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24 Actually Helpful Tips for Waking Up Early to Work Out

You've heard that you should put on your workout clothes the night before. (Uncomfortable. A little gross.) You've heard that you should put your alarm across the room. (Annoying when your phone is your alarm.) You've heard you should set your coffee on a timer. (Always forget.) So how do you actually, truly, for real this time, stop sleeping through your workouts? Let people who do it every day explain—they know better than us.

Why Some People Always Get Bit by Mosquitoes (and Others Don't)

Honestly, we're just happy to hear that this phenomenon isn't just in our heads. Some people really do get bitten more than others—it has to do a little bit with your blood type, a little bit with how active you are, a little bit with how you smell, and... a little bit with whether or not you like beer. Weird. There's science involved with all of this, we swear. And hey—your complaints about the insane number of bug bites you have are officially justified. Congratulations.

7 Portable Meals You Can Eat Anywhere

You may have mastered the "one hand on the wheel, one hand on the Hot Pocket" approach (as we like to call it), but we both know eating and driving isn't the safest idea. Some days do call for on-the-go meals, though. We get that. We just want you to be more prepared for them: Instead of scarfing down whatever's on top of the pile in your freezer, try prepping one of these easy, portable meals ahead of time. They're healthier and tastier. And safer.

This 11-Minute Foam Roller Workout Is One You'll Actually Want to Do

We usually think of foam rollers as the anti-workout—instead of activating muscles, they loosen them, and instead of making us work up a sweat, they help us cool down. However, this workout proves that foam rollers can be used during exercise as well as before and after it. The circuit is more relaxing than intense, but it'll still work your abs and back in a big way.

11 Tomato Recipes to Eat All Summer Long

What's summer without a big ol' tomato oozing out of your wrap/burger/salad/BLT? Not much, let us tell you. But it turns out we've been underusing tomatoes this whole time—anyone can slap a wedge on a house salad, but we never thought about making a tomato cobbler or a tomato balsamic strawberry salsa. These recipes take full advantage of fresh, crisp summer tomatoes in the best ways possible. Man, we've been missing out.