Month: May 2021

Kourtney Kardashian Tattooed ‘I Love You’ On Boyfriend Travis Barker

Tattoo artists are in high demand these days. More and more people are choosing to get a design, someone’s name, or even something totally random that really means nothing to them emblazoned on their body with ink. And it should come as no surprise that celebrity tattoos are a big business and even inspire others to get some ink of their own.

When a star gets a new tattoo, the Internet goes wild. Take for instance when Cara Delevingne got her first—a lion on her finger—we all wanted to know where she did it. We quickly found out that it was done by Bang Bang, the famed New York-based artist responsible for many of the diverse pieces of body art found on Rihanna and Justin Bieber—two serious tattoo aficionados.

Many unlikely celebs choose to get tagged as well—in fact, you may be surprised to learn a few of the stars who have strategically hidden ink. But lately, celebs are just revealing the ink themselves, showing off their backs, hips and ribcages and tagging the now-famous artists. Let these celebrity tattoos inspire your next ink.

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Travis Barker

After getting inked by tattoo artist Scott Campbell, girlfriend Kourtney Kardashian took over and tattooed “I love you” onto the musician’s inner forearm.

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Billie Eilish

The singer-songwriter basically took over the Internet this week after her cover of British Vogue’s June issue went viral. Previously, she had told Vanity Fair that “you won’t ever see it,” when it comes to her hip tattoo but she must have changed her mind.

Paris Hilton tattoo

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Cara Delevingne and Paris Jackson

Not only did the duo look incredible heading to an Oscars party, but they also apparently got matching tattoos! Paris Jackson posted their red roses to Instagram tagging artist Piccle P.

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Ireland Baldwin

The model daughter of actors Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger got another cute tattoo. This time, a cowboy boot and “YEEHAW!” on her butt cheek.

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Hailey and Justin Bieber

To honor his hit song “Peaches,” Justin hit up Dr. Woo to get a peach tattoo on his neck. According to People, it only took Hailey a few days to get a matching peach, this time on her inner arm. Aww!

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Vanessa Bryant

Bryant honored her late daughter Gianna with a tattoo that reads Gigi’s other nickname, “Mambacita.”

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Lucy Hale

LA tattoo artist Winter Stone gave Hale this butterfly on her forearm, which the actress says symbolizes “rebirth.”

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Chrissy Teigen

Most, if not all, of Teigen’s tattoos have an emotional meaning and this new one is no different. Artist Winter Stone inked the title of John Legend’s new song, “Ooh Laa,” down Teigen’s spine. The couple joked they played it in the bedroom on repeat.

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Kaia Gerber

The siblings that ink together stay together? The model and her brother Presley Gerber did just that at Evan Tattoo in NYC. Kaia got the sweetest black flowers on her inside wrist.

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Ashley Benson

The actress has a ton of cute snack-inspired tattoos, including a milkshake and this one that reads POMMES FRITES.

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You Can Finally Work Out & Watch TV At the Same Time—Thanks to These TikTok Hula Hoops

I don’t know about you, but I haven’t picked up a hula hoop since high school. But guess what—the former gym class activity is now a top trending workout on TikTok— but with a twist. Instead of those lightweight, plastic hula hoops, TikTokers have leveled up with weighted hula hoops.

When I heard about this new fitness trend, I tried to imagine giving it a shot and ultimately failing to even get the hoop around my waist more than twice. Frankly, if it were the only option, I’d probably burn more calories picking the hula hoop off the floor. Luckily for the highly uncoordinated, TikTok users have endorsed a weighted hula hoop that doesn’t require you to use gravity and skilled hips to keep it aloft.

TikToker Mariarma Saidyliegh demo’ed her weighted hula hoop journey using a smart weighted hula hoop from good old Amazon. It’s designed with a special waistband and it comes with a swinging hammer, which serves as your “hula hoop.” Welcome to the 21st century, guys. Instead of doing tons of crunches, you can put on your latest favorite show and hoop away. Now that’s the kind of multi-tasking I can get behind.

Weighted hula hoops also strengthen your core, back, hips and legs. Trust me, it’s more of a full-body workout than it looks. You can work your way up to doing it for 30 minutes but if you’re like me, you might need to start at 5 minutes until you start getting the hang of it.

In addition to the TikTok-famous hula hoop, we found another highly-rated option for shoppers on the hunt for something a little more classic. Happy hooping!

Our mission at STYLECASTER is to bring style to the people, and we only feature products we think you’ll love as much as we do. Please note that if you purchase something by clicking on a link within this story, we may receive a small commission of the sale.

 

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Auto-Spinning Hula Hoop

If you aren’t particularly coordinated, like me, this is the hula hoop for you. You don’t have to worry about keeping the weighted hula balanced in air. You just attach this waistband around your waist and then start swinging your hips, then the weighted ball spins on a rope. Just make sure you’ve got a lot of space or you might hit something. It can be a little difficult to get into a good flow, but practice makes perfect. Some reviewers recommended wearing a shirt underneath the waistband because otherwise, it’ll pinch.

