10.25.25

Welcome to your weekly roundup on living well, made simple.

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Tight hamstrings? You may need to address weak glutes or tight hip flexors instead

If your hamstrings feel tight, you may need to restore pelvic stability through glute strengthening, hip-flexor release and deep breathing to relieve chronic tension.

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For a longer life, get your steps when you can –– even if you don’t reach your daily goal

Women over 60 may not need to sweat their daily step counts for a longer health span if they are getting enough during the week, new research shows.

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I can track my college sons’ movements on my phone, but should I?

CNN’s Don Riddell ponders whether it’s appropriate to continue monitoring the whereabouts of his sons with a tracking app now that they are young adults in college.

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Learning about healthy habits could help you implement them.

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Smart wellness goals are backed by science-based studies. Be part of one

Tune in to CNN this Saturday at 3 p.m. ET Saturday to see CNN’s Madeline Holcombe talk about participating in a wellness study that could improve your health. Here's how to sign up — and talk to us about it!

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WATCH

Actor never had quinceañera, so has sesentañera at 60

Actor and advocate Constance Marie never had a quinceañera — the coming-of-age celebration for 15-year-old girls across Latin America — so on her 60th birthday she reimagined the tradition and threw herself a sesentañera.

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