I try to follow a bunch of blogs. Some of them are Real Estate related, some are Health & Fitness related and some are just fun (People of Walmart, It Made My Day, etc). Below is an article from Diets in Review. I'm pretty good about drinking a lot of water. I try to always have a glass by me (at home or at work) and I keep my water bottle in the car so I never forget it when I head to the gym. I can drink 32 ounces in an hour spin class. Here are some tips on staying hydrated!
How to Stay Hydrated in the Summer
by Margaret
With the hottest part of summer here, staying hydrated is even more important. Dehydration can lead to vomiting, dizziness and palpitations. Even if you’re not out sweating in the sun, these tips from FitSugar will help you stay in top form.
1. Be sure to hydrate before you workout, but don’t chug before you jump on the treadmill. To avoid compromising your workout, sip on two to three cups starting 60 minutes prior to exercise.
2. Replace soda with sparkling water. Most flavored versions are calorie-free, and still have that refreshing bubbly taste.
3. Carry a reusable water bottle. Refilling a water bottle is cheaper and better for the environment, plus, you’re more likely to get all the liquid you need if it’s always on hand.
4. Keep track of your consumption. In normal healthy adults, usually drinking when thirsty is enough to stay hydrated. But when you’re sweating more than usual, it’s good to keep in mind that the recommended daily intake of liquids is 9 cups for women and 12.5 cups for men.
5. Hydrate at work. Even if you’re not out in the sun, it’s important to keep water at hand throughout the day. Plus, air conditioning can reduce the ambient humidity, making sticky days more bearable but also drying out your skin.
6. Make your own sports drink. Try out our easy electrolyte water recipe to naturally replace electrolytes.
7. Drink water on the plane. If you’re traveling by air, it’s also good to try to avoid caffeine and alcohol during the flight. The humidity on board an aircraft is super low, drying out our bodies faster.
8. Plan ahead when you set out for the day, whether you’re just running errands or going on a long hike. Water may seem cumbersome to carry around, but it’s more important to avoid dehydration.
9. Drink a glass of water before meals. Not only will you have plenty of H2O for proper digestion, you’ll be less likely to overeat.
10. Eat your water. Stock up on fresh fruits and veggies like watermelon, celery, lettuce, and cucumbers. Not only are they in season, they will keep your body hydrated.
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Monday, July 12, 2010
Monday, June 7, 2010
Tips for Successful Blogging
I enjoy blogging and enjoy reading other people's blogs. As always, RISMEDIA had not failed me with some good information. This time on Blogging!
10 Tips for Successful Blogging
By Paige Tepping
RISMEDIA, June 5, 2010--Most successful bloggers can offer some tips for successful blogging. While some people develop methods based on experience, others simply offer what they've been told-like post often, link often, and be yourself. Andy MacDonald from bloggingtips.com offers the following tips for achieving a popular and successful blog within the real estate industry.
Be Real
Knowing yourself and your audience are extremely important aspects of successful blogging. Identify who you are as a blogger, what you'll be blogging about, and who your audience will be.
Be Passionate
Passion breeds passion. If you aren't enjoying what you're blogging about, it's difficult to be passionate, so blog about things you truly enjoy. Find a voice that you enjoy writing in and stick with it.
Write Often
Writing often isn't just good for the blog, it's an absolute requirement for success. Updating your blog is often rooted in two major facets of blogging: search engine "juice" and the fact that readers love new and fresh content. Search engines love fresh content and will revisit your site more often the more it's updated.
Link Lots
Links are called the "currency of the blogosphere." Most bloggers link for one of two reasons: either they are interested in the subject matter or they respect the blogger to whom they are linking. Links carry an inherent value, so providing links shows your readers and users what interests you..
Leave Comments on Other Blogs
Creating a community of interest is key to blogging successfully at the business or personal level. For most businesses, the community will be a mixture of existing bloggers, news sources, and influential people in the industry, combined with employees, partners, suppliers, and customers.
Have Fun
Blogging is meant to be fun. Yes, it's serious business that will radically change the way your business is presented online while also changing the way your clients view and relate to you, but it's also about having fun.
Push the Envelope
One of the challenges with blogging is that it's relatively new. Any new communications tool that remains stagnant ultimately dies, so don't be afraid to make changes and ask questions. Entirely new types of cutting-edge communication, such as podcasting and video blogging, were created when someone asked, "Why does blogging have to be just text?" Ask your own "why" questions and see if you can come up with exciting ways to use blogs.
