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Chronic stress can increase the risk of heart disease and lead to unhealthy habits like smoking, abusing alcohol and eating junk food. Exercise, yoga and meditation can reduce stress; so can getting enough sleep every night. If you are depressed, get support or treatment as necessary. --By David Bjerklie
...have to belong to a gym to build up your core strength. There are excellent yoga, Tai Chi and Pilates exercises that you can do at home, as well as all manner of exercise gadgets you can buy, such as the Reebok wobble board or the Bosu half dome. The point is to find something that works for you. "Basically, all you really need is a mat and a floor," says Miriam Nelson, an exercise scientist at Tufts University and author of the Strong Women series. But if a class or gadget gets you motivated, then go for it. Your...
...mother of two and a yoga enthusiast, Richards, 54, joins the board of real estate and travel giant Cendant to serve on its audit committee. In the wake of recent financial scandals, firms are hiring more independent directors who can expertly read the text and subtexts of financial reports. And Cendant believes that Richards, CFO of the Bermuda subsidiary of the Swiss bank Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch, fills the bill...
He’s been rehearsing the skit with the actors for seven to eight hours a week for the last two months, using the yoga studio where his boyfriend works...
Hanging out in the laundry room would sound about as pleasant as doing yoga in Times Square were it not for the dramatic upgrade in laundry machines, which operate not only more quietly but also more efficiently. Roused by the demand for German company Miele's $1,500-plus front-loading machines, American manufacturers like Maytag, Sears and Whirlpool are rushing to offer better-priced front loaders, which save space, conserve water and energy and hum instead of roar. Sales of front-loading machines have nearly doubled, from 6% of the U.S. market in 2000 to 11% in 2002, according...