Your fitness app may actually be hurting your health

Your fitness app may actually be hurting your health

Is your phone sabotaging your gains? New research suggests that popular calorie-counting and workout-tracking apps may be doing more harm than good, leaving users feeling frustrated rather than fired up to reach their goals. That’s bad news for the 92 million Americans who rely on these platforms to track every bite and bench press, raising…

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Astronaut says Gen Z often quits when things get uncomfortable—here’s the Jeff Bezos Blue Origin training that taught her to push through

Astronaut says Gen Z often quits when things get uncomfortable—here’s the Jeff Bezos Blue Origin training that taught her to push through

It’s no secret that Gen Z often gets flak for being “lazy.” From TikTok trends like quiet quitting, bare minimum Mondays, and “lazy girl jobs,” to the Gen Z CEO who defended working from her bed, the generation has developed a reputation for applying minimal effort. And the Egyptian astronaut Sara Sabry has noticed some of…

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Ypsilanti Healthy Living Pledge invites residents to make healthy lifestyle changes – Concentrate

Ypsilanti Healthy Living Pledge invites residents to make healthy lifestyle changes – Concentrate

People participate in a “Walk With Friends” group walk organized by the nonprofit Washtenaw Optimal Wellness, which runs the Ypsilanti Healthy Living Pledge. Doug Coombe Ypsilanti residents may die up to 22 years sooner on average than Ann Arbor residents, according to data collected by the Washtenaw County Health Department. But a new project called…

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