Article: A balance board, which is a round board with an inflatable rubber section on the bottom, is a popular method for strengthening the tendons in the feet and ankles. These should be available in sporting goods and fitness stores. Use the following technique to perform this exercise.  Start by sitting down. Standing on a balance board before you're used to it can result in injury. Place the balance board between your feet. Place one foot on each side of the board. Then gradually push down. The board will probably start wobbling. Work to keep it level while pushing down. After you get used to the motion while sitting down, then try standing on the balance board. To start, lean against a wall before trying the exercise with no support. Try to keep your balance for as long as possible, but remember to step off if you're losing your footing. Falling off the board can cause injury. If you don’t have a balance board, then you can also start out by just standing on one leg for as long as you can. When standing on one leg becomes easy for you, start closing your eyes while you stand on one leg.  Make sure that you are close to something that you can grab onto in case you lose your balance. After learning how to balance on one leg with your eyes closed, you can progress to standing on one leg on a stiff pillow with or without your eyes closed. Standing on a stiff pillow will increase the difficulty of your balance exercises. Lunges are exercises that will strengthen the ligaments in your legs and lower back. They are also good for your muscle strength and endurance, so be sure to include them in any workout regimen.  Keeping your upper body straight, step out with one foot until both of your knees are bent at about a 90 degree angle. Make sure your front knee is above your ankle. If it goes passed your toes, you could hurt your knee. Bring your back foot forward, then repeat the exercise with your other foot. When you've gotten used to the exercise, you can make it harder by holding weights in each hand. You can also increase the level of difficulty of the exercise by closing your eyes as you lunge. This increases the balance difficulty of the exercise. There are several other ways to do lunges. Read Do Lunges for a description of different varieties. A bridge is an exercise when you lay on your back and lift your pelvis off the ground. This will strengthen the ligaments and muscles in your back and upper legs. It is also a great stretch for your back. Read Perform the Bridge Exercise for the proper technique on performing this exercise. The basics are as follows.  Lay on your back with your arms at your sides. Lift your pelvis as high as you can go. Hold it for a few seconds, then smoothly bring it back down. Start with 3 sets of 8 reps, then gradually increase the reps as you get stronger. Resistance bands are rubber bands that provide tension for your muscles without using weight. They can be found at sporting goods stores and be used almost anywhere. With resistance bands, you can train almost any part of your body. There are numerous exercises you can do with these.  Place the band under your foot and take one end in each hand. Then pull up as if you were doing a bicep curl. Wrap the band around a pole behind you, then take an end in each hand. Plant your feet firmly and push both arms forward as far as you can. Read Use Resistance Bands for other techniques and exercises for resistance bands.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Include balance board exercises. Try balance exercises without a board. Do lunges. Add bridge exercises. Use resistance bands.
Article: Use a coin that’s the size of a quarter or larger for your trick since it will be harder to perform the trick with something small. Hold your left palm face-up and pinch the coin horizontally between your index finger, middle finger, and thumb. Hold the coin up so your audience can see it clearly in your hand.  You can also hold the coin on your right hand if you want. If you want to add more performance to your trick, ask a member of your audience for a coin so they feel more involved. If you don’t have a coin, you can also use a small ball or similarly-sized object instead. Hold your left hand and the coin out in front of you and quickly reach over with your right hand. Make sure your right palm faces you as you reach over or else it will be difficult to conceal your next movement. Slide the thumb of your right hand underneath the coin and place your fingers over it to hide it from the audience. This movement will make it look like you’re about to grab the coin. Don’t linger too long on concealing the coin or else your audience may catch onto the trick and won’t be fooled by it. At the same time you’re concealing the coin, pretend to grab it with your right hand. Instead of taking the coin, let it fall into your left palm. As you drop the coin, make both of your hands into fists to hide the coin from your audience and make it seem like you took the coin. Keep the coin pinched in your palm tightly so it doesn’t fall out of your left hand. Once the coin drops into your left palm, move your right hand toward the right side of your body and hold it up by your head. As you bring your hand up, watch it the entire time so your audience follows your gaze. This will help distract them from your left hand, which is still holding the coin. Lower your left hand toward your side quickly so your audience doesn’t pay attention to it. Don’t pay any attention to your left hand after you “grab” the coin since your audience will look at it if you are. Clench your fist tighter so it appears like you’re crushing the coin in your palm. Slowly raise your fingers one at a time to reveal that the coin has disappeared. Your audience will think that you grabbed the coin and made it disappear as long as you don’t draw any attention to your left hand. Try the trick in front of a mirror or a small audience when you’re first starting so you can build up confidence and make the trick look natural.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Hold the coin between the tips of your fingers and thumb of your left hand. Reach your right hand over the coin to conceal it. Drop the coin into your left palm. Pull your right hand away and follow it with your eyes. Open your right hand slowly to show that it’s empty.
Article: You can’t buy a money order with a credit card. Instead, you’ll need to buy a PIN-enabled gift card using your credit card. Visa offers a PIN-enabled gift card that works for this method. You can’t buy just any old gift card. Instead, the card must say “debit” on it. There’s usually a limit you can load. For example, you can only load up to $1,000 a day on the card. There is also a $5,000 a month limit on these cards. Money orders are sold at many banks, grocery stores, and large retailers. You’ll have to find one that accepts debit cards. Not all of them do. For example, CVS has refused to sell money orders to people using debit cards.  However, the U.S. Postal Service accepts debit cards for money orders, so that is a good option.  When you pay, don’t wave around your gift card or tell the cashier that you’re using a “gift card.” Just pretend it is an ordinary debit card tied to a bank account and use it to buy your money order. Send the money order to your mortgage servicer. If the servicer is a large bank, then you can hand deliver your payment to the nearest branch. Make sure it has been received and the payment credited to your account. If you loaded $1,000 onto your debit card, you now have $1,000 owing on your credit card. If you don’t pay it off before the grace period ends, then you’ll end up owing more money. Pay your credit card off, in full, each month.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Buy a PIN-enabled gift card. Load money onto the card. Use the gift card to buy a money order. Pay your mortgage with the money order. Pay off your credit card.