Forget counting steps — taking the stairs could save your life

Forget counting steps — taking the stairs could save your life

It’s baby steps to better health. New research presented last week at a European cardiology conference found that folks who habitually take the stairs lower their risk of death from heart disease by roughly 39% compared to those who don’t commit to the climb. Stair steppers also reduce their risk of dying from any cause by … Read more

Why is Taylor Swift counting down to 2 p.m. EST on her website?

Why is Taylor Swift counting down to 2 p.m. EST on her website?

Taylor Swift fans are anxiously counting down the hours, the minutes and the seconds for when she drops her upcoming album, “The Tortured Poets Department” on Friday. The Grammy winner, 34, has added an actual clock to her website to help speed up time — but for a possible separate surprise. The “For a Fortnight” page … Read more

Santana and Counting Crows announce ‘Oneness’ tour 2024: Get tickets now

Santana and Counting Crows announce ‘Oneness’ tour 2024: Get tickets now

Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. This summer, the ’70s and ’90s become one. From June through September, classic rock icon Carlos Santana will join forces with ’90s alt rockers Counting Crows for their … Read more

I was so obsessed with calorie counting as a teen, I wound up in the hospital — and thought I would die

I was so obsessed with calorie counting as a teen, I wound up in the hospital — and thought I would die

An Atlanta woman who was so obsessed with calorie counting and fitness tracking that it hospitalized her is now speaking out to warn others of their downsides. Dani Fernandez, now 25, had been battling an eating disorder for years since she was a young teen. It had reached a point where she would feel “guilty” … Read more

Influencer’s steamy sex challenge to couples leads to 150 births — and counting

Influencer’s steamy sex challenge to couples leads to 150 births — and counting

Oh, baby! A mom and influencer is taking credit for 150 births — and counting — after passing along some steamy advice by way of a sex “challenge” during an Instagram Live video. Evidently, many of her followers took the recommendations. Sara Buckley, a 36-year-old Las Vegas content creator and podcaster, became quite the hit … Read more

‘Laziest Citizen’ contest has people lying down for 20 days — and counting

‘Laziest Citizen’ contest has people lying down for 20 days — and counting

No matter how lazy you are, you’re sure to look extremely productive compared to these “competitors.” Seven competitors are hoping to get the coveted title of “Laziest Citizen” in a bizarre annual contest in the resort village of Brezna in northern Montenegro. The remaining contestants — who are vying for a grand prize of $1,070 … Read more

I’ve got 800 tattoos and counting — haters call me ‘Crayola’ but I love the way I look

I’ve got 800 tattoos and counting — haters call me ‘Crayola’ but I love the way I look

Tat’s just how she rolls.  A British woman wound up banned from her local tattoo parlors and harassed at the supermarket after compulsively covering herself in more than 800 examples of ink-based art. But that’s not going to distract the marked-up mother of seven from her bizarre quest for total transformation. After being deemed persona … Read more

New Yorker cooks communal ‘medieval’ stew for 33 days — and counting 

New Yorker cooks communal ‘medieval’ stew for 33 days — and counting 

A TikToker is going viral and meeting new friends while cooking a communal “perpetual stew.” Annie Rauwerda runs the popular TikTok, Instagram and Twitter accounts all titled “Depths of Wikipedia,” where she highlights strange, obscure and fascinating facts and pages on the online encyclopedia (her accounts also have a Wikipedia page). However, her accounts have … Read more

Intermittent fasting is no better than counting calories, study confirms

Intermittent fasting is no better than counting calories, study confirms

Restriction is a losing game. Turns out that restricting the time frame in which you eat is no better than restricting calories when it comes to losing weight. A new study published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine found that those who participated in intermittent fasting and ate all of their calories within an … Read more

Counting Crows announce ‘Banshee Season’ 2023 tour. Get cheap tickets.

Counting Crows announce ‘Banshee Season’ 2023 tour. Get cheap tickets.

Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. .It’s time to reconnect with Mr. Jones. ’90s icons Counting Crows are returning to the road from June through September to play amphitheaters, casinos, stadiums, parks and pavilions … Read more

Counting Crows rocker looks unrecognizable in new interview

Counting Crows rocker looks unrecognizable in new interview

Call it dread head redemption. Adam Duritz is rocking out without his locks out. Counting Crows’ lead singer is making headlines again after appearing on Australian TV sans his trademark dreadlocks — even though he got rid of them four years ago. The buzz began after the 58-year-old showed up on Today Extra with the … Read more

Calorie counting still better than intermittent fasting for weight loss: study

Calorie counting still better than intermittent fasting for weight loss: study

You may want to slow down on fasting. A new study — published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association — has found that intermittent fasting fails to help dieters drop weight, with calorie counting still the most effective way to shed any unwanted pounds. The Johns Hopkins University research team’s findings are … Read more

Don’t bother counting calories — it’s ‘complete nonsense’: dietician

Don’t bother counting calories — it’s ‘complete nonsense’: dietician

Dieters who count calories for weight loss may want to rethink their strategy. There’s little proof that calorie counting helps shed pounds, according to a top epidemiologist and dietician in the UK, who says people should focus on the quality of their food instead. “[Calorie counting] is complete nonsense,” said Tim Spector, professor at King’s … Read more