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34 Ways to Bust a Bad Mood in Ten Minutes or Less Photo by Jess Ivy Bad days happen. A bombed job interview, a broken coffee machine (when you really need coffee), stepping in dog poop on the way to a date — it’s growing increasingly apparent that life can sometimes suck. We can’t get rid of a terrible commute or an intolerable co-worker (sorry), but we do have some sweet suggestions for improving a mood regardless. So You’re Having a Bad Day... One-Minute Fixes Smile. Five-Minute Fixes Get present. 10-Minute Fixes Have sex or masturbate. Tried every tip on this list and still in a funk? This article was read and approved by Greatist Experts Jeanmarie Paolillo and Sherry Pagoto. Fitness Test: Are You In Shape? By Natalie Gingerich Mackenzie On your morning jog you can't help but notice how many women blow past you. During yoga, you know it's not zen to compare yourself, but you wonder how your neighbor to the right bends herself into those shapes. Sound familiar? More from Health:30 Fast, New Fat-BurnersTone Up With Alison Sweeney30-Minute Workout, No Gym Required That's why it's important to assess your cardio power, strength, and flexibility, three pillars of physical fitness. 1. The two-mile run is among the tests the U.S. military uses to evaluate a potential serviceperson's fitness level. Try it. Score it. Get faster. In a study of cyclists, Canadian researchers found that working out with intervals increased an exerciser's pace by 10 percent, on average, in two weeks. 2. An old-fashioned overhead squat is the best way to assess strength since it challenges your entire body, Asuncion says. Try it. Score it. Get stronger. 3. Try it. Score it. Get more flexible. Related on HuffPost:
Top 100 Personal Development Blogs for 2015 We’re kicking off 2015 with an absolute bang! Damn, I love this time of year. It’s all about setting your year up for massive success and what better way of doing that then presenting you with the best personal development blogs for 2015. In fact, we bring you the Top 100! This is the third year that we have compiled the Top 100 personal development blogs and every year we see more and more blogs adding great value to people all around the world. I must say, because of all the awesome value that everyone is putting out there on the internet, it is getting harder and harder for personal development bloggers to make this list. But firstly, I hope you had an absolutely fantastic night to bring in 2015. Now, more than ever, is the perfect time to regain focus on what you truly want in life and ensure you have the strategies and support you need to be successful at it too. That’s why I love this time of year. The Best Personal Development Blogs for 2015 Multiple-Authored Websites: The Winners
10 Things Self-Loving People Do Differently Email The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself. You can be the most amazing human being in the world and everyone sees rays of light, love and genius when they look at you, but if you yourself don’t know it, all of that external admiration doesn’t matter one bit. I know because I used to look at people who were successful and happy, and wonder, “What’s their secret? Why can’t I be that way?” After a long struggle of dealing with failures, addictions, and self-loathing, I educated myself and came to realize that the reason I couldn’t be happy like the people I envied was that I didn’t love myself the way they loved themselves. For me, shifting from self-loathing to self-love has been profoundly healing. Truth be told, every second you spend doubting your worth, and every moment you use to criticize yourself, is a tragic loss – a fresh moment of your life thrown away. 1. This might seem overly simplistic, but it’s absolutely vital. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
5 Ideas to Create an Amazing 2015 By Leo Babauta With every new year, comes renewed optimism. And while I’m not a fan of New Year’s resolutions that you’re just going to toss aside when things get busy, I am a fan of creating new habits. This year, I’m offering to help you create 12 new habits for 2015. There isn’t any magic involved — you have to do the hard work. If you’re ready for an awesome 2015, here are some ideas to help you get there. Ideas for an Awesome 2015 If you follow these ideas for the next year, I think you’ll create something truly amazing: Create habits, not goals or resolutions. 12 Habits for 2015 Here are the Sea Change modules for 2015: January: MeditationFebruary: Healthy eatingMarch: DeclutteringApril: ExerciseMay: UnprocrastinationJune: Learning/studyingJuly: Debt reduction (saving/investing)August: Quitting a bad habitSeptember: A good start (waking early, yoga or MITs)October: GratitudeNovember: CreatingDecember: Letting Go It’s $10/month, but I’m now allowing you to try a week for free: 7-day trial