http://www.fitsugar.com/ Healthy, happy you. en http://www.fitsugar.com/573516 <p><span class="inline left"><img src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/users/1/12981/35_2007/change-watch.jpg" alt="" title="" class="outline right image preview" height="302" width="200"></span>One of the hardest things about traveling over the holidays is adjusting to the time change (if your travels require one). The key to feeling good is to get adjusted to the new time zone quickly. One thing I suggest is to set your watch (to the new time) on the airplane before you take off (from your origin). This way you'll start to adjust to the time change well in advance.</p> <p>If you're always saying, "Well sure it's 9 am here, but where I live, it's only 6am. No wonder I'm so tired...," your brain is going to have a hard time adjusting -- Especially since you keep reminding it of how offset things are. Instead of focusing on the time, focus your energy on eating healthy, exercising and relaxing. </p> <p><a href="http://creative.gettyimages.com/source/home/home.aspx" target="_blank">Source</a></p> http://www.fitsugar.com/573516#comment adjustment time time change Travel Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:30:00 -0700 FitSugar http://www.fitsugar.com/573516 http://www.fitsugar.com/497557 <p>Who isn't looking for more ways to get and stay happy? I've heard a lot of random things, but, "I'm just too darn happy," is not one of them.</p> <p><span class="inline left"><img src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/users/1/12981/32_2007/move-your-body.jpg" alt="" title="" class="outline right image preview" height="375" width="250"></span><a href="http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/0,28757,1631176,00.html" target="_blank">Time.com</a> has created a list of the top 20 ways to get and stay happy and I think it's important to point out #5 on the list: <b>Move your body</b>. Here's why...</p> <blockquote><p>We've all heard about a "runner's high," but there are plenty of other ways to achieve that feeling. Dance. Play a sport. Work out as hard as you can. Take a walk so your stress will take a hike. Moving your body releases endorphins, the quintessential feel-good chemicals found in your brain. How endorphin release is triggered by exercise is somewhat of a controversial science because researchers don't know if it is caused by the positive emotion felt upon meeting a physical challenge or from the exertion itself. Either way, physical motion can provide a rush of good energy that can lift a mood, be it anxiety or mild depression, and it's a good way to keep healthy.</p></blockquote> <p>This comes as no surprise to me (and you, I'm sure, especially if you read <a href="http://fitsugar.com" >FitSugar</a> regularly), but it's nice to have a reminder every once in a while. </p> <p>Want to see what made the rest of the list? Then </p> <p><a href="http://www.fitsugar.com/497557">read more</a></p> http://www.fitsugar.com/497557#comment 20 ways to get and stay happy move your body road to happiness time Tue, 07 Aug 2007 04:00:00 -0700 FitSugar http://www.fitsugar.com/497557