your life
ENJOYING THE JOURNEY
Cross These Off Your W_orry List
MY WORRY THE REALITY AHA!
There’s no hot water at the mall While it might feel better to wash Tips for a germ-busting wash:
bath
x
room to wash my hands. your hands in warm water, studies • Wet hands and lather with soap.
show cold water works just as well • Rub your hands together for
?
as warm to get rid of germs. Warm 20 seconds (about how long
water does do a better job of it takes to sing the Happy
removing grease and grime though. Birthday song).
that’s a relief!
•
_
Scrub all surfaces … palm, top
of hand, in between fi ngers.
• Rinse well.
MY WORRY THE REALITY AHA!
I want to run but I don’t want to Keep your running shoes on. If you are just starting to run,
beat up my body and do more Stanford University School of ease your way in with walk breaks.
harm than good. Medicine did a large study on First week, walk for one minute,
elderly runners. (Some of these then run for one minute for a total
runners were still running in their of 20 minutes. Next week, walk
90s!) Here’s what they found: one minute; run two minutes.
Elderly runners did not have more Gradually run more than you walk.
osteoarthritis, nor did they need Experts recommend you always
more total knee replacements include walk breaks. Also, run on
than nonrunners. But always, dif_f erent surfaces, such as grass,
before you start a new exercise sidewalks, streets and indoor
program, talk to your doctor. tracks. Running on the same hard
ok!
surface all the time can stress
your body.
MY WORRY THE REALITY AHA!
I don’t have a bowel movement It’s normal not to have a bowel Here’s the trick: When you feel
every day. movement every day. Regular the urge to go … go. Ignoring
can be going three times a day your body’s signals can lead to
_
or three times a week. And “your” constipation. So if you’re at work,
regular can change depending at a restaurant, wherever you are
on what you eat, how much … listen to your body. And when
you drink, stress and changes you’re in the ba
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throom, give
in your routine. yourself time to relax.
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