Yes - it's true - you can burn calories while sitting at home doing nothing! It doesn't come without a little effort - but definitely worth it! The study in Yahoo! Health shows that when you build lean muscle , you can burn triple the calories than fat burns. According to the article, your workout should include 2 strength training sessions and 3 (40 minute) cardio sessions each week.
Obviously, you will be burning calories and fat while you workout, but then when you go home to relax on the couch or spend time with the kids, your body CONTINUES to burn calories - around 150 extra a day than if you didn't squeeze in those workouts.
A little extra working out, a walk with friends, or a game of tennis can all help your body kick it's fat burning power into overdrive. Happy calorie burning!
A few surprising work behaviors may not be helping you at all - in fact, they could make you less productive at work. 1) Multi-tasking: Everyone does this now, but in order to be effective at certain tasks, you need to dedicate your full attention to the project. Studies are saying that a majority of multi-taskers actually are adding time and effort to their workload.
2) Extra hours at work: Just because you're working late doesn't mean you're working harder than others. Too many extra hours can be viewed as a lack of ability to prioritize important tasks.
3) Being overly optimistic: Be realistic with deadlines and promises. Making rosy promises that you can't keep will only hurt you down the road.
4) Building visibility: Let your boss know when you've done something well, but give credit where credit is due. Be very careful not to step on your co-workers on your way to the top.
5) Limiting your abilities: Sure you may be a super smart, technically minded person, but don't forget that your people skills are most likely to get you promoted. Managers need to be able to communicate effectively.
Hard to believe - but Friday marks the 1 year anniversary of the death of Michael Jackson. Since he and the Jackson 5 began their careers in Detroit, it is only fitting that Detroit gets to host a new exhibit that begins on Friday. The Motown Historical Museum (or Hitsville) will have artifacts including uniforms from the Jackson 5, photographs, awards, an early costume worn by a solo Michael Jackson, and much more memorabilia.
The Jackson 5 exhibit runs through September 30th and is open Monday through Saturday. More information here.
Even though the show is on break... plenty of American Idol news keeps surfacing.
1) Crystal Bowersox landed herself a contract with Jive Records. It's no surprise that it will be a "bluesy folk rockin' debut album" which will be released later this year. Mark me down as someone who will NOT be purchasing her CD.
2) Auditions for American Idol - Season 10 have been announced... nothing anywhere close to Detroit or even Michigan! Dates include: July 17 - Nashville July 21 - Milwaukee July 26 - New Orleans August 3 - East Rutherford, NJ August 11 - Austin August 19 - San Francisco Happy travels to those who may be trying to audition.
3) The American Idols LIVE tour kicks off at the Palace of Auburn Hills on July 1st. It's pretty cool that Detroit is the first stop, I think! So - you can get your off-season Idol fix without having to go far.
Almost seems like more Idol is happening now than during the season! Are you ready for another American Idol season .... without Simon!?! I'm not sure how that will go over. We'll just have to wait and see.
Yes, I remember the days of Hanson - they were quite possibly the best thing to ever happen in my life at that time. In the late 90s - they were just HUGE. Now... surprisingly, they still can draw a crowd, an angry one at that! The 3 Hanson boys scheduled a free concert in New York, figuring about 10,000 fans would show up. Well, make that 20,000 and you've got chaos, which is exactly what happened! People started pushing and shoving and fights were breaking out OVER HANSON! Two people were even arrested for disorderly conduct. I can see this 10 years ago, but now?!?
Needless to say, the situation was unsafe for the boys (and everyone else there) so they canceled the show.
For a few good memories, I think they'd be worth seeing again - but definitely not worth the risk of being trampled or arrested!
With over 3,000 video entries from people who would like to have their own show in Oprah's new network, the competition is really heating up. At the very moment, though, Zach Anner is leading by over 1,000,000 votes!
So what makes him so popular? It's hard to say, exactly, but he actually is pretty funny! The other twist - Zach has cerebral palsy, but THAT certainly isn't holding him back! Check out his video audition below:
You can vote for Zach and check out the other submissions at Oprah.com.
Lady Gaga has set the bar very high for herself in terms of presenting a shocking image. Usually, she does a great job of re-inventing herself and giving her Little Monsters what they want. Alejandro is a near 9 minute mini-movie with all kinds of crazy, Gaga-esque elements including her wearing a super shiny red latex nun's habit, sucking on a rosary, and wearing crosses on some less than appropriate places, paired with some "intense" writhing around on beds with her wearing the usual, next to nothing. Did she go too far this time? Katy Perry took to her Twitter saying, "Blasphemy as entertainment is as cheap as a comedian telling a fart joke." For a minute, we will ignore the fact that Katy Perry's comedian fiance tells a lot of fart jokes. Watch the video and see what you think.
Was it too far? Or are we getting overly-sensitive? Comments welcome.
Disney really IS where the magic happens. Alex and Donna Voutsinas met at work, started dating, then got engaged - pretty standard. To prepare for their wedding, they were going through pictures from when Donna was a kid when they made an INCREDIBLE discovery...
At the very instant that Donna was having her picture taken with one of the 7 dwarfs, Alex noticed that he and his Dad were in the background (the man pushing the stroller & young Alex)! These two were in the exact same place 30 years prior to their engagement!!!
They are happily married now with kids... Destiny? Fate? or just the best fairy tale you've heard in a while?
A new season of Toddlers & Tiara is underway, which means a whole new season of crazy pageant moms and dads making their young children into little money making machines and also little nightmare diva girls!
This 4 year old is no little diva - she give J-Lo, Tyra Banks, and Demi Moore (combined) a run for their money:
After seeing this, I have no idea why these pageants are even legal? (Or how the kids haven't been taken away from the parents) Where do they learn this behavior from?
If these kids are that temperamental at 4 years old - I can't even imagine having to work alongside them in 15 years! No thanks!!
Many companies (an estimated 1/3 of US companies) currently have or are planning to introduce financial incentives for getting their employees healthy.
One company had their employees volunteer to wear pedometers - the more steps that the individual took, the more money they could win - up to $500!! At that same company, more than $375, 000 has been paid out in "health rewards" so far. I'd take a piece of that!
Other companies are taking a different approach - they ask the employees who are willing to participate to pay a certain amount of money. Then the employee signs a contract agreeing to lose a certain amount of weight... or they LOSE their deposit. Not a fan of this one, but it sounds like losing money motivates people better than potentially gaining money.
Even though the methods are different - the results are the same - healthier employees! I would enjoy one of these programs here. I'll keep you posted if it happens.
The study in Yahoo! Health shows that when you build lean muscle , you can burn triple the calories than fat burns. According to the article, your workout should include 2 strength training sessions and 3 (40 minute) cardio sessions each week.