Buy: Mige Tec Smart Hula Hoop $29.85

 

StyleCaster | Weighted Hulu Hoops on Amazon

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Traditional Weighted Hula Hoop

Try your luck and see if you can still hula hoop the old-fashioned way. The hoop can be assembled to make three different sizes, so you can make the one that’s right for you.  The 2 lb.-hoop is padded, so you won’t get bruised while hooping away. Plus, it’s currently 26 percent off. I love a good deal.

Buy: Better Sense Hoola Hoop $34.99

 

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You Can Finally Work Out & Watch TV At the Same Time—Thanks to These TikTok Hula Hoops

I don’t know about you, but I haven’t picked up a hula hoop since high school. But guess what—the former gym class activity is now a top trending workout on TikTok— but with a twist. Instead of those lightweight, plastic hula hoops, TikTokers have leveled up with weighted hula hoops.

When I heard about this new fitness trend, I tried to imagine giving it a shot and ultimately failing to even get the hoop around my waist more than twice. Frankly, if it were the only option, I’d probably burn more calories picking the hula hoop off the floor. Luckily for the highly uncoordinated, TikTok users have endorsed a weighted hula hoop that doesn’t require you to use gravity and skilled hips to keep it aloft.

TikToker Mariarma Saidyliegh demo’ed her weighted hula hoop journey using a smart weighted hula hoop from good old Amazon. It’s designed with a special waistband and it comes with a swinging hammer, which serves as your “hula hoop.” Welcome to the 21st century, guys. Instead of doing tons of crunches, you can put on your latest favorite show and hoop away. Now that’s the kind of multi-tasking I can get behind.

Weighted hula hoops also strengthen your core, back, hips and legs. Trust me, it’s more of a full-body workout than it looks. You can work your way up to doing it for 30 minutes but if you’re like me, you might need to start at 5 minutes until you start getting the hang of it.

In addition to the TikTok-famous hula hoop, we found another highly-rated option for shoppers on the hunt for something a little more classic. Happy hooping!

Our mission at STYLECASTER is to bring style to the people, and we only feature products we think you’ll love as much as we do. Please note that if you purchase something by clicking on a link within this story, we may receive a small commission of the sale.

 

StyleCaster | Weighted Hulu Hoops on Amazon

Courtesy of Mige Tec.

Auto-Spinning Hula Hoop

If you aren’t particularly coordinated, like me, this is the hula hoop for you. You don’t have to worry about keeping the weighted hula balanced in air. You just attach this waistband around your waist and then start swinging your hips, then the weighted ball spins on a rope. Just make sure you’ve got a lot of space or you might hit something. It can be a little difficult to get into a good flow, but practice makes perfect. Some reviewers recommended wearing a shirt underneath the waistband because otherwise, it’ll pinch.

Buy: Mige Tec Smart Hula Hoop $29.85

 

StyleCaster | Weighted Hulu Hoops on Amazon

Courtesy of BetterSense.

Traditional Weighted Hula Hoop

Try your luck and see if you can still hula hoop the old-fashioned way. The hoop can be assembled to make three different sizes, so you can make the one that’s right for you.  The 2 lb.-hoop is padded, so you won’t get bruised while hooping away. Plus, it’s currently 26 percent off. I love a good deal.

Buy: Better Sense Hoola Hoop $34.99

 

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You Can Finally Work Out & Watch TV At the Same Time—Thanks to These TikTok Hula Hoops

I don’t know about you, but I haven’t picked up a hula hoop since high school. But guess what—the former gym class activity is now a top trending workout on TikTok— but with a twist. Instead of those lightweight, plastic hula hoops, TikTokers have leveled up with weighted hula hoops.

When I heard about this new fitness trend, I tried to imagine giving it a shot and ultimately failing to even get the hoop around my waist more than twice. Frankly, if it were the only option, I’d probably burn more calories picking the hula hoop off the floor. Luckily for the highly uncoordinated, TikTok users have endorsed a weighted hula hoop that doesn’t require you to use gravity and skilled hips to keep it aloft.

TikToker Mariarma Saidyliegh demo’ed her weighted hula hoop journey using a smart weighted hula hoop from good old Amazon. It’s designed with a special waistband and it comes with a swinging hammer, which serves as your “hula hoop.” Welcome to the 21st century, guys. Instead of doing tons of crunches, you can put on your latest favorite show and hoop away. Now that’s the kind of multi-tasking I can get behind.

Weighted hula hoops also strengthen your core, back, hips and legs. Trust me, it’s more of a full-body workout than it looks. You can work your way up to doing it for 30 minutes but if you’re like me, you might need to start at 5 minutes until you start getting the hang of it.

