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The season of giving is here! It is a time of year where we reflect on our lives and be grateful for all that we have and matters to us. Yes, this includes being grateful for our furry friends who give us unconditional love.
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Use the Zoop shampoo and freshening spray during the holidays to ensure your guests do not complain about funky pet odors. Nobody wants to unwrap holiday gifts / Christmas gifts or eat holiday dinner/ Christmas dinner smelling unpleasant pet odors. At Fromgirltogirl, we can’t stand the wet dog smell. This is why the Zoop shampoo and freshening spray is also perfect to gift just in time for the new year. Be sure to use the Health + Odor Grooming Towels to help your dog have stink-free, healthy skin. Use one towel once every six days. Zoop Health + Odor Grooming Wipes eliminates the main cause of bad body odor and many other skin problems.
Fitness expert shares top safety tips for exercising outside during winter.
Christmas is soon and many will be focused on getting a head start on their New Year fitness resolutions as snow and ice are guaranteed for many in the United States of America ( USA) throughout December.
It is important to take safety into consideration when exercising outdoors. Matthew Magnante, an exercise author at FitnessVolt, has compiled a list of his most important safety tips to keep in mind when exercising outdoors during the colder months.
Drink Even If You Don’t Feel Thirsty
When exercising in colder temperatures, we are at an elevated risk of dehydration. Our blood vessels constrict when it is cold to reduce the amount of heat lost through our skin, as a way of maintaining our core body temperature. During this process a hormone called plasma arginine vasopressin(AVP) that normally signals thirst, is secreted at a lower rate than when exercising in hot weather. This explains why you might find yourself craving water less when exercising in winter.
Research has found that exposure to cold weather can reduce our thirst sensation by as much as 40%. To prevent dehydration, continue to drink water as you would during summer and opt for a glass of water before heading out and continue to sip on a drink throughout and after your workout. Also, don’t forget to fuel your body with food before exercising outdoors. You typically burn more calories in cold weather to maintain your core body temperature, so it is important to prioritize nutrition if you want to maintain energy throughout your workout.
Opt for Polyester not Cotton t-shirts
If you find yourself prone to sweating while exercising, cotton is one of the worst materials you can wear when the temperatures drop. Cotton is highly absorbent which means that as you sweat the material tends to stay wet rather than drying out. Water conducts heat away from the body up to 25 times faster than air, which means you will lose body heat much more quickly in colder temperatures and increase your risk of developing hyperthermia.
Moisture-wicking materials such as polyester or wool will keep you warmer because their fibres absorb less water, and dry out quickly. Polyester fibres are designed to insulate you even when wet by trapping a layer of air between the fabric and your skin, while the shape of its fibres are designed to remove water. A three-tier layering system works best, comprised of a base layer such as polyester, a main layer such as wool and a waterproof outer layer that repels rain, snow and wind. This way you create multiple layers of insulation while allowing sweat to move through the layers and evaporate into the air rather than clinging to your clothes.
Cut your sessions in half
Running on snow and ice engages different muscles to running on dry ground, due to the reduced friction and uneven surfaces. Consequently, you are likely to put yourself at risk of injury if you try to complete your regular running distance without first adapting to the new conditions. A good rule of thumb when running on icy routes is to halve your regular running distance until you have adapted to running on slippery or uneven surfaces. Allow yourself 4-6 weeks of regularly running on snow or icy terrain, before you start to build back up to your regular running distance.
Reducing the distance between each step will also help to keep your feet under your centre of gravity and allow you recover more easily should you lose your balance. As you become more comfortable on these surfaces, you can gradually widen back up to your regular stride.
Say where you are going Even for the most confident among us, it is important to let someone know where you are going before you head out on a walk or run during winter.
For iPhone users, you can temporarily enable location sharing on the Find My App which will enable family, friends or your partner to track your location should you slip and injure yourself while exercising on ice or snow.
Stretch Before and After Exercise
Stretching before you exercise is particularly important in winter, as your muscles tend to contract to conserve heat, which makes them more prone to injury. Try to incorporate dynamic stretches before you head out for a winter run, to increase your muscles’ internal temperature and reduce the risk of injury. Body weight squats, calf raises, and good old-fashioned jumping jacks are effective dynamic stretches that get the blood flowing and increase your core body temperature, before you head outside. Post workout, you want to perform static stretches, which require you to stretch and hold a muscle group for 15-30 seconds. Static stretches also help to reduce injury but should only be used as part of a cool down routine, to help lower your heart rate and relax your muscles. Common static movements include hamstring stretches, quad stretches and calf stretches.
