The Pre-Workout Meal

Proper nutrition is a critical component of your fitness regimen. Understanding the physical demands of exercise is the first step to making informed choices—fueling up pre-workout is as important as choosing the right foods to guarantee a good recovery post workout.

Feeling sluggish and lightheaded before or after your workout? You may not be feeding your body properly before exercise or refueling adequately enough to be ready to hit the treadmill running the next day.

Understanding what the body needs before and after an intense workout is key to attaining an efficient balance between energy expended and energy taken in.

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Screen Saver

Just about everyone spends too much time in front of a monitor—the end result is eye strain, which can be uncomfortable and affect your ability to work. If you can’t take a break, then you can take some preventive measures to protect your vision.

Eyes may be all seeing, but they’re not all powerful, making them subject to strain, particularly after long sessions at the computer. Today the omnipresent computer screen is the single greatest source of eyestrain and chances are you’re feeling some or all of the effects—blurred vision, twitching, dry or burning eyes, headache pain, especially in the forehead, and problems focusing.

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The Sewing Circle of Life

Social scientists are talking up the benefits of gossip, arguing that idle chatter serves society in a number of ways. Do your bit for civilization by paying attention to the grapevine. Gossip: it’s a social activity as old as time, uniting human beings around the world. Men do it just as much as women and some statistics claim it accounts for as much as two-thirds of all human communication.

Though often derided as one of humanity’s most shameful modes of interaction, some anthropologists and researchers have uncovered gossip’s good side.

Believe it or not discussing a co-worker’s poor work habits or a family member’s unpleasant attitude doesn’t just provide a much-needed outlet for pent-up frustration—it’s one way we establish acceptable modes of behavior as a group and create enduring bonds.

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