In addition to the TikTok-famous hula hoop, we found another highly-rated option for shoppers on the hunt for something a little more classic. Happy hooping!

Our mission at STYLECASTER is to bring style to the people, and we only feature products we think you’ll love as much as we do. Please note that if you purchase something by clicking on a link within this story, we may receive a small commission of the sale.

 

StyleCaster | Weighted Hulu Hoops on Amazon

Courtesy of Mige Tec.

Auto-Spinning Hula Hoop

If you aren’t particularly coordinated, like me, this is the hula hoop for you. You don’t have to worry about keeping the weighted hula balanced in air. You just attach this waistband around your waist and then start swinging your hips, then the weighted ball spins on a rope. Just make sure you’ve got a lot of space or you might hit something. It can be a little difficult to get into a good flow, but practice makes perfect. Some reviewers recommended wearing a shirt underneath the waistband because otherwise, it’ll pinch.

Buy: Mige Tec Smart Hula Hoop $29.85

 

StyleCaster | Weighted Hulu Hoops on Amazon

Courtesy of BetterSense.

Traditional Weighted Hula Hoop

Try your luck and see if you can still hula hoop the old-fashioned way. The hoop can be assembled to make three different sizes, so you can make the one that’s right for you.  The 2 lb.-hoop is padded, so you won’t get bruised while hooping away. Plus, it’s currently 26 percent off. I love a good deal.

Buy: Better Sense Hoola Hoop $34.99

 

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How to De-Stress and Lose Weight After 60

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Stress, stress, stress. That is all we hear being talked about these days.

Headings like, “Stress Makes You Fat” and “Stress Cuts 10 Years Off Your Life” are enough to stress you even more.

Stress is not necessarily a bad thing. When we can channel our stress productively, life is good. The problems arise when we have chronic stress.

Types of Stress

Stress can come in many different forms. Many of us believe that stress is simply an external influence that we have no control over, which makes us feel agitated, angry, frustrated or even depressed.

Stress can also be generated from:

The Food We Eat

The food we put in our mouths has a great impact on our stress levels. This includes having a diet high in processed foods, sugars, and alcohol, all of which add to inflammation and stress on your body.

You would feel this as lack of energy, being prone to injury or suffering migraines, experiencing sugar cravings, gaining weight and being unable to lose weight.

Exercise

Surprisingly, exercise can be a good stress or a bad stress. Putting too much pressure on your body or doing the wrong exercises can be lead to more harm than good.

Here is a great article by Linda Melone with excellent advise for exercise in your later years. You do not have to run marathons or lift heavy weights, but it is important to maintain a certain level of fitness no matter your age.

Environmental Stress

Stress factors in your environment include toiletries and cleaning products that have an effect on us and deplete our energy.

How You Can Decrease Stress and Lose Weight

Figure out your whys and your vision. What do you feel you need to do in your life to achieve your goals? These all change as you get older, and it is important that you adopt to the changes accordingly.

Having a vision and a road map is important much in the same way as when you travel on unfamiliar roads. Without a road map you will get lost. Having that why – and the vision that will help you drive on your right path in life – will make your journey easier.

The why is more crucial, though, because once you have that in place and the going gets tough, you have something to step back on and say, “This is why I am doing what I am doing and need to stay focused.”

A good example is deciding that you need to lose weight so you can have more energy to go for walks with friends. And when the going gets tough, and you have trouble adhering to a healthy diet, you keep this vision in mind. That will help you to fight the temptation to have a second piece of chocolate cake!

Exercise Is Important to Decrease Stress and Lose Weight

You need to know how much exercise you should be doing and how often. Exercise, in general, puts stress on the body. So, how you incorporate exercise will determine if it is a positive or negative experience.

You want your exercise program to help balance your hormones in a way that decrease stress. If you are putting too much effort into a cardio workout day after day, this can increase stress on your body. As a result, your hormones also become imbalanced, and you do not get the benefit from being active.

You need to listen to your body during and after exercise. If you feel drained after an exercise session – or find you are not recovering well, or are experiencing mental clarity issues – these are common signs of over-training and pushing yourself too hard.

If you are carrying extra weight, have a decreased muscle mass or feel depressed or anxious, your energy levels get zapped. The right kind of exercise helps with all these issues. It also increases your energy production, overall endurance and mental clarity, and decrease overall stress.

Once you find more calmness in your day, the goal to lose weight is easier to achieve. Losing weight is more than simple decreasing calories (food intake) in and increasing calories out (daily exercise).

When you decrease your stress levels, there is less inflammation in the body, you will experience less sugar cravings, and you will have more energy in your day.

What exercise is helping you to say fit and healthy in your 60s? Do you have a routine that you have developed that fits your energy levels and takes care of stress in your life? Please share the things that work for you, and how you discovered them, in the comments below.

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