Problem: Article: Give your friends a call or send them a text to chat without needing to see them in person.  Set up a group chat and add several friends’ phone number to the contact list. Text is a great way of contacting everyone at once if you are setting up a time to hang out. Give your parents or siblings a call to see how they’ve been. Family members are friends too! Ask about your extended family and see if there are any family events being planned that you can attend. It is always easier to come up with fun ideas to do once everyone is together. You can have fun at home or go out and find something to do.  Head to a restaurant. Getting food is a fun and important social experience that brings people together and strengthens social ties. Just make sure everyone puts down the cell phone.   Let everyone have some input. Just because you arranged the hang out doesn’t mean that you own the floor.  Find out what sounds agreeable for everyone and come to a consensus on what to do next. There are a variety of different activity groups you can join with your friends. Fitness, martial arts, dance and drama are a few examples of social clubs present in many cities. These groups are a great way to meet new people.  Sign up for online communities such as Meetup, Tribe, and Picatic to find existing communities located close to your area. Clubs exist even for activities which are considered solo activities, such as reading or painting. You can get together to discuss the reading or share techniques. College is a great place to join a club and meet people to hang out with on a regular basis. See if one of your friends knows of any upcoming parties and if others are invited. Or you can hold your own – invite your friends and let them invite friends of theirs.  Make sure you party responsibly. Don’t get too carried away and respect the environment if you aren’t holding the party. If you are hosting the party, set some rules for the party guests to keep things from getting out of control. For example, set a drink limit or make sure they have a safe way home if they plan on drinking. Use a taxi service such as Uber or Lyft if you need to get home from a party, but don’t have a designated driver who can give you a ride. Jump in the car and go for a road trip, or take a long hike at a nearby nature reserve. Even the mall can make for a fun, short trip.  Make sure everyone has enough time to see the trip through from start to finish. If taking a longer trip or road trip, make sure you have enough money and supplies to last the expected time the trip will last, as well as an emergency stash just in case. Plan ahead. The more complicated the trip, the more research you should perform ahead of time. Plan a general route and take note of important stops such as gas stations, hotels and hospitals.   Let others close to you know where you are going if you are going to be gone for an extended period of time.
Summary: Phone or text your friends. Invite some friends over. Join an activity group. Go to a party. Go on a long or short journey, trip, or adventure.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Combine 3 tsp of vegetable glycerin with 3 drops of peppermint oil. Add half a tsp of salt with 5 tsp of baking soda. Stir the ingredients together thoroughly. Add more peppermint oil, as desired. Cover your toothbrush with the homemade toothpaste. Brush teeth for two full minutes. Rinse thoroughly. Purchase a squeezable plastic tube or bottle to store your homemade toothpaste in (e.g. travel bottles). Alternatively, store the toothpaste in a small jar with a lid. Use a small plastic spoon to apply toothpaste to your toothbrush, and avoid dipping your toothbrush into the jar (which could spread germs). Another option for homemade toothpaste is a recipe that has Bentonite clay and baking soda as key ingredients. Combine the following ingredients and stir until mixed:  3/8 of a cup of soft coconut oil (not liquid) 1/4 cup of baking soda 1 tsp. Bentonite clay 1/2 teaspoon of salt 5-7 drops of peppermint essential oil

SUMMARY: Mix together glycerin, peppermint oil, salt, and baking soda. Apply to teeth. Store toothpaste. Make a Bentonite clay toothpaste.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: When your goal is to increase muscle mass and strength, training every day is counterproductive. Your muscles need a chance to repair themselves in between training sessions. Without adequate rest periods, you won't achieve the body mass you want. On the days when you aren't weight training, you can still be physically active. Do cardio workouts such as jogging, swimming, biking, or even power walking to keep yourself moving. There's no need to train for hours at a time — in fact, if you train for too long, you risk damaging your muscles, which can lead to a forced rest period. Your sessions should last from 1/2 hour to an hour. Rather than training your entire body during each session, it's a good idea to split up your muscle groups so that some parts of your body have time to rest while others are getting a workout. Create a training schedule and stick to it, so you don't accidentally overtrain a certain muscle group. Bodybuilders have found that training in short, intense sessions leads to greater mass and strength than easier, longer sessions. "Training to failure" means doing an exercise until you can't physically repeat it one more time. You'll need to find the appropriate train to failure weight for each of your muscle groups to do this effectively.  To find your train to failure weight, choose a weight you can use for six to eight reps before your muscles give out. If you can do 10 reps without breaking a sweat or feeling too fatigued, you need to add weight. If you can't even do one or two reps correctly, reduce the weight. Attempting to lift too much weight before you've gotten strong enough to lift it can damage your muscles, and it's also counterproductive. Start with your appropriate train to failure weight and give your muscles time to build strength. Soon you'll find that the weight you've been using has become easy; when that happens, increase the weight by 5 or 10 pounds until you're back to the six to eight rep sweet spot. Another essential aspect of gaining strength and muscle is using the right form. If you don't, you'll risk injuring your muscles, and you also won't be training as effectively as you could be. Consider working with a personal trainer to learn good technique and keep these pointers in mind during your training sessions:  You should be able to complete each exercise using the right technique. If you can't press your dumbbells over your head with your arms fully extended, for example, then you should probably be using less weight. Another option for difficult exercises is to begin with a reduced range of motion. Gradually increase your range of motion until you are able to complete the exercise's full range of motion. Do not increase the amount of weight you use until you are able to do this. Don't use momentum to swing your weights into place. Lift with controlled, steady movements. Lower weights back to their starting position slowly rather than letting them drop. Slowing down the eccentric (downward) portion of an exercise can help build muscle.
Summary:
Weight train two or three times a week. Make your training sessions short. Train different muscle groups on different days. Train to failure. Use the right training form.