LooksMaxxing for Men: How Pretty Is Too Pretty?
Where does taking care of yourself end and obsessing over your appearance begin? In this magazine feature, a local woman in her late twenties shares her perspective on looksmaxxing and what happens...
Health & Beauty
Hey Guys—Do You Know How to Dress Your Age?
A wardrobe doesn’t need a complete overhaul with every birthday. In this feature from About Town’s September print issue, we look at how men’s style can evolve through the decades, with attention to...
If You Could Do Only One Thing to Transform Your Body, This Should Be It
Why Progressive Strength Training Should be Your Trump Card There are plenty of ways to move your body, but if you had to choose one form of training to prioritize for the long haul, Alyssa Parten,...
A Better Way to Build Collagen Is Now Available at Gunn Dermatology
When it comes to skincare, plenty of people want visible results without adding needles or significant downtime to the equation. That’s where D.E.J. BioStim by Revision Skincare comes in. Now...
The Most Beautiful People in Birmingham
What makes someone beautiful? It’s a question with as many answers as there are people to ask. Beauty can be confidence and personal style, but it can also be resilience, kindness, strength, faith,...
Are You Actually Getting Enough Protein? (Probably Worth Checking)
Protein is having a moment. It's in the coffee. It's in the cereal. It's in the chips. There are protein waters, protein bars and enough protein powders to make choosing one feel like a major life...
The Heat Is On: What Infrared Training Does for Me
Infrared workouts gently heat your body from the inside out. That’s the idea behind infrared fitness studios, where short, high-intensity workouts take place in an infrared-heated environment. The...
How I Lost 25 lbs in 10 Months — And You Don’t Have to Be Miserable to Get Results
In roughly ten months, I lost 25 pounds. I didn't do it through restriction, deprivation, or perfection. I did it through consistency. I used to believe that getting in shape meant giving up...
Your Skin Is Keeping Score — Here’s What a Summer Skin Check Can Tell You
There's a certain kind of summer memory that feels golden in every sense of the word. Long afternoons at the lake. Hours stretched out poolside. The smell of coconut suntan oil — and something that,...
What Is Bed Rotting and Are We All Doing It Wrong?
If you've spent any time on TikTok or Instagram lately, you've seen it. Someone curled up under a blanket, phone in hand, snacks within reach, doing absolutely nothing — and calling it self-care....