Cut Your Sessions in Half
Running on snow and ice engages different muscles to running on dry ground, due to the reduced friction and uneven surfaces. You are likely to put yourself at risk of injury if you try to complete your regular running distance without first adapting to the new conditions. A good rule of thumb when running on icy routes is to halve your regular running distance until you have adapted to running on slippery or uneven surfaces. Allow yourself 4-6 weeks of regularly running on snow or icy terrain, before you start to build back up to your regular running distance. Reducing the distance between each step will also help to keep your feet under your center of gravity and allow you to recover easier should you lose your balance. As you become more comfortable on these surfaces, you can gradually widen back up to your regular stride.
Tell Where You Are Going
Even for the most confident among us, it is important to let someone know where you are going before you head out on a walk or run during winter. For iPhone users, you can temporarily enable location sharing on the Find My App which will enable family, friends or your partner to track your location should you slip and injure yourself while exercising on ice or snow.
ForTakeout bargain hunters in the U.S. , DoorDash coupons and Papa John’s coupons are the most searched for restaurant discounts When it comes to food, the “guiltiest pleasure” in America is a pizza.
America’s Most Googled Food Coupons for Takeout and Carryout
DoorDash has the most sought-after food delivery coupons in America, a new study has found. It is followed by Papa John’s, Uber Eats and Pizza Hut.
Five of the top 10 food spots American residents seek discounts for have pizza as their specialty.
The new study by frugal living experts at CommonCentsMom.com analyzed the number of average monthly Google searches over the past year for coupons for food delivery services in the United States of America (USA). It has found that DoorDash leads among mixed food delivery services, with an average of 591,000 searches per month.
Papa John’s is the single most popular takeout brand that U.S. residents seek coupons for, averaging to 441,000 hits every month.
Discount hunters in America also look to strike a bargain at Subway, which receives 200,000 coupon and promo code-related searches each month, Grubhub on 108,000 average monthly searches, and Chuck E. Cheese (99,000 searches every month).
Three more honorable mentions entering the top 10 most Googled food delivery coupons in the U.S. are Burger King (76,000 average monthly searches), Little Caesars(68,000) and Domino’s (66,000). Learn about the TopFood delivery brand Average monthly Google hits for coupons.
Katie Ren, founder of CommonCentsMom, commented on the findings: “Our research gives us an indication of America’s guiltiest pleasures in the realm of fast food. We all love some takeout every now and then and coupons shed some of that guilt off. Now that the results are in, we were surprised to find Papa John’s rank higher than collective food delivery services like Uber Eats and Grubhub. With half of the top 10 most Googled food coupons being a pizza specialist, our study reaffirms America’s favorite – the good old classic pizza slice.” The research was carried out by www.commoncentsmom.com – a US-based money wellness magazine sharing smart saving and spending advice.
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Morning routines are different from person to person. There are hundreds of factors that influence the time we go to sleep, we wake up, as well as the way we prepare for bed or the day ahead.
New insights from sleep experts Best Mattress Brand reveal that one of these factors is the job one does and more specifically the industry they work in, as well as their income and how happy they are with their jobs.
Average number of minutes people lie in bed after the alarm sounds
The industry you work with can and will be an influence on your need to lie in bed after the alarm sounds. Regardless of the times you need to be at work, you are going to set an alarm depending on how long it takes you to get up, get ready and get to your workplace. These times are often influenced by factors such as the stress one has to endure, the type of responsibility each person has and the way each one of us decides to face the day ahead.
People with more “lightweight” jobs in industries like Arts, Entertainment and Recreation are the ones who stay in bed the most at 14 minutes, while those who stay in bed the least seems to be working in more manual jobs such as Transportation and Warehousing (8 minutes), Homemaker (8 minutes), Construction (7 minutes) and Manufacturing (7 minutes).
Medical and Healthcare, Finance and Insurance and Technology all stand at an average of 11 minutes of lying-in bed after the alarm, while Government and Public Administration, Education and Wholesale and Retail workers take in average 10 minutes. Another factor that makes people lie in bed the most is the satisfaction towards their jobs, as those who are not less happy lie in bed the most (11 minutes), contrarily to those who are instead happy (9 minutes).
