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When we put our minds to something, what can’t we humans accomplish? Set your goals high!
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The Rachel Mac Transformation: Part 1
Editors Note: Rachel Mac is a commercial litigator in Chicago, Illinois, who lives a healthy lifestyle despite 12+ hours per day in the office. She has come up with a low-maintenance healthy lifestyle that allows her to eat well and hit the gym regularly, with a schedule that’s anything but […]
Cardiac Rehabilitation Coming to an App Near You
Testing has begun on a device that would allow a cardiologist to remotely monitor a patient’s vitals including ECG, heart rate, and GPS-based speed and location. Using this data, a doctor can keep tabs on a patient he has ‘prescribed’ exercise to. The initial testing was to see if it […]
Raise Testosterone by Striking a Powerful Pose
According to a study conducted by Harvard University and Columbia University, how you stand effects your testosterone. So-called “Power Positions”, even if they are posed, can make a person feel more powerful and actually produce more power. Power is posed through open postures and occupying more space by spreading out. […]
No Excuses
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myDYE49KPlQ Did you accomplish everything you wanted to today? If not, GO DO IT!
Scanning for Health: New Device Determines your Health
A $280 scanner developed by German scientists analyzes your skin to determine how healthy you are. The device reflects a beam of light against the skin and analyzes anti-oxidant levels . This will produce a health reading on scale of 1-10. According to the team, ani-oxidant levels are “affected by stress, smoking, alcohol drinking, […]
64-Year-Old Kayaks Across the Atlanic
This 64-year-old kayaked 3100 miles. By himself. He paddeled from Senegal to Northern Brazil in just under 99 days. Truly incredible. Although he could use a little extra protein in his diet. Read more about it at Wired.
Exercise Improves Memory
Some more support for why the Strong Survive from a year long study published in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences. It showed that exercise increased the size of the hippocampus and improved memory in older test subjects. Generally, the hippocampus shrinks as you get older. This degrades memory and can […]
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