  Miranda Kerr  are among the celebrity moms who have helped glamorize breastfeeding recently — and now, with her buzz-inducing mom-and-baby photo image included in a spread for  Glamour , cover girl Olivia Wilde has joined their proudly lactating ranks. “Breastfeeding is the most natural thing,” she told the magazine, regarding the pose in which she’s wearing a Roberto Cavalli dress and Prada shoes while nursing her naked infant son. “I don’t know, now it feels like Otis should  always  be on my breast.” Wilde added, ”Being shot with Otis is so perfect because any portrait of me right now isn’t complete without my identity as a mother being a part of that.” It was a fitting message coming from Wilde, film star and former cast member of “The O.C.,” who seems to be a champion of maternal health around the world, judging by her  appearance  at UN Global Moms + Social Good Conference this past spr