Pandemic-weary Americans starved for human interaction and physical touch are taking advantage of a growing wellness option once reserved for Hollywood actors, rock stars and elite athletes: boutique stretching. Vaccine_Outbreak-Boutique_Stretching_56001 Tara Albarron, 32, works with client Ron Bryant, 55, of Beaver Creek, Ohio, during an assisted stretching session at StretchLab […]
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Boutique stretching thrives amid COVID
Kory Floyd, a professor of communication and psychology at the University of Arizona, said activities that provide social interaction and some relief for “skin hunger” can help people manage stress better. A lack of casual touch — holding hands, hugging, putting one’s arm around somebody, shaking hands — can have […]
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A Category 5 atmospheric river — stretching 2,700 miles across the Pacific — is drenching the Northwest US
So far this year, Seattle has seen nearly 6.5″ of rain. With an additional 2-4 inches forecast, the city could receive roughly 25% of its annual rainfall by January 15 from the atmospheric river that’s drenching the region. “This soggy start could propel Seattle to its single wettest start of […]