14 reasons why exercising outside is better than going to the gym

February 15, 2016, 6:01 am

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Exercising is a faff, and anyone who says otherwise is clearly insane.

But when it comes to losing weight and staying healthy, it’s a necessary evil.

With the New Year not that long gone, we bet a fair few of you are currently trying to control the carbs the hard way.

But, when it comes to pumping those muscles and getting your heart rate going, there really is nothing like exploring the great outdoors to keep you motivated.

Below, we look at 14 reasons why exercising outside is better than going to the gym.

1. It’s free

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12 ways to aggressively make friends when you feel alone in a new city

February 15, 2016, 6:46 am

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Hi, I’m Kate. I’m 13,500km away from my friends and family in Sydney, Australia.

There are 8.6million people in London.

Narrow that down by age and I’m looking at roughly 3.5 million potential new friends.

Making friends is a lot like dating.

It’s awkward, it makes you vulnerable and it only gets harder with age.

But what are you going to do, go down the local pub and read on your own forever?

Give these a try and look, if all else fails, we’ll be friends.

Here are my 12 best strategies for befriending people in a new city.

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What the way you kiss says about your relationship

February 15, 2016, 6:55 am

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Which way do you tilt your head when you kiss your other half? If you typically tilt your head to the right, good news – you still have romantic feelings for them.

Whereas, if you tilt your head to the left, your feelings might be more, um, platonic.

Researchers from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, analysed over 500 pictures of people kissing, and compared kisses between couples with platonic kisses, such as between family members, to see if there was any difference in approach.

And they found that, in most cases (80 per cent) lovers rotated or tilted their heads slightly to the right when embracing, whereas the same people went the opposite way when kissing their friends or family.

‘Our research demonstrated the novel finding that turning bias was modulated by the context of the kiss, as a leftward directionality was observed for the parental context and a reversed rightward bias for romantic kissing,’ Read the full story

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February 15, 2016, 7:34 am

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Ikea reckons it can solve all your relationship problems with this cute love manual

February 15, 2016, 8:26 am

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According to its new online campaign, Ikea is here to make life more stress-free for couples.

Tell that to all the couples staring daggers at each other in the marketplace.

And to the couples trying to build flat packs together, using an incomprehensible picture guide.

Still, the DIY store’s attempts at troubleshooting relationship problems for a campaign which ran in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, are pretty adorable.

Introducing the IKEA love manual – tl;dr: everyone loves hot dogs.

Ikea solves all those little problems. 

 

Although this seems a more short-term fix. 

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February 15, 2016, 10:42 am

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If there was a quick, inexpensive way to go about getting a tan, we’d all be doing it. 

Unless we can afford a frequent sunbed, professional spray tan or summer holiday, most of us tend to rely on DIY fake tan.

But one girl thought she’d found a nifty little fake-tan hack, decreasing the time it takes to apply the fake tan while also applying it more evenly.

And her secret? A paint-roller.

She posted the tip to Facebook in an attempt to save other girls half an hour when getting ready for a night out.

Having seen the promise that a paint roller was the perfect solution to avoiding that horrible streaky tan, one girl took her up on the idea and tried it out for herself.

But unfortunately, it didn’t work out quite as well for her (we think, we’re still a little suspicious):

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Woman makes homemade Lord of the Rings Monopoly board and it’s beautiful

February 15, 2016, 2:21 pm

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If you thought you were the most dedicated Lord of the Rings fan ever, think again. 

Because this woman has put her blood, sweat and tears (okay, maybe a slight exaggeration) into perfecting the ultimate LOTR Monopoly board.

Sonja Batusic was left feeling pretty disappointed after she almost bought an already-made LOTR Monopoly board game on eBay. Taking a close look into the game before she was urged to buy – being the mega-fan that she is – she noticed that there was a parking lot in the Middle-Earth section of the game.

The parking lot bothered her – and we must admit it doesn’t seem very much LOTR style, and so she decided against buying the game.

But still focused on playing a Monopoly of her favourite franchise, she got to work on creating her own.

