Apr 06

How to Relax When Faced With School and Work Stress

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Fall is typically a time of change. Days shorten, weather cools and pressures at work ramp up. Gone are the vacations and slower pace of summer, replaced by increased work demands and strain. Work stress has a variety of causes. High work loads with unrealistic deadlines, a lack of control over your work day, a work culture of blame or being expected to perform on tasks for which you’ve had insufficient training all create strain and stress.   How Can You Manage Work Stress? Although there are many effective coping strategies for managing stress, it is helpful to think of stress and how you manage it in two different ways. You can manage stress by managing the stressor, that is, by solving the external problems that are causing you stress. Using these strategies, you might work with a supervisor to gain necessary training or to change unrealistic deadlines. These strategies are highly effective when you have the ability to exert some control over your workload and work pressures. A second method for managing stress is by managing your reaction to these stressors. These strategies don’t change the demands of the job, but they are effective in reducing the amount of […]
Apr 06

15 Quick Tips for Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle

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That person seems to have it all. You hate to admit it, but their effortless fitness and healthy life drive you mad all year round! What do they have that you don’t? You’ve tried the diets. You’ve done the workouts, what gives? But what if you could BECOME that person too? Don’t believe that’s possible? Let me explain. I have always been an all or nothing type of person. There was one year where I drank something made entirely out of veggies for dinner for a month – a month! You heard me: I’m talking about a puke-worthy smoothie made entirely of spinach, kale, broccoli, and spinach. Gross. After a while, I began to realize something extremely pivotal to my fitness journey: being all or nothing doesn’t work with having a healthy life. Our bodies are delicate! Too few calories and too many workouts will literally spike cortisol and prevent you from losing weight. Too many calories and too few workouts and well, we’ve all been there. So what am I getting at? My point is that there are several secrets that these seemingly effortless fit people incorporate, knowingly or not, that greatly contribute to their health and wellness. The […]
Apr 06

How To Speed Up Metabolism

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Our metabolisms get blamed for a lot. “Metabolism” is a word that is bandied about in our frustrated conversations with girlfriends. Our inability to mainline chocolate without putting on weight? Metabolism. Those seven pounds that just won’t budge? Metabolism. Our general fatigue? Metabolism. But do you know what your metabolism is and what it even does? According to the NHS website, “metabolism describes all the chemical processes that go on continuously inside the body to keep you alive and your organs functioning normally, such as breathing, repairing cells and digesting food.” Our bodies need energy to carry out all those metabolic processes, and it’s our basal metabolic rate (BMR) that is the number of calories our body uses to just keep us alive. The site also says that “a slow metabolism is more accurately described as a low BMR.”1 While we probably need to shift the focus from wanting to speed up our metabolism to increasing our BMR if we want to be totally accurate, at the end of the day, we all just want to know how to lose any excess weight, right? Keep scrolling for easy-to-follow tips on how to boost your metabolism.   Eat a Metabolism-Boosting Breakfast […]
Apr 06

7 awesome forearm workouts you’ve never tried before

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They’re one of the most important muscle groups in your body, responsible for everything from your ability to hold heavy objects without pain or discomfort to your ability to lift heavier weights in the gym. But they’re also one of the most visible; even when there’s no sun these guns will be out. Forearms are one of the most under trained body parts – we guarantee that you’ve never heard anyone say “I want a great pair of forearms!” But strong and healthy forearms can not only give you more athletic-looking arms, you’ll also benefit from a better grip and improved muscular endurance. Why is it then that so few people make any effort to train them at all? It is a fear of developing arms like Popeye? A lack of awareness about the huge impact that grip and wrist strength has on your ability to train your upper body? Or is it just a lack of interest? If you think your forearms are a weak point, then you really need to read on…   Why are forearm exercises important? Ask a dozen different fitness enthusiasts for their favorite body parts to exercise and rarely will you hear the forearms […]
Apr 06

3 Ways Meditation Can Help Your Heart, Body and Mind

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During these uncertain times, it is important to focus on ways to help manage fear and anxiety while coping with our ever-changing world as we know it. Meditation practices can be a great way to help find balance as we learn more about COVID-19 and how it will affect our lives moving forward. Although we can’t rid ourselves of daily stressors, meditation may provide the mental shift needed to equip you for life’s oncoming obstacles. Given all the buzz surrounding meditation, you might be tempted to dismiss it as trendy. But this centuries-old practice of calming the mind and easing day-to-day stress is backed by loads of scientific evidence.   How Meditation Can Help with Stress According to Penn’s Program for Mindfulness, extensive research has demonstrated that mindfulness training improves mood and quality of life, increases working memory and resistance to distraction, and enhances emotional regulation. Learn how meditation can help counteract the affects of stress and help reset our minds and bodies.   Meditating for a Healthy Mind Problem: Two regions of the brain tend to play a special role in our mental health: the amygdala and the default mode network (DMN). The amygdala is the region of the […]
Apr 06

Sports Drinks Or Water – Which Is Better After Exercising?

