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These 7 Habits Literally Add Years to Your Life, According to Science
British researchers studied more than 600,000 patient histories and figured out exactly how much extra time good habits can add to your life. We get only so much time on the planet. For as long as we’ve been here, people have tried to figure out how to stretch our time a bit longer. While we still …
10 Science-Backed Ways to Lose Weight
Research shows that if you sprint for 30 seconds, rest for 4-6 minutes, and then repeat that at least 4 times, you’ll lose more fat than if you jog or walk at a steady pace for an hour. You probably know the usual weight loss advice by heart: Eat less and move more. While doing …
Exercise May Help Make Heart Younger
Active mice make more than four times as many new heart muscle cells, study says In a recent study, researchers discovered one explanation for why exercise may be beneficial: It stimulates the heart to make new muscle cells Doctors, health organizations, and the U.S. surgeon general all agree that exercise is good for the heart. …
Running 5 Minutes a Day Has Long-Lasting Benefits
Running for as little as five minutes a day could significantly lower a person’s risk of dying prematurely, according to a large-scale new study of exercise and mortality. The findings suggest that the benefits of even small amounts of vigorous exercise may be much greater than experts had assumed. In recent years, moderate exercise, such …
Here’s What The Average American Man Looks Like Compared To Men In Other Countries
Artist Nickolay Lamm created illustrations that compare the body measurements of the average middle-aged man from the United States, Japan, France, and the Netherlands. Not surprisingly, Americans are fat compared to other countries. An illustration of the average 30- to 39-year-old man from the United States, Japan, the Netherlands, and France are shown from left to right. …
What Real Men Would Look Like In Pants Ads
Real women with real shapes have figured in ad campaigns for years, with brands such as Dove and M&S showing the female form as nature intended. So here four brave men donned undies usually modelled by stars… do you prefer the ‘real’ men? But what about the fellas? Instead of realistic role models, they are …
