Evans Nyagaka
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Change your muscles
An athlete is practicing for a match. After putting on their equipment and warming up, it's time for one final exercise: stretching. Athletes typically stretch before exercise to prevent injuries like muscle rips and strains. However, does stretching actually stop these problems? How long do the advantages of stretching last, if at all? We need to understand what is actually occurring in the body when we stretch in order to respond to these queries. Our athlete may be stretching in one of two ways.
By Evans Nyagaka12 months ago in Longevity
Talking to your self
You ask yourself, "Why did I set it so early?" as your alarm goes off in the morning. You may think to yourself as you are brushing your teeth, "I need a haircut... unless?" You grasp for your keys as you rush out the front door but they are nowhere to be seen. You exclaim in frustration, "I can't do anything right!" just in time to hear your neighbor overhear you. It might be embarrassing to be overheard talking to oneself, and some people may even stigmatize this habit as an indication of mental instability.
By Evans Nyagaka12 months ago in Humans
Food expiry dates
How much of the food in your refrigerator will you throw out before it is served? Burger buns from the picnic last summer? Milk that has expired? Have your carrots lost their crunch? Every year, enormous amounts of food are wasted in nations all over the world, with the US ranking among the worst offenders. Individual households in the US account for 37% of the food waste. And about 20% of those foods are thrown away by people who don't understand what the dates on the labels mean. However, the majority of those groceries are still completely ok to eat.
By Evans Nyagaka12 months ago in Education