You
can switch from fighting the crowds to clicking the mouse as the
holiday shopping frenzy moves online for Cyber Monday. Hundreds of
retailers are offering online specials to take advantage of the virtual
visitors on the back-to-work day after Thanksgiving. Last year’s Cyber
Monday sales topped $1 billion. Source Link
If
you’re coming off a weekend when you slept-in, you may be setting
yourself up for a shock when you step on the scale. A new study found
that the varying sleep patterns known as social jet lag can increase
your risk of obesity. That’s because getting too little sleep and then
trying to catch-up disrupts the body’s natural rhythms that also manage
your metabolism. Source Link
Researchers
say one way to get more exercise is to keep track of how much you’re
doing. A study found that older adults who wore a pedometer to count
their steps walked nearly twice as much while using the device. The
extra walking didn’t necessarily lead to weight loss, but it did help
participants lower their blood pressure. Source Link
