But things are changing and strength training is having a real renaissance moment right now. Until recently, strength training wasn’t always considered to be as important as cardio and many didn’t pay it the reverence it deserves, instead focusing on cardiovascular exercise and events like 5K’s, marathons and triathlons. However, now it’s hard to look through my Facebook, Twitter or Instagram feed without seeing updates about squat, deadlift, powerclean and bench press PR’s....

Configuring a free VPN solution in your home VPNs or Virtual Private Networks continue to increase in popularity due to the rise of inexpensive, high capacity Internet connectivity. Therefore lots of people are now using secure VPNs in order to connect to their home based networks as well as their office networks….

The good news is that conflict is necessary for growth, development and success. The bad news is that in the moment, conflict rarely feels good. There are a variety of conflict-management styles that allow effective communication at work and home. The conflict-management style that is your default is likely one you have learned at home or while growing up. The challenge is to have enough self-awareness to effectively assess whether your individual conflict-management style is productive....

You’re Cramping While Pregnant: Is This Normal? Cramping pain in certain situations is considered to be a normal part of pregnancy, particularly early pregnancy. The most common reasons for this are: 1. Implantation Pain It is normal for women to have cramps and minor bleeding in the very early stages of pregnancy when the fertilized egg, called an embryo, attaches itself to the wall of the uterus. Women who get this pain often mistake it for a regular period, though usually the cramping and bleeding is on the light side or the “period” seems to be shorter than usual....

Pretty neat. Next I added the days and dates to each section of the two-page spread, dividing the 6th block on the lower right page in half with a vertical rule for Saturday and Sunday. The Uniball Signo 0.38mm pen worked very well, as the thin line dried quickly and didn’t bleed through the Moleskine paper stock. I continued with this format for 31 two-page spreads, through December 31, 2006....

It is therefore time for people to be more and more aware about their Personal Social Responsibility (PSR). PSR is all about doing to others what you would like others do to you. It is about recognizing how your behaviour affects others, and holding yourself accountable for your actions. For example, contrast someone being well mannered and kind, with someone being rude. And this brings me nicely to the theme of this post – being kind to others....

The Important Things and Advice to know that People Generally Aren’t Told about

You don’t need anybody to tell you who you are or what you are. You are what you are! by John Lennon How do you make sure people remember you? How do you make a solid, lasting impression? What makes you different and how can you stand out from all the rest? A massive difference isn’t required, but a noticeable one is. Often the simplest differentiation can be the key to establishing your brilliance....

Now, here’s one more shocking fact, based to an in depth research, getting too little sleep on a consistent basis may be as much to blame for triggering fatal heart attacks as smoking. Researchers report this with hard facts to support it. In fact, lead researcher Dr. Monique Verschuren, of the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Netherlands, said: ‘The importance of sleep should now be mentioned as an additional way to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease....

There’s too many interesting things, too much to learn to let the days slip by on things that don’t matter. I’m in my 30s now, and I’ve figured out a few things worth giving my time to… and a few things that definitely shouldn’t get your precious minutes. 1. Don’t waste your time worrying about what other people think of you. Easier said than done, I know. This is a lifelong struggle for most of us, because even the most stoic still secretly like to be admired and appreciated....

First up – wardrobe and style essentials. You’ll need a pair of wide-frame glasses, a beard, skinny jeans, a beanie and a T-shirt displaying a wolf howling at the moon. Second, choose among one of the following enterprises: grown and can your own organic vegetables, repair fixed gear bicycles, hand make allergen free soaps or whip up an authentic, artisan baked good or cheese. Finally, no Hipster business would be complete without its very own Hipster Logo....

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As you plan your next adventure, you may have a list of must-try places on your phone. Unfortunately, having the addresses for these places in list form makes it hard to visualize your route. You need a map of places you want to go. Instead of making a bucket list, you need a “bucket map.” You need a personalized adventure map Instead of spending all your time trying to sift through notes with recommendations, you can use Mapstr to make a map of attractions for yourself....

I’m a huge proponent of the transparency, candidness, and two-way communication that a B2B blog invokes. There are also some real benefits from blogs in terms of SEO and visibility on the web. Done properly, a company’s blog can become the destination on the web for a particular industry. But a blog is much more of a commitment than organizations often expect, and it adds an entirely new level of accountability....

So, do supplements work? In this article, I will look into whether or not any supplements exist to help you boost your energy levels. I will also break down a few vitamins that you can take to help boost your energy naturally. Can Supplements Help Improve Your Energy Levels? Vitamins and minerals are essential for our bodies to function. Vitamins help with cellular energy production, DNA synthesis, and neurologic function, which can lead to a reduction in both mental and physical fatigue....

Just the fact that several websites have put social networking together with saving isn’t enough to automatically say it’s a good idea. There are plenty of positives and negatives to the idea, so far, making it a surprisingly hard call. Who Should Really Know What’s In Your Bank Account? While I can name quite a few reasons to be leery of the social networking / saving combination, there is one in particular worth worrying about: who should know how much money you have — and what you plan to do with it?...

If you stop and look around, notice the people that walk past, notice the people you work with or even the people close to you. If you look close enough, you will see that each one of us is fighting our own battle. Whether it be a battle of overcoming a loss or even a battle to achieve our dreams. It may even be a battle to just be able to get out of bed each morning and make it to the next day....

While I only made the comment as a passing observation, he took it to heart and soon started working to stand up straight. As he started improving his posture, he started looking more confident and women started paying way more attention to him. Soon, he started to become more confident around them naturally. While it’s well known that body language helps us communicate with those around us (often on an unconscious level), few of us recognize that our body language can also affect our own psychology....

Storyboard artist Jeff Hong has worked on Disney animations for many years, from Hercules to Mulan, Tarzan and The Emperor’s New Groove. However, his inspiration behind Disney animations has changed somewhat since he last worked on a movie for them. Now, he has taken to re-imagining our most beloved characters as though they were in the real world in a series titled ‘Disney Unhappily Ever After’. Hong told The Huffington Post “The idea just popped in my head to put Disney princesses into environments that they wouldn’t be associated with....

Ever heard of Rodney Dangerfield? The man said: thousands of times (are you seeing him in your head as you read this?), and he literally built a prosperous and durable comedy career based on that catchphrase. Let’s make no mistake, he was a versatile performer who chillingly portrayed an abusive father in Natural Born Killers, but to many, his sheer lack of received respect coupled with mannerisms like tie-tugging helped him be recognized and succeed....