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10 Great Skills You Can Teach Yourself

If you have ever wished you could cook, paint, play an instrument, or have better nunchuck skills, then I have the perfect article for you.

LifeHacker has done it again, created a megawatt post with an impressive amount of references for the Top 10 Highly Desired Skills  You Can Teach Yourself.

10. Repair Almost Anything

9. Learn to Paint or Illustrate

8. Defend Yourself

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Weights vs. Cardio for Burning Fat

Love the Livestrong site for exercise info and routines. This article sets the record straight – weight lifting is better for burning fat than cardio.

…your body adapts to any stress placed on it. Over time, the work required to, say, run a 5K will decrease as your fitness improves. Diminishing returns kicks in…

With weights, on the other hand, you can stave off this effect by varying your exercises to keep your body guessing. You can change things up by adding resistance, decreasing rest . . .

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Homemade Hand Sanitizer

I found this simple recipe for making your own hand sanitizer. It looks easy and uses everyday ingredients.

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup of aloe Vera gel
  • 2/3 cup of 99% rubbing alcohol
  • 8-10 drops of essential oil (such as vanilla, lavender, grapefruit, peppermint, etc.)
  • One small mixing bowl and spoon
  • Recycled liquid soap bottle
  • Funnel

Directions

Measure all ingredients into a bowl and stir. Use a funnel to transfer the mixture into a recycled soap bottle.

Committing to a Routine

LiveStrong has some simple good advice over here on how to commit to a routine. What do you think, does this work for you?

1. Set Reasonable Goals

2. Chart Your Progress

3. Schedule Set Times for Exercise 

4. Don’t Over Do It

Simple enough, right? For me it’s the charting of progress that seems to keep me committed, because I just can’t bear to skip a line on my tracking document.

Review: The Best Headphones for Running

If you’re a runner you probably have two items of workout gear that take a serious beating: your running shoes, and your headphones. Headphones need to be almost weightless, withstand a good deal of sweat, and stay put to keep you motivated.

Gizmodo has done a great review of some of the top headphones for running (or any aerobic workout really).

Here’s the method:

In order to be considered, the products had to be earbuds, not headphones. Sure, you can get better audio fidelity with larger, over-the-ear phones, but they’re . . .

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