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Minutes to a Healthier You: Shorter Showers
Itchy, flaky, dry skin is a common issue among fit women because they often shower twice a day — once in the morning, and once after a workout. The water washes away the natural oils in your skin that protect it from drying out. On top of that, now that cooler temps are moving in for many of us, we're indulging in longer, hotter showers to warm us up, which dries our skin out even more.
Minutes to a Healthier You: Lighten Your Load
The trend of the oversize purse is slowly waning, but let's face it — a big bag seems practical. You need somewhere to stow all your stuff. The problem is heavy handbags can cause back, shoulder, and neck pain and possibly lead to arthritis.
Minutes to a Healthier You: Sing Your Heart Out
Sometimes, we don't give enough credit to the little pleasures that can lower our stress levels and improve our quality of life. But if you like to sing, sing out. It's good for your overall health.
Minutes to a Healthier You: Strengthen Your Core to Center Your Mind
In Summer, both daily and weekly schedules get all out of whack and the lack of structure leaves me feeling uncentered. To combat my emotional unease, I have added a little ab and core work to my morning routine. I am strengthening my physical center, hoping it translates to my mental life.
Minutes to a Healthier You . . .
We all know the Summer sun can do serious damage, and I have been writing a lot about sunscreen lately. We all tend to remember to slather the protective lotion on our faces and shoulder, but skip many body parts that still see the sun. Next time you're heading out to play in sunshine remember to put some sunscreen on the following areas:
- Ears — especially the tops
- Feet — once again coat the top of your feet
- Hands — the backs of your hands need sunscreen, especially when riding a bike
- Low back — if you're wearing a short top that doesn't quite reach the waist of your pants
- Lips — keep your sensitive lips covered with SPF lip balm
- Neck — make sure to apply sunscreen to both the front and back of your neck
Minutes to a Healthier You . . .
It is not just the minutes spent sweating it out at the gym that count toward good health. Simple everyday activities promote a happy, healthy you, and one of those overlooked habits is chewing and enjoying your food. Take time out of your day to focus on your food.
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Just because you don't have time to fit in a morning workout, doesn't mean you have to skip out entirely. Multitask while you're getting ready for work by fitting in lower body strengthening moves whenever you can. My favorite is doing sets of squats in the shower or while I'm brushing my teeth, blow-drying my hair, or waiting for my coffee to brew.
Two Minutes to a Healthier You
Dental hygiene seems simple, but new research shows that brushing and flossing goes more than mouth deep. When you're brushing your teeth (most of you do it twice a day), you're not only cleaning your pearly whites and promoting gum health, but you're also taking steps to prevent having a heart attack.
A study measured the bacteria levels in the mouths of heart attack survivors compared to participants without histories of heart problems and discovered more germs in the mouths of the survivors.
60 Seconds to a Healthier You
It is more than just your time at the gym that makes you healthy; it is the simple everyday acts that take mere seconds to complete that add up to healthy lifestyle. I believe in starting at the bottom and working my way up, and that means taking care of my feet and toes. If your shoes pinch your toes, like many fashionable pointy toed shoes do, the blood supply to your toes is compromised.
Minutes to a Healthier You . . .
It is more than just your time at the gym that makes you healthy; it is the simple everyday acts that take mere minutes to complete that add up to healthy lifestyle.
Here is one simple thing that you can do to start your day off right: drink eight ounces of water before breakfast. After sleeping for seven to eight hours your body needs water as well as food — being slightly dehydrated can actually slow down your metabolism.
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