Stretching is an important part of your physical activity. Stretching helps to prepare muscles for a workout and recover them after it. Stretching exercises strengthen the ligaments, improve the functioning of the joints and help to prevent injuries. But if you are not careful or doing them wrong, such exercises can lead to muscle and…
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Are you trying to walk 10 thousand steps every day or skip your daily walks? Whatever the case, both the length of your walk and your gait while walking are important. Do you know that your walk is as unique as your fingerprints or retina pattern? When the international team of bioengineers have analyzed foot…
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"Stand straight and don’t slouch!" Yeah, your mother probably told you this. And she was right: good posture is not all about beauty. According to a research “Body Posture Affects Confidence In Your Own Thoughts”, we look and feel more confident and less anxious when we keep our back straight. We can even get our…
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Comparing yourself to others often hurts our self-esteem and prevents full and active life. Here is how to stop your internal critic and focus on your success. Give Your Internal Critic a Name If you want to resist something, you need to understand what it is. Life coaches suggest the following approach: give your internal…
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The savannas and semi-deserts of Eastern Africa are inhabited but a funny-looking animal — a naked mole-rat. It mostly resembles a stale chicken breast, added by beaver’s teeth, tail and four legs, as though added by some creator just for fun. Some may view mole-rats as frightening, while others consider them charming. Meanwhile, scientists have…
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You can be in love with summer and dislike autumn and winter. Or, it can be the opposite, and you may be impatiently waiting for the moment when the heat goes down, the colors become softer, and nature becomes more romantic. But whatever season you prefer, the fans of summer and winter are similarly defenseless…
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