However, this is not a rule. How happy you are with your job might affect how long you might want to stay in bed, that’s not the number one reason people decide to lay in a bit more.
40% of men and women said that the one factor that influences how long they stay in bed is the temperature of the room, followed by 34% who named lighting as the reason, weather (10%) and the mattress quality (8%).
Average number of minutes it takes people to get ready in the morning
Another factor that can be influenced by the industry you work in is the time it takes you to get ready in the morning. This mostly depends on the environment one works in, as some jobs require more maintenance than others. Government and Public Administration workers take the longest to get ready (42 minutes), while those working in Transportation and Warehousing take the least (33 minutes).This can be explained by the nature of the two jobs, as people with public roles have most often a dress code they have to respect and their contact with the public means they need to carry themselves a certain way.
A spokesperson for Best Mattress Brand has commented on the findings:
“The data, which are the results from a survey conducted on 1,060 people, shows clearly that what you do for a living will influence your morning routine, and while these are not necessarily the number one reason for the way we act a certain way once awake, it is important to underline that to find similar patterns is very interesting, as it shines a light on the way our jobs are a huge part of our life even when we’re not a work.”
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Luana Sandien cutting up Balanciaga dress. View video.
After the controversial advertising campaign by the Spanish brand Balenciaga involving children, the influencer Luana Sandien decided to cut the dress she would wear on the red carpet of the Fashion Awards, the annual ceremony created in the United Kingdom since 1989 to highlight British and international talents that made the most outstanding contributions to the fashion industry during the year.
On Monday, December 5th, in London, Luana Sandien destroyed pieces that cost more than £2k, almost a week before the Fashion Awards in London. View VIDEO.
“… Going to an event wearing a dress from the brand would only be helping to promote something I don’t agree with,”explains the influencer, appealing to her motherhood and in protest of Balenciaga’s marketing action.
One campaign featured photos of children holding purses that looked like teddy bears in BDSM costumes. Another campaign featured photos displaying documents about child pornography laws and started the indignation Luana Sandien and mother of an 8-year -old boy.
Studies say that we all need social connections, especially during a loneliness epidemic. That desire was evidenced throughout 2022 in new data report released today by Meetup, the platform connecting people over shared interests to meet in a group setting. 2022 was a year of friendship and connections: Meetup is the first and largest platform of people seeking to meet in real life over shared interests.
Meetup, the platform that connects people who meet over a shared interest announced its most popular Meetup events of 2022. With a registered database of more than 60 million people organizing and joining in-person and live as well as online events, may be the world’s authority on people’s interests and activities based on actual behaviors of searching, joining and attending Meetup events.
In 2022, 60% out of the top ten event searches demonstrated that people were prioritizing connections, both romantic and friendly. This is a significant increase from 2021 where 30% were focused on relationships, and 20% in 2020 and 2019. The search term “friends” became the #1 most popular search term in July 2021, and remains one of the most popular search terms on Meetup today.
Since the COVID pandemic, “socializing” has become the #2most widelyattendedcategory of events overtaking “career and networking,” which held that second spot in prior years. The category of “games” is a first-time new entry to the top ten in at #10 of most attended in 2022; up from #14 in 2021 and #13 in 2020.
Meetup’s “tech” category keeps its top honor of being the #1most attended category for four consecutive years. This can be partially due to Meetup’s legacy and its enterprise solution, called Meetup Pro, which is used by tech companies—including Google, Adobe, Microsoft and others—to share product news with loyal customers and build brand ambassadors.
Five out of the 10 most popular individual Meetup events this past year were focused on the theme of friendships and connections, with “Meet Your Match in Real Life” and “Strategies for Ending Loneliness” being the top two most popular Meetup events. Others in this top ten list include, “The Power of Authentic Friendships,” “Finding Compatible Connections,” and “Attachment Styles Meet Friendships.”
“Meetup is trusted for building a community of people who share a common interest,” said David Siegel, CEO of Meetup.
“Since 2002, Meetup has connected extraverts and introverts—no matter of race, ethnicity, religious beliefs, gender, or sexual orientation—to meet in a group setting over a common interest or activity, and that brings people a few steps closer to deepening their social and emotional connections.”
In stark contrast to earlier points during the pandemic, indoor events were more popular and accepted by Meetup organizers and members this year. By comparison, in 2020 seven out of 10 searches were for events that had been hosted outdoors.
