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Miscellaneous Camo Patterns for Do It Yourself Dip Kits. 12 Seats for Maximum Relaxation. We’ve been known to post a perfect nap chair or two (or dozen) here on Design Milk so we thought we’d round up our favorites of nap’s past and add a few new spots to help you prepare for maximum relaxation… Let’s start with POWER’NAP.

12 Seats for Maximum Relaxation

I mean, they had me at the name. Designed by Ninna Helena Olsen, this origami-like design “gently encloses your body” while looking like a work of art. Yes, please! Spin Dryer. Loading...

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How to identify stereo wiring. 9 Underarm & Deodorant Stain Removal Tips. Looking for ways to clean up those nasty yellow armpit stains that sweating can leave behind on shirts?

9 Underarm & Deodorant Stain Removal Tips

Or are you trying to combat crusty residue from deodorant? Here are several different remedies you can try, each using basic items you likely have in your home already. Sponge fabric with ammonia then rinse. If you’re working with garments that contain wool or silk, first dilute it with water (50/50 ratio).Try spritzing the shirt’s armpit area with water then gently rubbing a bar of laundry soap into the spot.Another remedy is to spray fabric with rubbing alcohol and allow to sit for a few hours before washing.Here’s a simple trick: make a paste of laundry detergent and apply to area then leave overnight before laundering.Easy Recipe: Spray with household vinegar to saturate the area then rub in a bit of Borax.

Quick Tips: Making Homemade Deodorant: {Easy Recipes. Making deodorant is not only cheap & surprisingly easy, natural ingredients can be used that will cut back on harsh chemicals coming in contact with your skin.

Making Homemade Deodorant: {Easy Recipes

To store the cream versions, small glass or plastic jars work well. 6 Breathing Exercises to Relax in 10 Minutes or Less. Don’t wait until fight or flight kicks in before minding your breath.

6 Breathing Exercises to Relax in 10 Minutes or Less

Controlled breathing not only keeps the mind and body functioning at their best, it can also lower blood pressure, promote feelings of calm and relaxation and help us de-stress. While the effects of breathing techniques on anxiety haven’t yet been studied at length (at least not in a controlled clinical setting), many experts encourage using the breath as a means of increasing awareness, mindfulness or, for the yogis among us, finding that elusive state of Zen. To get to the bottom of the breath work, Greatist spoke to breathing expert Dr. Alison McConnell, yoga instructor Rebecca Pacheco and psychologist Dr. Butt Exercise That Won't Hurt Your Knees. Lunges and squats are often referred to as the masters of lower body exercises.

Butt Exercise That Won't Hurt Your Knees

In addition to your legs, these functional, compound exercises also work your buttocks. However, poor form, a muscle imbalance, the consistent overload on your knees, and the repetitive motion, can make these exercises wreak havoc on your knees. Do Deeper Squats Give You A Bigger Butt? Just like your biceps, your glutes are muscles that can also gain in size when you train them properly.

Do Deeper Squats Give You A Bigger Butt?

However, plumping up your derrière takes time and the right type of training. How To Firm Your Butt With Jumping Squats. Many people are after toned legs with less fat.

How To Firm Your Butt With Jumping Squats

While many exercises do tone the legs and burn fat, you must add cardiovascular exercise to your routine if you want to maximize fat loss. The American Heart Association recommends 30 minutes of exercise, most days of the week. You can increase the intensity of any toning exercise by adding dumbbells or increasing the weight of the dumbbells you are using. Stand with your feet hip-width apart. Lower yourself toward the ground as if you were about to sit in a chair. Stand with your feet flat on the floor. Stand with your feet flat on floor. Stand with feet slightly wider than hip distance. How To Do Squats Properly To Make Your Butt Bigger. If you have a slim figure, developing your glutes with squats can help to enhance your butt and make it bigger.

How To Do Squats Properly To Make Your Butt Bigger

The butt muscles, or the glutes, consist of the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and gluteus minimus. The largest muscle in the body, the gluteus maximus, accounts for the majority of the appearance of your buttocks. Performing squats with proper form is key to maximizing the development of your glutes. Stand tall with your feet slightly wider than hip-width. Workout Moves For A Brazil Butt Lift. Brazilians are often known for their wonderful curves.

Workout Moves For A Brazil Butt Lift

This admiration has sparked a wave of exercises and fitness classes devoted to achieving a more shapely butt. Whether you're looking to lift or tighten your glutes, there are exercises you can do or incorporate into your existing workout routine that will help. There is no proof that Brazilians have a secret to having nice butts, but it can be proven that it is an area that they target specifically within their workouts. Most people give their glutes a workout when they do back and leg exercises (i.e., squats), but they don't have a specific routine for the area within their workout. Leandro Carvalho, creator of the Brazilian Butt Lift Class at Equinox Fitness Clubs in New York City, has created a 6-step routine that includes: squat arabesques, Capoeira squats, scissor jumps, side squats with leg lifts, diamond leg lifts and straight leg lifts. Consistency is the key with any exercise. Proper form is important with all exercises.

Pelvic Exercises To Lift The Butt. Your gluteus minimus muscles can become strained through overuse, often due to muscle imbalances in the legs and hips. Stretching the gluteus minimus lengthens the muscles to release tension so that the muscles can resume their proper length. The outer-hip stretch lengthens the gluteus medius as well as the gluteus minimus and tensor fasciae latae. This stretch is beneficial also for runner's knee, piriformis syndrome, iliotibial band syndrome and trigger points in the glutes. To perform the outer-hip stretch, lie on your back with your right leg straight and left knee bent. Touch the side of the left foot to the inside of the right knee and then twist the hips as you lower the inside of the left leg to the floor.

Moves To Get A Bigger Butt With No Squats. The gluteus maximus -- better known as your butt -- is pure muscle. The only way to make your butt bigger and keep thin is to build up that muscle with exercise. Strength-training exercises targeting the glutes can enhance the size, shape and form of your derriere. What Are The Secrets To Getting A Bigger Butt? Getting a big butt fast requires hard work. PAIRS Daily Temperature Reading for Strong Couples, Marriages and Families.

The Mission of PAIRS is to teach those attitudes, emotional understandings and behaviors that nurture and sustain healthy relationships and to make this knowledge broadly available on behalf of a safer, saner, more loving world. Try the new PAIRS DTR App It was different for past generations. House Flipping Is Hot Again. Buying a home with the intention of reselling it at a profit in the near future made a lot of sense in 2005, when home values appreciated 20% nationwide.

A couple of years later, as the real estate market collapsed and millions of owners found themselves underwater, house flipping didn’t seemed just risky, but stupid. Recently, however, with home prices on the rise and record low interest rates still in effect, this is a bet more investors are willing to take. According to the Washington Post, flipping homes is booming business yet again: The number of flips rose 25 percent during the first half of 2012 from the same period a year earlier, according to research firm RealtyTrac, and the gross profit on each property averaged $29,342.