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How I Kept Running While I Was Pregnant

October 13, 2016 SrijitaHow, I, Kept, pregnant, Running?, Was, While

Running is a huge part of my life. Most of my social life involves running. It’s my preferred form of therapy. I almost always have a race on the horizon, and I get up early to log miles before work more often than not. In other words, I’m one of “those people” – the generally eccentric bunch of fitness nuts that make Colorado Springs a top running town. When we found out I was pregnant with my first child in January, my husband and I were thrilled. After the initial…

How to Fight That Plateau While Losing Weight

October 5, 2016 SrijitaFight, How, Losing, Plateau, That, to, Weight, While

We all wish to look good and flaunt a body that’s not only great but also fit and healthy from within. Unfortunately, it takes a little time to get the desired result. Weight loss is a gradual process where your body needs to leap out of its comfort zone and get down to performing exercise techniques that help in strengthening and sculpting the muscles. If you feel that you have been playing your part but the results are not showing or that blubber is taking way too long to metamorphose…

Video selfie while brushing can improve your oral health

August 12, 2016 SrijitaBrushing, Can, Health, Improve, oral, Selfie, Video, While, Your

Video selfie while brushing can improve your oral health (Getty Images) Recording video selfies while brushing your teeth can help you learn how to improve oral health care techniques, according to a new study. According to the study published in the journal Indian Journal of Dental Research, researchers saw an increase in the accuracy of brush strokes, in number of strokes and an overall eight per cent improvement in tooth-brushing skill while taking a selfie video. “Video and picture selfies are increasingly used in medical fields to assess, monitor and…

Leg Movement While Sitting May Prevent Arterial Disease

August 11, 2016 Srijitaarterial, Disease, Leg, May, movement, Prevent, Sitting, While

If you spend a lot of time in front of the computer or television, don’t forget to move your legs every now and then. A new study has found that fidgeting while sitting can protect the blood vessels in legs and potentially help prevent arterial disease.”We wanted to know whether a small amount of leg fidgeting could prevent a decline in leg vascular function caused by prolonged sitting,” said lead author of the study Jaume Padilla, Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri in Columbia. “While we expected fidgeting to…

Leg movement while sitting may prevent arterial disease

August 8, 2016 Srijitaarterial, Disease, Leg, May, movement, Prevent, Sitting, While

Leg movement while sitting may prevent arterial disease (Getty Images) If you spend a lot of time in font of the computer or television, don’t forget to move your legs every now and then. A new study has found that fidgeting while sitting can protect the blood vessels in legs and potentially help prevent arterial disease. “We wanted to know whether a small amount of leg fidgeting could prevent a decline in leg vascular function caused by prolonged sitting,” said lead author of the study Jaume Padilla, Assistant Professor at…

Women need proper Zzzs while men can get away with napping

July 13, 2016 Srijitaaway, Can, Get, Men, napping, Need, proper, While, With, Women, Zzzs

Does too little sleep leave you feeling groggy and not your male partner? Turns out, you’re not alone in this particular battle of the sexes. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute analysed the sleep patterns of 160 adults to consider how sleep affects intellectual capacity and found that getting a good night’s sleep boosts women’s brain power, while men benefit from shorter naps, the Independent reported. The researchers monitored the cohort’s sleep patterns, as well as performing intelligence tests on them to assess their reasoning and problem solving skills, Mail…