INPUT ARTICLE: Article: You want to make sure your muscles are limber before and after throwing a shot put. To stretch your shoulders, stand near a doorway and lift your arm, holding it straight and parallel to the floor. Grab onto the frame of the door and gently lean forward, which will extend your arm behind your shoulder. Hold the position for 30 seconds, then repeat the exercise on the other side. This will prevent you from straining your muscles and ensure that you are working out at full capacity. Loosen your muscles with a general warm-up, then do specific exercises to target particular areas.  A general warm-up can consist of running, swimming, or riding a bike. For specific exercises to target your arms, you can try push-ups or lift weights. You should stretch your muscles after throwing the shot put to cool down. You could make wide circles with your arms to stretch out your muscles. It is important to cool down so your muscles don’t tighten up after exercise. This will help you avoid injury and lactic acid build-up. Try walking around the track while swinging your arms to loosen your muscles.

SUMMARY: Stretch your arms and relax your muscles. Begin your exercise with a warm-up. Cool down after throwing the shot put.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Your body will be subjected to being pulled around by g-forces. You'll also need to sustain high temperatures inside the race car, as much as 140 degrees Fahrenheit. Your body needs to be in shape to handle it. Crashes happen in race car driving. The better shape you're in, the more likely you'll be to survive it. Also, racing is hard on the shoulders and back. Many racing teams have massages during breaks in the race. Eat balanced meals with protein, vegetables and fruits, and whole grains. You may need to carbohydrate load before a race to build up energy. Especially during a race, you need to drink a substantial amount of water. Some racers also drink energy drinks, light on the sugar. Any extra weight on you slows down the car. So you have to stay in shape. Try light weight-lifting. It builds light layers of muscles while keeping you lean. Another great option is boxing.

SUMMARY: Be ready for stress. Know what's ahead for your body. Eat right. Stay hydrated. Stay slim.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Throw away anything you don't need (e.g. scrap paper).  Take away all the things that don't belong in a locker, like candy wrappers or banana peels! Decorate! If you are allowed, stick wallpaper cuttings or wrapping paper on the walls of your locker, put stickers and photographs on the door.

SUMMARY: During recess or any free time, stay behind and organize your locker.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: The vast majority of Styrofoam is produced because of packing purposes, padding and securing things for shipping. While it can be difficult to avoid receiving Styrofoam when you make a purchase, you can always cut down on your own use of Styrofoam when sending packages by avoiding the use of loose-fill packing "peanuts" and using other kinds of biodegradable packing materials.  Use newspaper, or other recyclable plastic materials to pad your packages. If it's not super-breakable, there's probably no need for Styrofoam. Using corn and soy-based packing materials is becoming more and more common. If you work for a business that regularly sells things that require packing protection, consider making the alternative to biodegradable alternatives to Styrofoam. A company called Ecovative has recently developed a mushroom-based product that can be grown to fit any space, much like Styrofoam, but with completely biodegradable materials. It's just as lightweight and customizable as Styrofoam, but with none of the environmental impact. When you're making consumer purchases, try your best to only purchase things packaged in and made from post-consumer recycled materials. It can be difficult to know if something you buy will contain styrofoam included in the packing materials, but if you're buying with an eye for companies that make recycling and reusing a priority, you can be fairly certain that the packaging won't include any. Take-out boxes are tough to get rid of and almost impossible to recycle. If you're a foodie, get in the habit of avoiding those Styrofoam take-out boxes and instead asking for the kitchen to wrap up your leftovers in aluminum foil so you can take it home. You can also simply eat there if you have the time. The restaurant will likely use formal(kind of) plates, bowls, and other eating tools and containers, but if you don't have the time, use aluminum foil. If you make regular coffee-stops throughout your week, try to invest in a reusable coffee mug that you can travel with, instead of collecting "to-go" cups at home and not being able to easily recycle them. Egg cartons are the other big offender when it comes to non-recyclable Styrofoam materials. How best to approach these Styrofoam traps? Avoid them entirely. Only buy eggs from recycled paper cartons, or other recyclable materials. If you end up with lots of Styrofoam containers, you can reuse the cartons if you buy eggs in bulk, or donate egg cartons at the farmers’ market, or to farmers with lots of chickens who'll need to hold their eggs.

SUMMARY:
Use biodegradable packing materials. Purchase post-consumer recycled materials. Ask for aluminum foil at a restaurant, instead of a take-out box. Use a reusable coffee mug. Buy eggs in recycled paper cartons.