The heat is on! If you’ve been able to manage without A/C so far, or if it breaks and you must go a few days without, there’s a few tips on how to make it through the rest of the summer:

Keep windows closed and the blinds drawn – if the air is hot outside and the sun is strong, this will keep things cooler inside your home.

Also, keep doors shut – if you primarily stay in one room, or if you only have an A/C unit in one room, when you run it, keep all other doors closed so the air stays in a concentrated area.

If you run a fan, create a cross breeze to push hot air out – you can even create your own air conditioner by putting a big bowl of ice in front of a fan!

Don’t use the oven – it’ll only create more heat in the room – try microwaving or cooking outside on particularly hot days.

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You know the benefits of exercise – it raises metabolism, it helps burn calories – and that’s after the workout is over to. But for how long?

A new study shows it’s a bit longer than you might think – two full days!

The study looked at those who don’t regularly work out and are more sedentary – after riding a stationary bike for an hour, and two days later they were still burning 10% more calories than before when they weren’t working out.

And the calories being burned were both fat-based as well as sugar-based.

So even if you don’t normally get much exercise, just adding a little bit helps, and if you can every few days, it’ll keep your metabolism going at a higher rate!

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Sitting in traffic is a way of life – and while that probably aggravates you, a new study shows that when traffic is moving freely, believe it or not, commuting could be good for our mental health!

During the pandemic, experts found that for many who worked from home, they missed commuting – and it has to do with something called “liminal space” – which means we get a break from both work stresses and life stresses – sitting alone gives us an opportunity to unwind.

And the longer the commute, the more time we can relax and just detach ourselves from whatever is going on in our lives.

The trick is you must avoid thinking about work or stress at home.

And for those who now work from home, you can give yourself a commute – like a 15-minute walk before and after your workday.

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