Finding an old wooden box in her basement, she noted the dimensions of the box and started thinking of ideas for… Read the full story

This simple trick could cure your migraines

February 16, 2016, 12:53 am

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If getting a daith piercing doesn’t quite fit your personal aesthetic, you’re fed up of taking heavy-duty painkillers, but you just cannot DEAL with another migraine, don’t give up hope: scientists may have found a quick fix for your pain. No piercing involved.

According to a UK study published in the Journal of Headache and Pain, a spritz of cold mist up your nose could instantly rescue you from migraine pain.

The researchers developed a device called the RhinoChill – a battery-powered probe with two nozzles (one for each nostril). That’s attached to a little pump that releases a cold liquid when turned on.

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A man and his pug celebrated their love with a beautiful Valentine’s photo shoot

February 16, 2016, 1:20 am

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When Jonathan Graziano met Noodle the pug it was love at first sight.

And, while partners may come and go, Jonathan and Noodle know their love is forever.

Which is why they decided to celebrate this Valentine’s Day with a romantic couples-style photo shoot in Central Park. And it was beautiful.

Jonathan is a 25-year-old stand-up comedian and writer for BarkPost in New York. Noodle is a seven-year-old pug from New York.

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All the best hair and makeup on the red carpet at this year’s Grammys

February 16, 2016, 1:44 am

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Sure, the 2016 Grammys had loads of important moments.

Taylor Swift winning best album instead of Kendrick Lamar. Kendrick Lamar’s incredible performance, on a related note. Beyoncé. Adele. Kanye refusing to turn up.

But let’s all take a moment to focus on something often overlooked in favour of all the drama and awards, but oh so important. We’re talking hair and makeup.

There were all kinds of unexpected looks, from T-Swizzle’s bob to Zendaya going for an all-out… Read the full story

Move over Fruit & Nut: Cadbury just unveiled TWO new luxury chocolate bars

February 16, 2016, 1:53 am

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Cadbury just got a little bit fancy with its new chocolate bars.

Forget your basic Whole Nut, move over Marvellous Creations, because these newbies are all sexy dark chocolate and berries.

Introducing Cadbury’s two new Dairy Milk Medley bars, where the luxury ingredients are sprinkled on top of the bar, rather than hidden inside.

Unlike the classic Dairy Milk bars, these indulgent newcomers are made up of larger chunks – so that, according to the press release, ‘just a couple of pieces make a perfect treat’.

Sure.

First up is the fudge Medley which comes scattered with dark chocolate chips, crunchy biscuit and hunks of soft fudge.

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February 16, 2016, 2:00 am

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It’s love at first sight.

You’ve gone to bring home your new little fluffy friend and are beside yourself with joy: the world is a very wonderful place, right?

Well….maybe.

What nobody tells you is that you might develop ‘Puppy Blues’. While there is little information provided by pet stores and animal charities, many puppy owners have described their experiences with the condition on support forums and blogs.

Whereas others may be feeling guilty for having negative emotions towards such a lovely friend and choose not to admit to it.

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February 16, 2016, 2:27 am

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In the game of doughnut-making, only one can win: whoever gets to eat all the doughnuts.

Australian bakery Doughnut Time decided to send the internet into a hunger-fuelled meltdown this week by launching #DTproject: a challenge to 20 of Australia’s best bakers to make the most incredible doughnuts of all time in honour of the shop’s birthday.

All the creations were shared on Instagram, and achieved their sole purpose of making us want to rush out and buy a dozen doughnuts for ourselves immediately.

Let’s start off slow. Ease into it. Look at this lemon meringue doughnut.

 

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There’s a big difference between the Transylvanians you read about and the Transylvanians you actually meet

February 16, 2016, 2:30 am

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There are two types of Transylvanians in the media: the type who have come to the UK to steal your jobs/women/money/houses/stuff and the type with fangs and a long overcoat.

Oh, and Vlad the Impaler. He’s a type all to himself.

