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12 ways your home can improve your health and happiness | Style | The Sunday Times
It might be an unpredictable world out there, but help is closer than you think. Most likely, your salvation is closer than you think. Your home can be your secret superpower and, now more than ever — Read on www.thetimes.co.uk/article/12-ways-your-home-can-improve-your-health-and-happiness-lj8m0xwbm
At-home workouts that require little or no equipment
At-home workouts: 8 exercises you can do in your living room POSTED BY JESSICA HARRIS FOR STRONG WOMEN SHARE THIS SERIES Strong Women Struggling to put together a workout? We’ve rounded up the best exercises you can do at home so you don’t have to worry about skipping your physical and mental boost for the day. While the buzzing atmosphere and the water cooler chat may get you hyped for your next HIIT class, sweating it out in the privacy of your living room with no one around is a saviour in times when the gym is a no-go. “During challenging times, maintaining a fitness routine becomes more essential than ever,” says Jon Roberts, director at Matt Roberts Personal Training. “There are obviously all the health benefits of maintaining an exercise programme but also the mental side of having a routine is vital. When normal activity is reduced, we also need to make sure that we keep the body more mobile, especially if we are likely to be seated more.” So, get ready to blitz your body from head to toe with these strength-boosting workouts. — Read on www.stylist.co.uk/fitness-health/best-at-home-workouts-tutorial-exercise-tips/369685
Work and career podcasts to motivate you at work
Mary Portas’ Work Like a Woman,The Femails, Karen Brady Get What You Want, Girlboss Radio are just some of the best careers podcasts for women. — Read on www.stylist.co.uk/life/careers/best-podcasts-careers-motivational-progress-work/279744 13 motivational careers podcasts to keep you company while you’re working from home POSTED BY LAUREN GEALL FOR CAREERS SHARE THIS SERIES Earworm Looking to use your time working from homeproductively? Why not plug in to one of these careers-focused podcasts and up your game while you’re out of the office. There’s a podcast for everything nowadays. From those true crime and horror podcasts that keep you up at night to the soothing self-care titles you turn to during your downtime, it’s easier than ever to find something that suits your interests. But have you ever stopped to wonder whether the podcasts you listen to could be helping you in your career? For many of us, podcasts are associated with our leisure time – we turn to them when we want to learn more about something that’s piqued our interest or have a good old laugh – but there’s actually so much we can gain from using podcasts to supplement and boost our professional lives. Across the world of podcasting, career experts, businesswomen and influencers are taking to our headphones to share their top motivational tips and personal success stories with the world. And with titles from the likes of Mary Portas and Pandora Sykes, there’s lots to learn. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE 10 online courses that could work wonders for your career Here, we’ve brought together 13 of our favourite work podcasts from some of the most inspirational women we know.
Easy self-care activities to boost your wellbeing during lockdown
Looking for ways to boost your wellbeing during lockdown? You can fit these simple self-care activities into your lunch break – perfect for when you need that midday boost. — Read on www.stylist.co.uk/life/lockdown-mental-health-self-care-ideas/381393 Open site navigation BEAUTY How stress affects your body and what to do about it Posted by Stylist Beauty Team Published 55 minutes ago SHARE TWEET Alongside your mental health, stress can have a big effect on your physical appearance and on your body generally. Here, Sophia Charalambous speaks to a range of experts about the physical effects of stress and anxiety – and what you can do about them. What causes stress? Let us count the ways… is it the overuse of social media or maybe unrealistic expectations imposed at work? Maybe it’s family, romantic relationships, or could it be a general lack of fulfillment. Whatever the reason, or reasons, as a society we may have reached a plateau. A study by the Mental Health Foundationdiscovered 74% of people in the UK have felt so stressed they have been overwhelmed or unable to cope. The numbers are higher for women, with 36% experiencing higher levels of stress due to body image concerns, compared to 23% of men. The way stress works is scientific; what actually happens is the control tower of the brain, called the hypothalamus, sends a message to release hormones in the body, triggering a “fight or flight” response. These hormones make our hearts beat faster and our muscles ready for action. But our bodies aren’t equipped to deal