Q: HRMax is the theoretical maximum maximum speed at which your heart can beat. It varies with your age and is used to determine how fast your heart should be beating during exercise of differing levels of difficulty.  Subtract your age from 220. For example, a 20 year old should have a maximum heart rate of about 200 beats per minute. Some blood pressure medications may lower your maximum heart rate. If you are on blood pressure medications and using your heartbeat to monitor your exercise, contact your doctor to see how you should determine your maximum heart rate. Consult with a doctor before starting any new exercise routine if you have a health condition, particularly high blood pressure, diabetes, or a heart condition. Moderate exercise for 2.5 hours per week should help your heart stay healthy. You are considered to be doing moderate exercise if:  Your heart rate is 50-70% of your maximum heart rate. That means that a 20 year old with a maximum heart rate of 200 beats per minute should have a target heart rate of 100–140 beats per minute during moderate exercise. You are dancing, hiking on the flat, biking slower than 10 miles per hour (mph) (16 km/hr), walking at about 3.5 mph (5.6 km/hr), downhill skiing, swimming, gardening, playing doubles in tennis, or playing golf. These activities should produce a heart rate that is 50–70% of your maximum heart rate. If they do not, you may need to push yourself a little harder. Doing vigorous exercise for 75 minutes per week or more will improve your heart’s health. You are considered to be doing vigorous exercise when:  Your heart rate is 70–85% of your maximum heart rate. For a 20 year old, this would be 140–170 beats per minute during vigorous exercise. You are walking at 4.5 mph (7.2 km/hr) or faster, biking at 10 mph (16km/hr), hiking uphill, walking up stairs, cross-country skiing, playing soccer, running, jumping rope, playing singles in tennis, playing basketball, or doing heavy yard work. If you don't have a monitor or want to stop and take measurements, familiarize yourself with the signs of an elevated heart rate. These include breathlessness or heavy rapid breathing, perspiration, and the inability to carry on a conversation. If you do not like calculating your pulse in your head while exercising, you can purchase a heart rate monitor or a fingertip pulse oximeter, which is a little more affordable.  Wearable, strap on heart rate monitors are widely available on the internet or at sports stores. You can purchase them and wear them like wrist watches. Most have an electrode that you put on your chest which sends information on your pulse to the monitor on your wrist. Look for one that is easy for you to use while you are exercising. Reading reviews online or talking to experts in sports stores will help you decide what is most practical for your particular sport.
A: Calculate your maximum heart rate (HRMax). Use your pulse to determine when you are doing moderate exercise. Take your pulse to determine when you are doing vigorous exercise. Identify signs of elevated heart rate. Get serious about monitoring your heart rate with a heart rate monitor.

Q: If you really want to get the biggest boost out of your musical experience, you should get your body involved! While music alone can give you a boost, music combined with rhythmic movement is the highway to feeling better (and staying healthy along the way). Another great way to maximize your mood-boosting session is to sing along with the music you listen to. Singing has been shown to create an instant boost in mood, while simultaneously enhancing your immune system. Sing in the shower, the car, or in front of a crowd. Either way, you are sure to feel a positive boost. If you want to generate a positive mood, try playing your very own music. Playing a musical instrument (at any age) relieves stress and helps promote positive emotions. Furthermore, playing a musical instrument can actually boost your brain power and help you to live longer!  Is there an instrument you've always wanted to play? Are there any instruments handy in your home? Consider starting with something simply like a recorder, or begin something a bit more challenging, like the guitar or piano. If you’d like to boost your mood with music, why not experience that music live in person? Attending a concert is a surefire way to raise your spirits. Plus, attending a concert burns calories, gets you out of the house, and provide a great opportunity to socialize.
A: Dance with music. Sing along! Play a musical instrument. Attend a live performance.

Q: Although there are no official educational requirements for becoming a tailor, getting a high school education will help you get hired. It is especially true if you intend on working as a tailor for a larger fashion company. Check with your school for any classes that relate to a tailor’s work. At the very least, try taking a home economics course.  Some schools may even have more in-depth sewing courses that teach fashion design, hand sewing, and industrial power sewing. If these classes are available to you, they are a great place to start training to become a tailor. The GED is a test you can take if you don’t complete high school. It is used to show that you have the knowledge of a high school graduate. Even though you do not need to have a college degree, you can still benefit from college-level classes. Check with your local community college or technical school for options. Focus on fashion and design courses that teach the various skills tailors use in their work. You could also take technical courses on sewing to improve your skills.  Look for classes covering clothing construction, patterns, textiles, fabrics, finishes, detailing, and fit. Ideally, they will include plenty of practice sewing exercises. Some 4-year colleges offer fashion design programs. It’s a straightforward way to gain experience, but it’s also more expensive than taking a couple of classes at community college. In addition to improving your own skills, college coursework or even a degree might make your employer more likely to consider you for higher level jobs. You could become a supervisor in charge of other tailors! Many tailors end up being self-employed. While it isn’t strictly necessary for everyone, you might find business and business finance classes to be beneficial. These classes help prepare you for the responsibilities and duties involved in running your own business, including skills like marketing and accounting.  Start with any classes available when you’re in high school. Beyond that, community colleges offer plenty of classes that are useful for anyone thinking about starting their own business. Pay close attention to business, business finance, entrepreneurship, marketing, management, and other classes teaching business-related skills. Many tailors working for clothing retailers communicate face to face with customers. If you plan on running your own tailoring business, you will definitely need good customer service skills. Take classes or work in customer service roles to become more accustomed to keeping customers happy. Look for anything covering business communication, customer service, and interpersonal skills.  Tailors often have to converse with customers about their desires, take measurements, and offer recommendations. You will have more success if you’re confident and comfortable around others. Many colleges offer communications classes, but also look online for free lessons.
A: Earn a high school diploma or a GED. Take fashion design and sewing classes for university training. Take business classes if you plan on running your own business. Study effective communication if you plan on working with customers.

Q: Once you’ve finished a draft of the children’s story, read it aloud to yourself. Listen to how it sounds on the page. Notice if there is language that is too complicated or high level for your target age group. Revise the story so it is easy to read and follow. Get feedback from your target age group. Ask your siblings, your younger family members, or children at your school to read your story and give you feedback. Adjust the story so it is more appealing and relatable for children. Go through the draft and make sure it is not too long. Often, children’s stories are the most effective when they are short and to the point. Most children’s stories have very little text, and when they do, they make the text count. If you like your children’s story, you may submit it to publishers who consider children’s books. Create a query letter for your children’s story to send to editors and publishers. You can also try self-publishing your children’s book and selling it online to readers.
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Read the story aloud. Show the story to children. Revise the story for length and clarity. Consider getting the story published.