Romanians, we read, are eight times more likely to be in a British jail than a British person, they’re ‘interested in coming to this country just to rob people’ and there are a large number of them living on the streets.

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February 16, 2016, 2:33 am

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One man has spent the past five years illustrating his undying love for his wife. 

Andrew Hou was a fan of sending cute drawings to his other half via text message – as he found it easier to express his love visually instead of verbally.

But after a few cute drawings, it quickly became routine for Andrew before developing into a passion. From this, he decided to create a whole series, in which each drawing perfectly depicts the love he has for his wife.

He called the series ‘HJ-story’, which he named after his wife’s Korean initials.

His series first began as a personal blog for he and his wife, but after one of his friends shared one of the drawings, Andrew began gaining followers from all over the world, and quickly his small blog turned into a public Facebook page with over 400k likes.

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71-year-old man totally avoids the highway on his commute to work… by rowing

February 16, 2016, 2:46 am

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A 71-year-old man has devised a remarkably clever way to avoid the highway on his commute to work each morning. 

And his route doesn’t involve walking nor does it require the use of any wheels.

Gabe Horcler, who lives in Washington DC, got sick of getting stuck in traffic for hours on end each day just to travel to and from work.

And the sounds of modern day technology and road noises also became irritating, he decided he needed to find another way to commute – and it turns out the perfect way was just along the river. Literally.

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February 16, 2016, 3:03 am

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When Americans do heartwarming pregnancy announcements, they tend to go all-out. There are tears, gender reveal cakes and, sometimes, fainting.

When Brits do it, there’s a lot less drama, but it is no less touching.

Meet Beth, 34, and Jamie Wilson, 37, from Wiltshire. They married in 2005 and first started trying for a family a year later.

They ended up going through seven years of IVF, finally becoming parents to son Eli two years ago.

They were, however, soon desperate to add to the family, so they began treatment all over again.

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Melting chocolate balls are the sexiest pudding in the game right now

February 16, 2016, 3:30 am

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We’ll be honest: we didn’t believe anything could be much sexier than melted chocolate.

But someone’s managed it. They’ve created a pudding experience that’s even more sensual than tapping the topping on a creme brulee, swirling cold cream on top of a steaming hot chocolate sponge, or even eating melted chocolate out of a bowl while watching re-runs of Gilmore Girls.

Presenting the melting chocolate ball. It’s all over the internet, and it’s the greatest form of food porn the world has ever seen.

So. What is a melting chocolate ball?

As the name probably gives away, it’s a massive hollow ball of chocolate, with a hidden dessert inside. You pour on some warm sauce on top, and the ball melts away to reveal all its delicious secrets.

It truly is a magical sight to behold.

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February 16, 2016, 3:34 am

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Break ups can be seriously hard. 

Especially if you’re wanting to break up with someone who worships the ground you walk on.

Because you end up feeling like the most heartless person ever.

And one person who knows just how it feels to be that person is five-year-old Quinn, who is currently struggling with boy troubles.

Sloan Heffernan, an anchor for North Carolina-based TV station WRAL, posted a video of Quinn contemplating breaking up with her young love onto her public Facebook page, and it has touched the hearts of many.

Because, let’s face it, we’ve all been there. We’re just not so sure we handled it as well as Quinn.

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February 16, 2016, 3:38 am

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A teenage girl has become a model after being ridiculed at school for having red hair. 

Tiegan, a 17-year-old teen from Gloucestershire, grew up as the only redhead in her immediate family, despite inheriting her red locks from her grandfather.

She was called names by classmates and some taunted her, telling her she must’ve been adopted because her parents and siblings didn’t share the hair colour.

She felt pressured into dyeing her hair dark brown because she ‘wanted to blend in so people would stop looking at her’, according to MailOnline.

But, the change in colour didn’t make her more confident, it just left her feeling as though she was not herself anymore. And so Tiegan ended up going back to her natural colour.

‘When I went back to my natural red colour, I felt like me again. I just thought, ‘the redder the better!” she said.

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