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To minimize COVID risk during common summer activities, follow the three cornerstones of coronavirus safety—social distance, wear a mask, and wash your hands, advises Dr. Chotani. According to our experts, group activities or sports in which you're able to practice social-distancing and avoid face-to-face contact (think: tennis or outdoor yoga) have a relatively moderate risk. This is especially true if you use your own equipment or at least wipe down any equipment (such as oars or coolers) with sanitizer and keep a safe distance from other boaters," says Dr. Elliott. Keep in mind: While our experts advise against contact sports at this time as a whole, Dr. Elliott points out that those involving high-touch equipment or conducted indoors are typically worse and, just as with other group sports, congregating in common areas (such as locker rooms) increases the risk.

The lips have less melanin, the pigment that absorbs UV radiation, and are therefore at a higher risk of burning than the other parts of your body," explains Boston dermopathologist Gretchen Frieling, M. D. That means that along with painful burns, skin cancer can also pop up your lips and, fun fact alert, the lower lip is 12 times more likely to be affected by skin cancer than the top lip. Seek out a lip balm with a broad-spectrum SPF 30 at least, suggests Dr. Frieling, just as you would with any kind of face product. Most glosses don't contain SPF, and the shiny finish attracts sunlight and makes it easier for UV rays to penetrate the skin, adds Dr. Frieling. With an SPF 30 (thank you, zinc oxide) the ultra-hydrating Thrive Market Coconut Lip Balm SPF 30

As you're working to fine-tune your New Year's resolutions, take a moment to score some inspo from badass Halle Berry. Learn a new martial art: Not only does Berry already incorporate MMA into her training, but she's also a huge Cris Cyborg fan. More commonly known as "hot yoga," Bikram is a specific sequence of 26 postures and two breathing exercises performed in a heated (100+ degree) room for 90 minutes straight. Feeling inspired by Berry, but think you'll need a little back-up as you get ready to crush New Year's goals of your own?