Category: Feeling good
World Sleep Day: Don’t watch TV before bed for proper rest!
Research from a sleep science platform to mark World Sleep Day has found that on average 80% of participants who fall asleep to TV wake up feeling tired, compared to 26% of those who don't have any electronic engagement before sleeping. The survey showed the majority (71%) of us watch TV, listen to a podcast…
Top 40 lockdown frustrations – bad weather tops list
The 'first world' problems plaguing Brits during the pandemic include bad weather when you want to go out for a walk and glasses fogging up while wearing a mask. A study of 2,000 adults found many gripes are now influenced by having to work from home, particularly those with kids before the schools were reopened.…
Simple Outdoor Workouts: No Equipment Needed
Sometimes the fresh air calls or the gym is a little too busy. The outdoors is a perfect place to get into your daily workout routine when the weather is good. Here is a quick guide to some excellent no-equipment-needed exercises you can do outside. Outdoor Exercise The trick to getting the best outdoor workout…
Lockdown Brits flock to online learning – photography courses most popular
Lockdown Brits flocked to online learning courses in 2020, leading to a 582 per cent increase in registrations - with social media, photography, cooking and baking some of the most popular. Data from Shaw Academy shows a huge rise in the number of people enrolling in 2020 compared to the previous year, as Brits looked…
Friday feeling kicks in at exactly 2.52pm, claims poll!
The Friday feeling now officially starts at 2:52pm - as Brits switch their attention from emails and homework, to chatting about plans for the weekend. A poll of 2,000 adults found the top signs of the Friday feeling kicking in include being less pressured with work, studies, and homeschooling (35 per cent), having music on…
New cough-monitoring app could detect Covid-19
An AI-powered cough-monitoring app that provides health insights and can potentially detect COVID-19 has launched on both Android and iOS platforms. Called Hyfe, the app uses specialised acoustic artificial intelligence algorithms to analyse users’ coughs, with individual markers including volume and regularity helping people identify any underlying illnesses. These markers can be used to detect…
Top 40 things your Mum knows best about
Researchers polled the nation and revealed that it is not until the age of 28 that we FINALLY agree that our Mum DID know best. In fact, according to the survey, most women turn into their mothers by the age of 32, with 41 percent of parents finding themselves telling their children EXACTLY what their…
Sleepy schoolkids facing struggle to wake up, claims study
Sleepy schoolkids face a struggle to re-adjust to school routines again - after becoming used to a new regime during lockdown, according to a new study. Research among 2,000 parents found the average child has been going to bed an hour and a half later than their usual bedtime over the past 12 months. And…
Top 5 TikTok Workout Trends – should you embrace or avoid?
There are plenty of workout trends and challenges circulating at the moment, many of which are being widely shared on social media site TikTok. You may have even come across some of these viral challenges yourself. However, recent research found that 1 in 4 TikTok fitness influencers are giving the wrong advice. As there seems…
4 in 10 students addicted to phone, causing sleep problems
Almost four in 10 university students are addicted to their smartphones, and the habit is playing havoc with their sleep, according to new research. Research from King’s College London found that 39 per cent of people aged between 18 and 30 reported symptoms of addiction using a validated tool known as the smartphone addiction scale.…
