One of the biggest paradoxes in fitness is that while nearly everyone recognizes the importance of mobility and flexibility exercises, these are often the first components to be eliminated from a workout. Whether used as a warmup, cooldown or complete workout devoted to mobility, nobody enters the gym excitedly thinking, “I can’t wait to crush this stretch today.” Maybe you prefer the pump from lifting weights or the high from running, but a mobility workout offers another kind of gratification, albeit delayed. Face it. Most people think stretching is a waste of time: something you add to a workout versus…

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After a judge in Virginia rejected a motion by anti-gun Attorney General Jay Jones to lift an injunction blocking the state police from enforcing a background check requirement on private transfers of firearms, Democrat lawmakers could have pledged to address the defects in their scheme so that it complies with Virginia’s constitution and the judge’s previous rulings.  Instead, they’re taking the low road and accusing Second Amendment advocates of wanting to arm violent criminals. Felons & wife beaters across VA rejoice! You can still buy a gun from a private seller for the time being even…

The Tricare Prime travel benefit helps Tricare Prime beneficiaries with the cost of traveling for specialty care. It is designed to remove some of the financial barriers when care can’t be provided within the local network. This benefit applies only in specific cases, so understanding the program is critical. Eligibility The patient must be a family member or retiree enrolled in Tricare Prime or Tricare Remote within the United States. They may not be an active-duty service member. Separate programs exist for family members living overseas on military orders and for active-duty service members. The care must be medically necessary,…

Not nearly as many people are checking into hospitals in the Democratic Republic of Congo for symptoms of the rapidly spreading Ebola virus. “There is a high concern overall, but the main concern is that people are hiding,” said Faith Koskei, the head of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) at Save the Children. WHO Chief Swears Ebola Outbreak “Can Be Stopped” Koskei said that people in the areas affected by the recent outbreak are afraid that they will be isolated and quarantined if they report their symptoms to health officials. “If I suspect that I have Ebola, I may not…

For decades, the NRA and the NRA Foundation were about as closely linked as a rifle and its sling. Now they’re headed for what appears to be a very public divorce. According to reporting from NewsMax and comments from NRA Board Member Anthony Colandro during a recent interview on Gun Owners Radio, the NRA Foundation is moving to separate itself from the National Rifle Association and rebrand as the “1791 Foundation,” setting the stage for a major battle over money, control, and the future of one of the gun-rights movement’s most recognizable institutions. The split comes amid an ongoing federal…

A YouTuber recently decided to walk into the Rockstar Games studio that’s currently working on Grand Theft Auto 6. The GTA 6 stunt ended with the police getting involved, and the YouTuber has now talked about the incident. May 26, 2026, was at one time the planned release date for GTA 6, but the game experienced another delay that moved it to its current schedule of launching on November 19, 2026. Fans have been waiting for GTA 6 for years, and since the game was originally intended to launch in 2025, the patience of some in the fanbase is wearing…

Ever since the Trump administration announced it was getting rid of the “engaged in the business” rule put in place by Joe Biden and then-ATF Director Steve Dettelbach, the gun control lobby has been squawking that the repeal will fuel gun trafficking and let dangerous people purchase firearms even though they can’t pass a background check.  CeasefirePA’s Adam Garber, for instance, claims repeal of that rule, which treated almost every private seller of a single firearm as an unlicensed gun dealer, and the ATF’s move to repeal its rule treating almost every brace-equipped pistol as…

BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah on Thursday rejected the latest ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and the Lebanese government, and the militant group demanded a complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon as continued fighting there hampered moves to end the Iran war. The Hezbollah announcement came as Israeli strikes killed at least four people, according to local authorities, and a U.N. peacekeeper was killed in the crossfire. Hezbollah leader Naim Kassem, in a written statement read on TV, said the agreement’s demand that Hezbollah fighters leave southern Lebanon under fire would mean “surrender, defeat and achieving the enemy’s goals.” “What we are…

In a truly free society, no one can tell you how to exercise your constitutionally protected rights so long as no one gets harmed. You should try to exercise them responsibly, but the moment the state steps in to dictate what you do with those rights, freedom goes out the window. Yes, even if you’re being a jackass by not doing something, it’s still not the role of the government to mandate how you exercise your rights absent direct harm to another person.But states like New York don’t see it that way, and neither do…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has given a man convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol a job in the Pentagon’s policy office, according to officials and internal records. “Mr. Elias Irizarry is a qualified, patriotic young professional, and we are proud to have him as a political appointee,” acting Pentagon press secretary Joel Valdez said in a social media post this week. Irizarry, whose appointment was first reported by The Washington Post, was convicted in 2023 of a misdemeanor trespassing charge after a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol. He showed…

Recently, I heard a troubling everyday situational awareness story about a lady walking back to her car at a neighborhood market when a young woman approached her. The young woman was friendly and complimented her. They got into a conversation, and the young woman inched closer to the lady. All of a sudden, the young woman snatched the lady’s necklace and ran off. The poor victim was very shaken and sustained some bruises, and of course, she was sad that she lost her valuable necklace. This story made me think that most people don’t get into trouble for doing obviously…