If you’re like most people, exercise is one of those things you should do – but just never have time for. You might start going for a week or two, but exhaustion from work or conflicting commitments keeps you from going. It isn’t easy to stay in shape, but I’d like to suggest some strategies […]
Nine Habits to Change Your Life
The majority of your life is habitual. What you eat, how you work, when you wake up and the people you see may seem like conscious choices. But usually that ‘conscious’ choice has been selected in advance by what you decided yesterday. Even if you are making a decision, the options are often constrained by […]
7 Ways to Make Exercise Fun
This is a guest post by Abel Cheng of Parent Wonder. If you have to drag yourself to exercise, then you’re doing it wrong. I started doing exercise since I was in school. I did weight lifting, swimming, jogging and played tennis while in University. Now, I jog and more recently I’ve picked up jungle […]
20 Tricks to Boost IQ and Build a Mental Exercise Routine
Why do people go to the gym? We didn’t evolve with treadmills and barbells, so why should experts recommend exercising every day? The answer would probably be because our daily life doesn’t challenge us enough physically. I’d like to suggest that our daily life doesn’t challenge us enough mentally. Through setting aside time to visit […]
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