About Meetup Meetup is the social media platform for finding and building communities of people who meet about common interests. Established in 2002, the company remains true to its mission of helping people grow and achieve their personal or professional goals through authentic, human connections. Meetup has more than 60 million registered members across 330,000 groups active in 193 countries and 10,000 cities around the world.
Meet people who share your interests or try something new by downloading the Meetup app or visiting Meetup.com . To organize a Meetup group please visit Meetup here, and for enterprise solutions visit Meetup Pro. Follow Meetup on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook (@Meetup).
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Winter is near and more people are spending time at home due to the festive season. Though time has been filled with Christmas shopping and wrapping presents rather than hitting the gym, there may be an opportunity to stay active at home. Fitness experts Fitness Vol revealed 10 exercises to ensure a full body workout from the comfort of your home.
1. B-Stance Hip Thrusts for Glutes
It can be done with or without weights, and requires nothing but a sturdy raised surface. A lower-back friendly exercise, B-Stance hip thrusts are suitable for all levels of exercise. Simply sit on the floor with your back against a sturdy bench/chair while keeping one leg bent and the foot flat on the floor, while the other remains straight resting the heel on the floor. Drive the flat foot into the ground focusing on the heel to push the body up and parallel with the floor, the lower bottom to the floor slowly and repeat for desired number of reps. A typical number, for any exercise, is three sets of 12, but this can be adjusted to a person’s ability.
2. Single-leg Romanian Deadlifts
Work mainly the glutes and hamstrings, but also work on the hip abductors. This is an exercise that is easy on the lower back and knee. This is a strength, balance, and mobility exercise that can be done with or without weights. Standing with feet together, hinge forward at the hips and raise one leg behind you until your body is parallel with the floor, before lowering the leg back and raising your torso, taking care not to round the back. Repeat for as many reps as desired, then do the same for the other side.
3. Using Bodyweight – Shoulder and Biceps
Pike push-ups are a great exercise to strengthen and build the shoulder muscle, the deltoid. Standing in down dog but with tip toes, bend your arms at the elbow while keeping the back straight. Bend your arms outwards rather than keeping the elbows tucked to your sides.
4. Dumbbell Lateral raises
Often done using weights, but can be swapped out for alternatives like water bottles for example. Because of the nature of the exercise heavy weights aren’t required; the number of reps will make the main difference. Holding your weight or alternative in each hand, extend arms out to your sides. Bracing abs and holding shoulders back, bend your arms at the elbow slightly before hinging them down at the shoulders about halfway. Lift them back up to parallel and then lower all the way down to the sides.
5. Windshield Wipers ( Abdominals and Sides )
The exercise changes in difficulty depending on the position of the legs. Lay on your back with arms outstretched but with legs straight and facing up. Lower legs over to one side keeping them together and lowering them as close to the floor as possible without lifting your shoulders or back off the floor. Return legs to the center and repeat on the other side.
6. Reverse Crunches
The reverse crunches will work the lower section of your abdomen. No weights are required for this exercise making it a great at-home ab exercise. This exercise involves laying on your back with legs bent and arms flat on the floor, lifting the hips towards the sternum using abs with little to no assistance from the arms on either side.
7. Squat jumps for the Legs
This will work every muscle in the legs. It’s also a fat-burning and cardio exercise. It can be done with or without weights. Begin a wide squat position then jump as high as possible with straight legs, keeping the quads and glutes contracted, and using arms for momentum.
8. An effective bodyweight-only exercise, walking lunges work the quads, hamstrings, and glutes.
High reps can outweigh the lack of weight. Standing with feet together, keep hands on hips and take a large step forward. Step forward and do the same with the other leg and repeat until the intended number has been reached.
9. Skydivers ( Back)
Require no equipment at all apart from a mat. Using bodyweight, this exercise is great for posture and to counteract the effects of long periods of sitting. This exercise is most effective when the position is held for a few seconds, slowly released before going back into it again. Simply lay on your front with legs straight and palms on the floor either side of your head. Lift your legs, head, chest, and arms off the floor while sliding shoulders back and down. Hold the position for a few seconds before lowering down slowly, and then repeat.
