Category: Wellness
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Sun Care
… for Summer (and the Rest of the Year). It’s getting hot in the Northern hemisphere, and some of the best exercise is outdoors, so why not test your sun-safety IQ? The American Cancer Society offers regular updates about sun safety and tanning issues and sums up the basics in “Protect Your Skin From the…
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Be Kind to Yourself Today
And have some fruit! This delicious (and insightful) image was made by Silvana Moran.
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A Vacation That Really Rests You
For many families, summer means longer days, a break from school, and family vacations. If everyone’s getting increasingly sleep deprived, that summer vacation can be more than just a getaway — it can actually help the body restore balance to its sleep and waking schedule. And better sleep means everything is better, from your energy…
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Should You Join a Corporate Wellness Program?
Employers, health insurers, and life insurers are rolling out tracked wellness programs in a hope that using “nudge”-style methods can help reduce the costs generated by the people they cover. Health and life insurers have historically collected some medical information, usually records or exam results at the time of application, but newer programs offer discounts…
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A Good Instructor Offers Modifications
Pilates of the Caribbean, by Dan Piraro
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Getting Past Judgmental Motivationals
The fitness industry has heavily promoted some of the motivational messages that have accumulated in competitive sports settings over eons. It’s a funny kind of image management — even when the idea is supposedly to help support people new to exercise, the slogans recall an old-school coach who doesn’t seem to care whether his athletes…
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Walk Right for Your Blood Type
One of the odder diet claims out there is that there is an optimal way to eat depending on blood type. It makes no scientific sense, and there is no evidence to support it. It was bundled up with some claims about exercise, also with no support. There are a few ways to “walk right,”…
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“I’ll start, just not right now.”
It’s easy to get overwhelmed or tired or frustrated, to wonder if you’re doing the right thing, and wait until you have the perfect plan and plenty of time to focus on it. Don’t. Do something small. Once a week, if that’s all you can manage for now. A glass of water when you were…
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Is it meaningful?
Anythingcomic demonstrates an important part of success: having a specific goal that is meaningful and appealing to you. Anythingcomic.com is offline. If you know where this artist moved their work, please let me know!