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Maintaining one exercise routine everyday can kill your motivation. Here's how you can beat exercise blues Boredom is the top killer of enthusiasm and motivation when it comes to exercising. Moreover, it happens to probably every exerciser on some occasion. Even the most dedicated walkers will admit that sometimes it gets a little boring, particularly if you’re covering the same old path or the same old treadmill day after day. Here’s how you can beat exercise boredom. Heart-rate monitors are favorites among most people who work out, as they love to see the fluctuations in the heart beat rate that prompt them to push harder and enhance performance. It also motivates them to walk further. Or clip on a pedometer, and watch how quickly the miles add up. You can stop getting jaded on the treadmill by watching your favorite TV soap or talking to your friends or reading a magazine. So plan your reading, watching and phone conversations with your...

MONEY MANTRAS FOR THE 20-SOMETHING! - Apparently making money isn’t enough. You need to know how to grow it... You make enough to keep yourself happy and you’ve even made your fair share of investments —you’d think that would be enough, right? Apparently not! Here are five money lessons which you should learn to make your money grow. SAVE FOR RAINY DAYS Of course many of us do this. It’s just that some of our ideas of saving are a little warped. When the salary comes in, we pay off bills, insurance premiums and so on. These are actually just investments. Savings has other meanings too. One should start a contingency fund, which is equal to about three months salary. What’s a contingency fund? Well, it’s money that you keep liquid in case of an emergency. PLAN FOR RETIREMENT NOW You may not retire in the next five years, but apparently you’ve to start planning now. If you invest Rs 5000 every month at the rate of 10 per cent p.a for the next 25 years, you will have a retirement fund of ...

Granted, you’re living in a concrete jungle where you have no control over pesticides in your brinjal. You are also too busy to bother about what you feed yourself, often rushing to grab a burger, gorging on a pizza and washing these down with a cola. The reasons given for treating our body to junk are many. Health foods? Too expensive . Counting nutrients? Impractical . Organic and natural food? Not always possible. But a wrong diet is the root cause of all illnesses. So make small changes in your eating patterns. Don’t make a 360-degree change, go one step at a time. Try to be as natural as possible, gradually include more raw foods and get rid of unhealthy eating patterns. SAY 'NO' TO ANIMAL PROTEIN Don’t pack in protein from animal sources — cheese, milk, meat, butter, eggs etc. Unlike plant-based protein sources, these take more time to digest, making you feel heavy and bloated. OILY FACT Watch your oil consumption. The best way to consume oil is through nut...

Seven Life Lessons – Dare to Dream (by Anthony Fernando) Live in the Moment – Stop analyzing the past and worrying about the future and choose to live in the moment. Give yourself time to learn – When you are learning a new skill or activity, give yourself time to learn. Try not to get worried or frustrated when you make mistakes, instead try and see the humor in the situation and enjoy the journey. Believe anything is Possible – Believe in your dreams with a ‘Child Like’ faith. Laugh out Loud – Seize every opportunity you get to laugh out loud. Don’t be afraid to Love – When you love someone, let them know. Forgive quickly and completely – If you’re carrying a grudge – let it go and move on. A grudge gets heavier the longer you carry it. Never lose your sense of Wonder – Take the time to stop and look at the world around you through the eyes of a child. It really is an amazing place!

City clocks concern over food miles What is a food mile? Food miles is the distance food travels from the field to the dining table. It is a way of indicating the environmental impact of the food we eat. The longer a food travels, the more harmful it is for the environment. The Longer Your Food Travels Before It Reaches Your Plate, The More Damage It Does To The Environment. The City That Boasts Of ‘Washington Apples’ Seems To Be Realizing That — Finally Chennai: A city that has always taken pride in supermarkets well-stocked with exotic food — from Swiss cheese to American apples — seems to be finally waking up to the food mile concept, with experts warning about its direct impact on climate changes. Pointing to the enormous amounts of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere when food items are air-freighted from abroad, they are seeking to drive home the importance of locally grown and locally-made food. “A cup of yoghurt travels 2,000 km before it reaches a customer. Such ...