Generally we exercise to stay fit and to lose weight, right? Drinking slushie on the other hand means gaining back the calories we lost from exercising. However, in the article “To Beat the Heat, Drink a Slushie First” written by Gina Kolata in New York Times, it features that pre-cooling effect which you get from drinking slushie before exercising can delay exhaustion.

If you are hitting the park for rigorous outdoor sports or exercise during a hot day, then take time first to read the article “To Beat the Heat, Drink a Slushie First”. Although you may wonder how you can put in vain the burned calories by sipping ice slurry, it is worth to find out and understand that sipping slushie can be beneficial to you too.

Read the full article ‘ To Beat the Heat, Drink a Slushie First ‘ from NYTimes.com Fitness and Nutrition.

It is a common knowledge that laugh can get rid few years of your age but in the article “Can laughing give you a workout?” written by Madison Park in CNN Health, there is more on that.

We have many gestures when we laugh. We clap our hands. We slap our hand against our lap. Laughing always comes with other body movements. Hence, according to the study, laughing can be beneficial as exercise.

Of course, this idea can trigger skepticism, right? However, just consider the benefits of laughing. It keeps you younger and the exercise benefits that come with it are a bonus.

So, stay young and keep laughing!  Read the full article  “Can laughing give you a workout?” from CNN.com.

Do you always crave for high fat and high caloric foods? If you do, perhaps you want to read the article of Sarah Klein in CNN Health entitled “Fatty foods may cause cocaine-like addiction”.

It is in fact very interesting to know the findings of the research made with rats. According to the study, this kind of foods affects our brain in the same manner the cocaine and heroin do.

If you oftentimes have this guilt for indulging regularly for French fries and cheesy burger, then go through the article “Fatty foods may cause cocaine-like addiction” and perhaps you will find an explanation for your cravings for such kind of food.

Fitness Editorial Credits to Sarah Klein, Health.com.