10. No space for a rowing machine at home can be countered by doing seated resistance band rowsinstead.
A resistance band can be used to replicate most bodyweight and machine exercises. Using a resistance band looped around the feet is a great alternative to cable seated rows, and also much better for storage. Sit down and pull the band back keeping shoulders away from ears and arms tucked by your sides. Keep abs contracted and repeat reps as required.
Commenting on the findings, a Fitness Volt spokesperson said:
“The great thing about these exercises is that you can stay on top of your health and fitness with little to no cost, and from any place at any time.
The exercises work together to ensure a full body workout, but each can be done in isolation and amended according to the person doing them – they are effective whether you are a seasoned exerciser, or just starting out on a fitness journey.”
The research was conducted by Fitness Volt which is a comprehensive online resource dedicated to Strength Sports, from healthy eating to exercise and everything in between.
Art Basel Miami welcomed Influencers Camila Coelho, Martha Graeff, Eglantina Zingg, and Paola Alberdi at the event.
Dafne Evangelista, a hair guru stylist for Hollywood actresses and musicians such as Anitta, Jessica Alba, Becky G, Olivia Culpo, Alessandra Ambrosio, Thalía, Emma Chamberlai, and Lea Michelle, is urging to empower today’s women with their true inner beauty.
This celebrity-filled event at Art Basel Miami was a stage for Evangelista to praise women’s contribution and encourage them to “stop self-comparison and competition with each other.”
Iconic influencers Camila Coelho, Martha Graeff, Eglantina Zingg, and Paola Alberdi, among the well-known women, business owners, and brand creators at the event. Also, the Spanish actor and plastic artist Jordi Mollá exhibited a unique selection of paintings, “The power of blooming,” aligned with the event’s theme. Felipe Machado painted live.
“Women must believe we are not a label and mirror our true inner beauty with attitude,” Dafne Evangelista explained.
She offered brunch and presented the menu for the new lounge coming in 2023 to the Miami Design District, which will include vegan milk bar.
During this memorable event, “Miami Vibes Magazine” presented its November cover, portraying Dafne.
Dafne Evangelista, the stylist of Anitta, Jessica Alba, and Becky G, focuses on empowering today’s women with their true inner beauty.
Iceland is the most popular Christmas destination that Americans want to visit. Germany is the second most popular European country to spend Christmas.
New research reveals that Iceland is the most popular European country Americans want to spend Christmas in. The study by Iceland.org, the leading travel and tour management company in Iceland, examined Google Ads data to discover which European country each state wants to visit this Christmas.
The average monthly search volume for vacation-related search terms across each state for the top 25 coldest destinations in Europe, based on their average temperature in December. The research revealed that Iceland takes the crown as the most popular European country that Americans want to visit for Christmas.
Iceland is the most searched-for destination in every U.S. state, apart from West Virginia, where Germany takes the top spot. Across the country, Americans search for words associated with Iceland vacations a total average of 69,420 times per month, placing the Nordic Island firmly as the top destination. Additionally, Americans search for the phrase ‘Iceland flights’ an average of 24,460 times a month and ‘Iceland vacation’ 7,660 times.
Germany is known as the nation that first introduced Christmas markets. The study placed Switzerland as the third most popular European winter destination. With its snow-capped Alps and picture-perfect towns, Switzerland is a fantastic choice to spend Christmas. It is no surprise that searches related to vacationing in Switzerland receive a combined total of 32,160 average searches per month.
Ranking in fourth place is Norway. The Scandinavian country ranked highly due to Americans searching for Norwegian vacations a combined average total of 20,480 times per month, for example, ‘Norway Winter vacation’ and ‘Norway Christmas flights.’
The study revealed that Croatia follows closely behind Norway as the fifth most popular European destination Americans want to spend Christmas in. Each month, Americans search for vacation-related terms to Croatia an average of 20,470 times, such as ‘Croatia flights’, ‘Croatia vacation’, and ‘Croatia Christmas vacation’.
A spokesperson from Iceland.org commented on the findings:
“Whether you are interested in festive Christmas markets, European cultural traditions, or snow-covered landscapes, Europe is the ultimate destination to visit around Christmas time. This study offers an interesting insight into the countries that Americans want to travel to this Christmas. Iceland unsurprisingly takes the crown, as tourists are spoiled for choice with the country’s picturesque landscapes and scenery, with landmarks such as the Blue Lagoon and the Northern Lights.”
This data was conducted by Iceland.org, the leading travel company, tour operator and destination management company in Iceland.
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