In Digital Exhaustion: Simple Rules for Reclaiming Your Life, researcher Paul Leonardi offers practical strategies for staying energized in a world that never stops buzzing. Here are six highlights you can try today: Stop Using Half Your Tools Too many apps scatter your focus. Keep only the ones you use often. Delete or mute the rest.
Are you feeling SAD already this year? Maybe not. It’s probably too early for full-blown Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). But as days get shorter, nights get longer, and the holidays creep closer, it’s not too early to talk about exhaustion. We all get tired, but sometimes that fatigue runs deeper than a few late nights.
Want to know something that’s similar to paralyzing fear and almost as destructive? It’s self-judgment, being so hard on yourself that you lose positive perspective and lose motivation to keep trying. For instance, do you ever tell yourself you’re not good enough for a healthy life? That you’re too this or not enough that? That
As Halloween approaches, it’s the season for ghosts, goblins — and sometimes, a few fitness fears that feel just as haunting. For many adults over 50, fear can quietly keep them from getting started or sticking with an exercise routine. Maybe it’s been years since the last gym visit, or perhaps it feels intimidating to
When it comes to resistance training, you don’t always need tons of equipment. Some powerful tools are small, simple, and inexpensive. Fitness bands have been common in physical therapy offices, gyms and fitness studios for a long time. They gained popularity in homes during the pandemic. They’re still a low-cost, lightweight option for resistance training,
Phil Shipp isn’t your typical 90-year-old. Earlier this summer, he won six gold medals at a Masters track and field competition. Even more remarkable, he added muscle mass during his training, proof that it’s never too late to get stronger. Phil had been competing for years, but in the weeks leading up to nationals, he
You can cook healthy meals at home, and it helps to try healthy swaps like these. See how you like cooking with them and then how your family and friends enjoy the results. You might even start preferring some of these to the “normal” ingredients. Use olive oil instead of butter for a healthier fat
Does the idea of “getting in shape” sound overwhelming, like just too many things to take on all at once? Lots of folks picture hours at the gym, pumping heavy iron, never eating yummy food, and basically giving up everything that makes life worth living. Who wants that? But it doesn’t take a huge leap.
Want to save $1,000 a year? A lot of people could if they would just cut sodas out of their budgets. And it’s just one example that proves being cheap about your health is way more expensive than following healthy habits around diet and exercise. That’s from health coach Kathryn Eyring. And we hear similar
September is a time of change, as temperatures get cooler, days get shorter, and leaves start to fall. As the famous words – from the Bible and a 1960s hit song – tell us, “To everything turn, turn, turn… There is a season… and a time to every purpose under heaven.” So, what can we