Category: Feeling good
Could walking football be as good for us as the real thing?
Walking football is a new form of exercise that could be ideal for anyone who’s new to exercise, trying to build their strength back up, or who just finds running around completely barbaric. (Hiya.) We all know how fit footballers have to be, and can imagine from the comfort of our sofas how exhausting it…
Oculus Rift’s virtual reality headset can help reduce neck pain
According to new research, the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset can help patients who are struggling with long-term neck pain. G Lorimer Moseley, Daniel Harvie, and their colleagues from the University of South Australia trialled the headset with 24 physiotherapy patients. All of them had chronic neck pain, but for different reasons, from traumatic injury…
Could coffee leaf tea be your next favourite drink?
If you’re still sipping coffee made from grounds, or tea made from leaves, I’m sorry, but you’re out of the loop. It’s time to wake up and smell the coffee leaf tea. What? Yes. Coffee leaf tea could soon be the hottest (ha) trend in beverages. As Treehugger points out, brewing the leaves of the…
16 best celebrity Instagrams from the Oscars 2015
[nextpage title="Next"] In case you hadn't heard, the Oscars were held in Los Angeles last night. While our invite must've sadly got lost in the post, we still got all the backstage gossip via all the Instagram snaps that were posted throughout the night. From selfies to red carpet snaps, we've found our 16 favourite…
These artists made 3D selfies you can ‘paint’ on
Forget your filters and your Jennifer Aniston photobombs (although great work bagging a seat next to Meryl at the Oscars, JLo), here’s something that could really make selfies interesting. As part of their art installation Skin Deep, New York-based artists Alon Chitayat and Rosalie Yu created 3D-scanned computer models of themselves that people visiting the…
Your voice is more likely to get you a job than your CV
If you want to improve your chances of getting a new job, you should definitely think about sprucing up your CV and buying a new outfit. But it turns out that your time and money might be better spent at elocution lessons, because your voice is more likely to land you the gig. Researchers at…
Get-Well Gamers is a charity that lets you donate consoles and videogames to children’s hospitals
If you've got consoles, games, tablets or laptops sitting around that you've been meaning to put on eBay, here's an alternative idea: donate them to children's hospitals through London charity Get-Well Gamers. Sadly, kids' hospitals don't have much (or often, any) budget for play items for children, which can help keep their spirits up and…
HelloFlo’s next video is for new mums
Given that it's racked up over 30 million hits on YouTube since its debut last year, you probably remember HelloFlo’s ‘First Moon Party’ video. One of the funniest depictions of a girl getting her period ever, it introduced us to the term ‘Vagician’ and the concept of the uterus piñata. (I’ll take two, please.) Of…
Speedo Fastskin LZR Racer X Swimsuit: Can it really help you swim faster?
Can buying the latest hi-tech sportswear really make you go faster? If you believe the manufacturers then yes it can - but then they would say that wouldn’t they? Remember, before the London 2012 Olympics Adidas unveiled custom-fitted 'AdiPower' trousers for the big name cyclists. Dubbed ‘hotpants’, these were battery-powered to warm the legs before a…
20 best Photoshop fails ever
[nextpage title="Next"] Adobe Photoshop turns 25 today, having helped tens of millions of users marvel over and create some amazing imagery, and some not-so amazing. The Adobe president and CEO, Shantanu Narayen, said: “For 25 years, Photoshop has inspired artists and designers to craft images of stunning beauty and reality-bending creativity. From desktop publishing, to…