Ping
Pinging is something your blog software does to tell several services that you've posted something new. This quick note, or ping, is used to produce lists of the most recently updated blogs to let Technorati and PubSub know to come by and see what you've posted and generally to make sure the blogosphere stays connected.
Use Feeds
Whether you choose to use full-text feeds or provide some of the text, make sure you are providing feeds. Feeds make it easy for people to read your content on their own schedules-while traveling on an airplane, via audio as they're driving home, or generally however and whenever they want to hear what you have to say.
Create Meaningful Titles
Titles are absolutely essential to blogging successfully: good titles mean search engines find you and send you more traffic; attractive and useful titles entice readers to read your stuff, and this translates into more links. Every blog post title should give readers a reason to want to read the entire post.
10 Tips for Successful Blogging
By Paige Tepping
RISMEDIA, June 5, 2010--Most successful bloggers can offer some tips for successful blogging. While some people develop methods based on experience, others simply offer what they've been told-like post often, link often, and be yourself. Andy MacDonald from bloggingtips.com offers the following tips for achieving a popular and successful blog within the real estate industry.
Be Real
Knowing yourself and your audience are extremely important aspects of successful blogging. Identify who you are as a blogger, what you'll be blogging about, and who your audience will be.
Be Passionate
Passion breeds passion. If you aren't enjoying what you're blogging about, it's difficult to be passionate, so blog about things you truly enjoy. Find a voice that you enjoy writing in and stick with it.
Write Often
Writing often isn't just good for the blog, it's an absolute requirement for success. Updating your blog is often rooted in two major facets of blogging: search engine "juice" and the fact that readers love new and fresh content. Search engines love fresh content and will revisit your site more often the more it's updated.
Link Lots
Links are called the "currency of the blogosphere." Most bloggers link for one of two reasons: either they are interested in the subject matter or they respect the blogger to whom they are linking. Links carry an inherent value, so providing links shows your readers and users what interests you..
Leave Comments on Other Blogs
Creating a community of interest is key to blogging successfully at the business or personal level. For most businesses, the community will be a mixture of existing bloggers, news sources, and influential people in the industry, combined with employees, partners, suppliers, and customers.
Have Fun
Blogging is meant to be fun. Yes, it's serious business that will radically change the way your business is presented online while also changing the way your clients view and relate to you, but it's also about having fun.
Push the Envelope
One of the challenges with blogging is that it's relatively new. Any new communications tool that remains stagnant ultimately dies, so don't be afraid to make changes and ask questions. Entirely new types of cutting-edge communication, such as podcasting and video blogging, were created when someone asked, "Why does blogging have to be just text?" Ask your own "why" questions and see if you can come up with exciting ways to use blogs.
Ping
Pinging is something your blog software does to tell several services that you've posted something new. This quick note, or ping, is used to produce lists of the most recently updated blogs to let Technorati and PubSub know to come by and see what you've posted and generally to make sure the blogosphere stays connected.
Use Feeds
Whether you choose to use full-text feeds or provide some of the text, make sure you are providing feeds. Feeds make it easy for people to read your content on their own schedules-while traveling on an airplane, via audio as they're driving home, or generally however and whenever they want to hear what you have to say.
Create Meaningful Titles
Titles are absolutely essential to blogging successfully: good titles mean search engines find you and send you more traffic; attractive and useful titles entice readers to read your stuff, and this translates into more links. Every blog post title should give readers a reason to want to read the entire post.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Have you "Googled" yourself lately??
I was catching up on some blogs I follow and one was about googling yourself. I won't lie, every so often I do google myself. Mostly to see what comes up and make sure it's something about Real Estate!
This blogger had a good point to her googling...to make sure the information about you is CORRECT!!
Mine all seemed to be correct. AND I learned that there is someone else with my name!! (or at least it was her maiden name!) Her facebook page came up in my search, but that was the only listing on the first page that wasn't me!
Go Google Yourself!!
This blogger had a good point to her googling...to make sure the information about you is CORRECT!!
Mine all seemed to be correct. AND I learned that there is someone else with my name!! (or at least it was her maiden name!) Her facebook page came up in my search, but that was the only listing on the first page that wasn't me!
Go Google Yourself!!
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