Greatist Workout of the Day: Friday, May 15th

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1. Join Our 30-Day Challenge to Take More Risks! Following a daily routine can be comforting, and it’s a great way to add stability to your life, especially with the chaos of the world around us. But keeping a rigid schedule also means we rarely step out of our comfort zones. So we’re not just forgetting to take time to smell the roses, we also miss out on that spontaneous hike that would have shown us even more glorious parts of nature. We get it; trying something new requires courage, but taking that leap can open up amazing life experiences. That’s why we’ve partnered with our friends at...
2. Roasted Lemon Chicken With Cinnamon Sweet Potatoes This savory and succulent chicken with a side of sweet potato wedges is an easy weeknight meal made from a few common ingredients. Just toss together a salad, and dinner is ready. To watch a video demonstrating how to prepare this recipe and find dozens of other healthy, delicious meal ideas, head over to Sonima.com. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Put chicken in a deep baking dish and season with salt and pepper to taste. In a small food processor, combine onion, garlic, tomato, cilantro, lemon juice, and olive oil. Blend for about 20 seconds. Pour mixture over chicken and...
3. The 15-Minute Total-Body Kettlebell Workout "High-intensity interval training" (HIIT) is a fitness term that gets thrown around a lot these days. HIIT workouts vary from bodyweight-only circuits to treadmill sprints to far less intense variations. But here, when we say high-intensity, we're not kidding. This 15-minute workout, led by certified trainer and Grokker expert Kelly Lee, gets your heart pumping and targets every major muscle group, from your chest to your legs. It takes you through three sets of two exercises using a kettlebell (a dumbbell works too). In each set, you’ll perform ladder-style reps: 10 reps of each exercise, then 9 reps, and...
4. What’s the Deal With Mercury Retrograde, Really? Wondering why your friends aren’t receiving your texts? Or why your ride home turned into the commute from hell? Well, Mercury is retrograde through June 11, and astrologists everywhere urge you to be wary of communication mishaps and travel nightmares—all because a planet that’s 48 million miles away looks like it’s moving backwards in the sky. (Spoiler alert: It’s really not.) It’s the second retrograde orbit we’ve seen from Mercury this year and there’s one more to come this September—luckily this isn’t a year in which Mercury is retrograde four times. So what’s going through the minds of true...
5. No-Mayo Tuna Salad The secret ingredient in this tasty reipe is the sweet potato, which (along with hummus) adds a creamy texture so there's no need for mayo. Plus, it's incrediby easy to make! In a small bowl, use a fork to break tuna chunks into small pieces. Add sweet potato chunks, tomatoes, celery, and scallion, and mix together. Add hummus and mustard to moisten tuna to desired preference. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. 1 can (5-6 ounces) unsalted tuna, packed in water, drained1/2 cup baked sweet potato chunks, cooled (about 1/2 medium sweet potato)1/4 cup chopped cherry or grape tomatoes1/4...