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Calling All Chubsters. Top Story - September 2017.
It’s considered rude to ask a woman her weight. Heck, it would be rude to ask a man. Women balk and blush at the idea of sharing that number or their dress size, and you can tell they are nearly always lying. But why? With the era we live in now — social justice warriors armed with the wunderkind "social media" — why is body shame even still an issue?
By Charlie Tyrell8 years ago in Longevity
Biggest Indoor Exercise Mistakes
It is very convenient for people to stay home and exercise at their leisure when they have a busy schedule and don't want to be forced to pay for a gym membership or have a fear of the gym. But it can be easy for people to make naive exercise mistakes because they are in a rush or don't understand how to fully do the exercise to maximize its effect on the body.
By Jessica Herring8 years ago in Longevity
How to Cut Back on Caffeine
Even though experts say consuming some caffeine is okay, most adults have a hard time with moderation. Recent studies done at Arizona State University has shown that if you experience anxiety, shakiness, or sleep deprivation, you have a caffeine problem and need to start cutting back. However, it’s not as hard as you think. Below, are some of the easiest ways you can start cutting back on your caffeine consumption, starting with saying no to coffee.
By Pat Cooper8 years ago in Longevity
Get Radically Better at Anything
Have you ever wonder why some one was better in soccer than you in school despite the same age, coach and practice time? We have heard the phrase "Practice makes you perfect. What if I tell you that this is a LIE? Yes, it is correct only practice can not make you perfect at something. Dr. Anders Ericsson spent 20 years to study world's best performers. The 10k rule of practice was also inspired by the work of Dr. Anders Ericsson. But Dr. Ericsson is not just interested in the quantity of practice hours, but the quality of practice hours. Dr. Ericsson coined the term that there are two types of practices:
By Ramanpreet Singh8 years ago in Longevity
You Did Look That Young. Here’s How
In thinking a few days ago, I happened to randomly stumble across a thought; An idea to explain the phenomenon of how every time we look at a new group of students or a new age group they seem to look so much younger than we ourselves remember we looked.
By Kai Pedersen8 years ago in Longevity
Transformational Experience
The scariest part of living is passing through phases and changes of growing older. The child grows in a young adult, learning their bodies, developing their ideas, and trying to determine who they are. The caterpillar becomes the butterfly but what happens to the butterfly when its wings grow weak and the colors fade that once made that butterfly special and unique? Does the butterfly wither and slowly die or does the butterfly change and become something more beautiful? As time passes what happens when the butterfly decides that it no longer wishes to be a butterfly or was never really a butterfly?
By Deanne Jensen8 years ago in Longevity
The Importance of Self
There is nothing more important than ones self; it is something that is constant need of love, care, and attention; and something that most people tend to neglect at times because they don’t understand how important it really is. We get so busy with life that we forget that our body, mind, and soul are in constant need of upkeep and attention, because if we forget about our own needs, we stop existing. Life is very important but if we forget that we need take care of ourselves, then nothing really matters because we won’t have a life in the coming future. The importance one's self carries is greater than anything in the world that could be going on; its like the saying goes, you can’t love others until you learn to love yourself, this is true.
By Brittney Mckinney8 years ago in Longevity
Best Healthy Living Apps
Times are changing. No longer must we count our points in a food journal or handwrite a weekly meal plan derived from the latest fad diet book. Long gone are the days where we must pay hundreds of dollars to have a personal trainer motivate and guide us and in most cases piss us off.
By Jus L'amore8 years ago in Longevity
How To Become a Mentally Strong Person
What makes someone a good leader, parent, athlete, or entrepreneur? Why do some people accomplish their dreams where others fail? Recent studies have found that intelligence only accounts for a very small part of what you achieve. Researchers realize that mental strength plays a much bigger role in achieving goals in personal life and at work. This is a great thing because there are many ways to develop your mental strength.
By Kaitlyn Lo8 years ago in Longevity
Massage: Helpful or Detrimental?
Everybody likes a good massage from time to time. Even just having your shoulders and neck rubbed feels amazing. Massage has been preformed by many different cultures, over many lifetimes. It is something that is ingrained within society as the place where you go to relax. And what isn't relaxing about it? Soothing music, candles, wonderful smells, and hands that seem to know where all your tension is. While that all feels great, and does decompress the musculature and fascia, are there consequences to what happens on the table?
By Bhavsagar Bath8 years ago in Longevity
