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During a time when close to 150 travel wishes have had to be postponed, Make-A Wish Connecticut continues to grant all wishes that are safe to grant. Sara is a music-loving teenager battling cystic fibrosis who loves the water and wishes for a pontoon boat.
After such a stressful year, made even more stressful by her illness, 17-year-old Sara just wants to relax with her family and hang out on the water – something they all love to do. They enjoy paddle boarding and waterskiing together as a family, so her wish for a pontoon boat is just what she and her family need right now.
Sara didn’t know it but today was her Wish Day. She arrived at Jersey Mike’s in Fairfield to thank them for participating in the Month/Day of Giving! Then it was revealed that her Wish was being granted today! After her stop for lunch it was off to Norwalk
We all know we’re supposed to do it, but sometimes it can be hard to get up and exercise. And that’s probably because we’re not getting the proper motivation.
A new study reveals the top motivators for exercising are wanting to beat a partner’s personal best, fit into old clothes, and to shake off a bad mood.
A lot of the motivators are social – not wanting to let down a workout partner, or the excitement of training with someone else.
Mental health plays a part – looking to increase confidence or take your mind off things.
But since the lockdowns began last year, a lot of us need the motivation because we feel we don’t have anything to train towards. Not being able to go to the gym or to workout with someone because of social distancing contributes to our lack of motivation.
Researchers found that an element of peer pressure will help – even doing something online where there’s some sort of interactive element will get us up and moving. And we won’t push ourselves as much when working out on our own.
Until we can interact with someone outside of our household, if there is someone you share a household with and want to exercise together, some tips to get the most out of your workouts are to smile at each other – it’ll trick out brains into thinking the exercise is easier; set a goal in advance; remind each other about proper techniques; and make the session lightly competitive – after all, someone needs to buy the energy shakes after!
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