Practical tips to stay fit for Spring Festival

The Spring Festival is here and lots of people may not only ruin their usual diets, but also gain a few extra pounds.【小题1】. Excessive eating is claimed to be the main cause for the additional weight gain, but it is also due to lack of physical activity and exercise. A lot of individuals out there tend to set aside their fitness routines during the holidays since they believe that they do not have enough time to perform their workouts. And because they feel guilty after   the holiday season,   most   of   the   gyms   and   fitness   centers   are   packed   with   fresh   members. 【小题2】. Here are several useful tips that might help you.

Eat before heading out. It is best that you eat something before heading out to visits, trips or family dinners. You will no longer be tempted to eat a lot or overindulge yourself since you have already eaten.

Don’t skip meals, especially breakfast! Even though it can be tempting to skip on certain meals, believing that it will make up for the treats you consumed in the previous day, don’t do it because it will only lead to counterproductive results.

【小题3】. Alcohol, coke or other juices will only add more calories to the ones you already ate!

Make the holidays a family affair. Plan outdoor activities where everyone is involved. Even a tour at the shopping mall will burn a lot of calories and keep the children entertained.

You’d better distribute your meals evenly throughout the day, and do not eat everything at once. 【小题4】. Eat your dinner earlier and have a nice walk before going to bed.

These tips will help you avoid gaining weight during the holiday, and will also allow you to enjoy yourself and have a great time with your loved ones. So there you go!

What thing in your home is most germy? If you said the toilet seat, your answer is fallacious. Kitchen cleaning brushes top the list. But cell phones are pretty dirty too. They contain around 10 times as many germs as toilet seats. People touch their phones, laptops, and other digital devices all day long, yet rarely clean them.

In one incident, a thief paid a terrible price for stealing a germy cell phone. He stole it from a hospital in Uganda during an epidemic of the deadly disease Ebola. The phone’s owner reported the stealing before dying from the disease. Soon, the thief began showing symptoms and admitted his crime.

In that unusual case, a cell phone carried dangerous bacteria. But not all germs are bad. Most cause no harm. In fact, they could provide helpful information. Look at the surface of your phone carefully. Do you see some greasy smudges? “That’s all you,” says microbial ecologist Jarrad Hampton-Marcell. “That’s biological information. It turns out that the types of germs (also known as microbes) that you smudge all over your phone are different from those of your friends and family. They’re like a fingerprint that could identify you. Some day in the future, police may use these microbial fingerprints to solve crimes. Phones and digital devices may be one of the best places to look for evidence.”

In a 2017 study, researchers sampled a range of surfaces in 22 participants’ homes, from beds and floors to computer mice. Then they tried to match the microbial fingerprints on each object to its owner. The office equipment was easiest to match to its owner. In an earlier study, a different group of researchers found that they could use microbial fingerprints to identify the person who had used a computer keyboard even after the keyboard sat untouched for two weeks at room temperature.

One day, microbial signatures might show where people have gone and what they have touched. They could prove that an unmarked device is yours. So, sure, your phone is pretty germy. Does that inspire you, or does it frighten you?