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Had a long and tiresome exercising session? Well, what should you drink right after you are done with your workout? Soft drinks or water? Well, to replenish the thirst you might think that water is a better option in this case but if you want to bring back the energy then you might think sports drinks are the right choice. Well, this dilemma is pretty common but know what should be the right choice with this helpful article, keep reading. Which one is actually better? • Water works – proper hydration is extremely crucial before and after a workout and helps the body against all the dehydration that has occurred while you were exercising. So water will help you to protect your body from any kind of damage. Not just that it will help you to stay energized all throughout your session so that you don’t lose your stamina mid-way. • Sports drinks have calories – sports drinks are laden with sugar and glucose. While these items will provide you with the energy that you need there is a major drawback of consuming sports drinks. If you are working out for losing your weight then the sugar present in the […]
Apr 06

The 4 Benefits One Gets Of Barre Workouts!

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Barre is a ballet-inspired workout routine that helps the people to build their strength, to tighten the core and if you want that dancer’s booty, you get it as well. Barre workouts are not sweaty and extensive, instead, they are slow, controlled and comprise of micro-movements which is a really effective form of working out. No other workout in the whole world is so graceful and yet at the same time so effective to build your body. So let’s take a look at the 4 benefits that one gets from the barre workouts – • It is friendly for beginners – barre classes are well suited even for the people who have no ballet roots and don’t even go to the gym. If you fall under this category, barre is a good place for you to start. You can modify every move without risking an injury. • It’s an amazing core workout – barre workouts are specifically targeted so that it can strengthen your core. There is an element of balance in this form of exercise that is definitely going to build up those abs you so badly want. • It increases the flexibility of the body – flexibility is […]
Apr 06

3 Ways By Which One Can Actually Sleep Better

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Sleep problems have a really negative impact on our lives. With everyone having a huge workload and tension on their shoulders, the sleep pattern often gets disturbed from what we usually have. However, the good part is that you can make 3 changes in your day to day routine so that you can have the best sleep of your life. Get the phone out of your bedroom The single best change that you can make to improve your sleep cycle is to kick the phone out of your bedroom. At least take it away from the region where you sleep because our brain misinterprets the time of the day due to the light coming from your Smartphone. The blue spectrum of light that comes out of your phone will automatically make you alert, making it difficult to sleep. So you will constantly feel tired without the ability to sleep peacefully. Reduce the caffeine One of the golden rules of getting better sleep is to reduce the caffeine intake of your body. We all love coffee, right from the smell, to the taste, flavor and how it instantly makes our mood lighter. But if you are the one struggling with your […]
Apr 05

8 workout tips for getting ‘buff’ at 80

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Diet and exercise fads you see on TV or online usually sell themselves by featuring trim, athletic men and women in their 20s. But as the average age in the U.S. shifts older, there is a growing need for workouts tailor-made for retired people to help them maintain independence and lifestyle as they age. For older people just starting to work out, whether you are 55 or 95 years old, it’s important to ensure that exercise does not cause more harm than good. Oak Hammock’s fitness program director Justin Smith helped NewsHour to outline some tips for older people on how to get active safely.   1. Start low and slow. You shouldn’t go too hard, too soon in your workouts. Even if you think you are healthy, it is a good idea to get a physician’s permission to start working out or participate in exercise classes. Identify your goals early on, and do not go from zero to 100 in one session.   2. Avoid dehydration. Get proper nutrition. As humans age, thirst perception declines. Many seniors stop drinking recommended amounts of water simply because they do not think that they are thirsty. Justin Smith has encountered many retirees […]
Apr 05

This Upper-Body Workout Is All You Need to Build Strong Arms and Shoulders

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If you want to work your arms, back, and chest at the gym (or at home!), look no further than this six-exercise upper-body workout that’ll get you in, out, and feeling strong in no time. This upper-body gym workout is structured in supersets, which just means you’ll be alternating between two different exercises that work separate muscle groups. Because the first muscle group gets a break when you’re doing the second exercise, you can blast through this workout with minimal rest, which saves time and keeps your heart rate up. You can do supersets in any workout, but today we’re focusing on your upper body. If you want to be able to do push-ups for days or carry shopping bags (and everything else) more easily, you’ll need to strengthen your upper body. This upper-body workout is a great start, and it’s going to target your chest, triceps, biceps, shoulders, and back. Check out the full workout below, and get ready to work!   Upper-Body Strength Warmup and Directions   Equipment needed: You’ll need a set of medium-weight dumbbells. Beginners, try five to 10 pounds. Advanced exercisers, go with 10 or 15 pounds. You’ll also need a large-loop resistance band and […]
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