I Exercised Every Day for Two Weeks, and I Totally Underestimated How Happy It Would Make Me
purewow.com · 4 minIt wasn’t just a placebo effect.
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Keeping Fit: How to Do the Right Exercise for Your Age
The Conversation · 5 minAs we get older, our bodies benefit from different types of exercise. Here’s a guide for all ages.
The disabled doctors not believed by their colleagues
BBC · 6 minPeople often feel nervous when they visit a doctor with some fearing their symptoms may not be believed. But what if you are the doctor, and your colleagues dismiss your disabilities and mental health difficulties? Miranda Schreiber explores this challenging relationship.
Aging is inevitable, so why not do it joyfully? Here’s how
TED · 14 min“Aging gracefully” entails walking a tightrope between a youth-obsessed society, which tells us that our value declines as we age, and a culture that says nothing is as uncool as desperation, the fervent desire for something we can’t have.
I killed my fiddle-leaf fig. But allowing it to die was a lesson in processing grief
Los Angeles Times · 6 minSometimes failure is an option. And that’s OK.
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The Workout and Diet That Gave Me Shredded Abs in 11 Weeks
Men's Health · 3 minPeter, a 36-year-old portfolio manager from Bridgehampton, New York, shares how training three times a week and changing his diet helped him lose weight and build muscle.I've always been physically active; I enjoy going to the gym, but also rock climbing, biking and skiing.
7 Shoulder Impingement Exercises Trainers Say Will Get Rid of the (Literal) Pain In Your Neck
Well+Good · 4 minIf you sit at a desk all day, stretching your arms up to the sky has likely become one of those mid-meeting tics that you don’t even realize you’re doing… until one day, you reach toward the ceiling and your shoulder pings with pain.
3 Habits of Incredibly Healthy People
Medium · 4 minAm I one of the healthiest people in the world? Not by a long shot. I’m a constant worrier, I drink too much coffee, I overwork myself, and I let my perfectionist tendencies control me at times.
Walking workouts are great for heart, bone, and muscle health – and almost everyone can do it
The Conversation · 4 minPandemic restrictions have led many people to start walking more, often because they’ve had few other things to do or just as a way to get moving. Walking workouts have even become popular, with plenty of “challenges” and exercise videos to be found online.
How Long Does It Take to Put on Muscle?
The Art of Manliness · 5 minYou’ve started a serious weightlifting program. You’ve increased your protein consumption. Now, how long before you start looking jacked?
Anxiety Is in Your Body, Not Your Mind
elemental.medium.com · 8 minYour thinking brain may start to criticize and shame you for still being anxious even after it’s told you that everything is fine.
Navy SEALs Use a Technique Called “Box Breathing” to Relieve Stress and So Can You
Well+Good · 3 minOn the civilian side, box breathing’s received some pretty high-profile praise from health and wellness pros, too.
How to Relieve Hand Pain
Consumer Reports · 3 minWe use our hands for activities from cooking to brushing our teeth to gardening to writing a shopping list. So when our hands, wrists, or fingers hurt, that pain can interfere with much of what we do.
The Men's Health 30-Day Plank Challenge
Men's Health · 9 minPlanks might bore you. That's fine.
What’s the Minimum Dose of Training to Stay Fit?
Outside Magazine · 6 minA new review assesses what it takes to maintain endurance and strength when circumstances interfere with your usual training.
Why your brain loves it when you exercise, plus 3 easy ways to work out at home
TED · 4 minMotivation is not in high supply these days — but ensuring that we move a little bit every day is more important for us than ever.
Beware sugar highs: seven healthy ways to get more energy – from stretching to sourdough
The Guardian · 4 minThe twin gods of conquering the post-lunch slump are caffeine and sugar. But such pick-me-ups are temporary: while a syrupy latte will help you power through until dinner time, you may well end up lying awake at 3am, staring at the ceiling.
Radical Acceptance Can Keep Emotional Pain From Turning Into Suffering
The New York Times · 6 minAs a psychologist, I often teach clients in my clinical practice the difference between pain and suffering. Pain on its own can be difficult. But it’s only when you don’t accept it that it turns into suffering.
The short-term, middle-term, and long-term future of the coronavirus
statnews.com · 11 minThe challenge might be recognizing what the “end” looks like.
The Best Advice After Trying Every Fad Diet? Just Eat.
tastecooking.com · 6 minInvestigative journalist Barry Estabrook’s personal journey to understand the absurdity of the diet industrial complex.
My Doctor Told Me My Pain Was All in My Head. It Ended Up Saving Me.
Slate · 11 minAfter a decade of mysterious running injuries and countless specialist visits, I found a treatment centered on neuroscience.
How to Fix Your Messed-Up Sleeping Position
GQ · 7 minWake up a little less creaky.
A Single Ohio Hospital Reveals All That’s Wrong With American Health Care
The New York Times · 5 minWhen you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. The business of sickness is perverse. In too many instances, medical interventions are ineffective Band-Aids.