INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Your swing begins in your legs.  Exercise your legs so that you can generate more power at the beginning of your swing.  Do leg presses.  Sit down at the leg press machine and put your feet flat on the platform.  Make sure they're about shoulder-width apart.  Unhook the safety bar and lower the platform till your knees are at a ninety degree angle.  Push the weight all the way up and straighten your legs.  Make sure not to lock your knees.  Exhale as you push the weight up and inhale as you lower it.  Do three sets of twenty reps.  Do squats.  Stand with your feet a bit wider than shoulder-width apart.  Straighten your back and make sure your hips, knees, ankles and shoulders are parallel.  Lower your buttocks while trying your best to keep your knees over your ankles.  Push your chest out and roll your shoulders back to keep your body straight.  When you get as low as you can, stand back up.  Try to focus your weight on your heels so that you don't lean forward.  You can do squats with your body weight, dumbbells or even at a weight bench.  Do three sets of twelve reps. Your obliques are your side abdominals.  They help your body achieve a more powerful twisting motion.  The stronger your obliques are, the quicker you’ll be able to pull your bat around.  Do standing weighted twists.  Hold a weight six to ten inches in front of your face and twist your midsection from side to side while keeping the rest of your body still.  Your legs should be shoulder width apart.  Do three sets of twenty reps. Do windshield wipers.  Lay on your back with your legs raised together so that the bottoms of your feet are facing the ceiling. Lower your legs from side to side while keeping your shoulders on the ground.  Stretch your hands out to the side to keep your balance.  Do three sets of twelve reps. You need strong muscles in your hands and wrists to be able to control the bat and get the most out of your swing.  Try squeezing a tennis ball as hard as you can for about ten seconds.  Relax your grip and then repeat the exercise with your other hand.  Do this five times for each hand.  Do wrists curls.  Bend your arm.  Hold a dumbbell in your stretched out hand with your wrist facing up.  Lift the dumbbell using only your wrist so that your knuckles are facing up.  Do three sets of twenty reps with each hand. Do reverse wrist curls.  Bend your arm.  Hold a dumbbell in your hand with your wrists facing down.  Lift the weight using only your wrist up so that your knuckles are facing up.  Do three sets of twenty reps with each hand. Your goal in your workout should be to achieve explosiveness in your swing.  When you’re working out, you should lower the weight slowly, but lift it in one quick motion.  You need to train your body not only to be strong, but to exert a massive amount of force. For example, when you do leg presses, bend your knees slowly but straighten them as quickly as you can.

SUMMARY: Work out your legs. Strengthen your obliques. Tighten your grip. Be explosive.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: This isn't a habit that she can simply "snap out" of. It will take her time to learn to stand on her own two feet and to feel safe expressing her own thoughts and opinions.   Set small, achievable tasks that you know she could manage without trouble. When she's completed them all alone, praise her and increase the difficulty of the tasks gradually. Talk to her about things she enjoys doing. Whenever she is about to be left alone, suggest that she become involved in that activity for the duration of the other person's absence. Help her learn to trust herself more. Offer her books on improving self-confidence, book her into a course on improving self-confidence, and spend time telling her what you have noticed she's really good at doing. Get her exercising, eating balanced meals, and reducing her stress. If she's addicted to any substance, this will need to be treated. Be careful that she doesn’t disengage from others too much, as social support itself does act to reduce stress.  Be alert to the possibility of abuse being perpetrated on the sufferer. Her neediness makes her extremely vulnerable to a manipulative or unstable personality. Make sure you ask yourself honestly whether you are playing a role in encouraging her dependency. Having an understanding of his disorder and seeing that he's not alone can be an immense relief for him, as well as showing him that there is a way forward. Dependent personality disorder can be treated through psychotherapy or psychoanalysis. It is not a life sentence for the sufferer. However, many sufferers are likely to resist getting therapy because they refuse to see that there is anything wrong with how they live their lives or they're so depressed or addicted that they're avoiding facing the issues at all. It is important to motivate the person to seek help.  Part of how you can help her to be convinced that getting help is worth it is to explain how this will also help the people she keeps relying on too much. Insist that she deserves to discover herself fully and to live a full life to the best of her own capacity without relying on others to dictate it. Since the person suffering from dependent personality disorder may be so terrified that the person(s) on whom she's dependent will reject/leave her, it is important for the mental health professional to also assess any signs of depression, anxiety, panic disorders, and somatic distress. Don't use negative phrases or wording when encouraging him to seek therapy. Telling him that he's "too passive," "too dependent," or a "pain to deal with" will only make things worse. Instead, try to focus on positive language. For example, you might say, "Becoming more independent will ultimately make you happier and more fulfilled." If you the one she is highly dependent on, you're going to need to change your behavior in order to change hers. This is more likely in a family situation but can also occur with friends and situations of mentorship, advising, employment, or relationships of similar closeness. If you have long acted as a protector, guardian, adviser, or as someone who is willing to deflect life's hardships for this person, then you have enabled her and you'll have to start withdrawing this kind of support while she learns to stand on her own two feet.  Try to be cautious not to second-guess decisions she makes, to allow her to make and learn from mistakes, and to help her learn that advice doesn't always need to be taken. Try your best to only step in infrequently, as you would do for someone not suffering from this disorder.

SUMMARY: Help the sufferer learn to take responsibility. Encourage the sufferer to read as much as possible about the disorder. Encourage the sufferer to get professional help. Avoid negative language. Do your own part to let go.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: While Perler beads, jump rings, and Perler accessories can usually be found in craft stores, you might have to order the key chains online. You can also just use string to attach your creation to the item you're accessorizing. Pull out a pegboard, if you're using one, or use a hard, iron-safe work surface like a wooden table. Carefully move it in a circular motion, making sure that all of the beads are fused. Pressing too hard or moving too roughly can knock beads out of place! Completely fused beads shouldn't have visible holes in the center. Put a heavy flat object on top of your creation and let the beads cool.

SUMMARY:
Gather your materials. Prepare the work area. Press the hot side of the iron over the beads. Set the iron aside.