Shape_Malaysia__June_2017

health
IN THE ZONE
The right mix of
sounds can make
you a better
multitasker.
right now
TRY THIS
BRAIN
TUNE-UP
Listening to tones
with different
frequencies in each
ear, which creates
an auditory illusion
called binaural
beats, helped
people multitask
faster, a study in the
journal Frontiers in
Psychology found. As
you listen, binaural
beats help different
areas of your brain
communicate,
thereby enhancing
cognitive
functioning,
says researcher
Lorenza Colzato,
Ph.D. To test it out,
search YouTube for
40 hertz binaural
beats (the type used
in the study), then
soak them up for
several minutes.
proof
inspiring, energizing—and now science has
discovered that it can also keep your job
from sucking the life out of you. So those
your
days when you’re crazy busy with work?
They’re the ones when you need to hit
9-to-5
the gym most, researchers say. While
demanding careers are known to increase
your risk of heart problems such as high
blood pressure, fitter people (those who
did better on a cycling test of cardio
fitness) dodged these issues, a study in
Stress-
Exercise is a lot of things—healthy,
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
reveals. Presumably the feel-good effects
of exercise act as a buffer against
the health bummers that stress sets off.
4/week
Weighing g in at least this
often can help you drop more
pounds than stepping on the
scale fewer times per week,
the latest research reveals.
Other studies have shown that
frequent weigh-ins increase
your motivation by helping you
monitor your progress—if you
notice a weight gain one day,
you’re more apt to work out
and eat right the next.
SOURCE: The Obesity Society’s
Annual Scientific Meeting
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