Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Plug in with fitness technology. Join a fitness forum. Write a blog and take pictures. Get others involved.

Answer: Advances in technology have really made a difference in the way we work out. You can purchase watches that can track your heart rate, blood pressure, and the level of oxygen in your blood. You can wear technology that can track how long you run, calories consumed, or weight lifted. If you’re a techie, these new piece of wearable technology may help you stay determined. There are other people on the same journey as you! Statistics show that people are more likely to stick with a fitness routine if they are involved in a like-minded community.. To keep motivated, take progress pictures of the muscle groups you want to work on. Write a blog to help keep a log of your updates. It is very motivating to see progress! Get your community involved with your journey. Meet up with locals in public places like the local library. Getting others involved can help you keep your energy and stay motivated in your fitness journal.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Click the Edit icon (a square with a pencil) to enter Edit Mode. Click the dotted rectangle icon in the editing toolbar, then select “Rectangular Selection”. Click and drag a part of the image you want to keep. Click Crop button. Press ⌘ Cmd+S to save your file.

Answer: Once you let go of the mouse button, you will see the dotted rectangle appear over a portion of the image. This will remove all parts of the image that are outside of the rectangular selection.  You can resize the cropped area as you would any image. If you don’t want to save your changes, press ⌘ Cmd+Z to undo them. If you want to save the cropped area as a brand new file (and keep the entire image from which you cropped it), Click “File,” then “Save As,” then choose a new filename. To revert the image to a previous version after saving, click “File,” then “Revert To,” and select “Browse All Versions…” Now, choose an older version of the image.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Watch for signs of irritability that last for longer than two weeks. Ask her about the activities she normally enjoys. Monitor your teen’s eating habits. Keep track of your daughter’s sleeping habits. Look for signs of physical agitation. Listen for any vocalization of self-loathing. Monitor your teen’s grades and performance in school. Take note if your daughter often complains about physical pain. Seek professional help immediately if your teen is showing signs of being suicidal.

Answer: Irritability is one of the most common signs of teen depression. This can be a general ‘cranky’ mood that can also come with mood swings that lead her into sadness. She might ‘snap’ at you more often than usual and may seem generally unhappy. She may also suddenly spiral into deep sadness, or cry often out of both annoyance and sadness. For instance, if your teen is normally happy and pleasant, but has suddenly become moody or unreasonably angry or sad about a lot of things, she could be depressed. Another sign of depression is a sudden lack of interest in activities and things that she used to have a passion for. While this could also mean that she is just outgrowing a certain activity, losing interest in many activities that she has shown a great love for in the past should be a red flag. For example, if your daughter has had a passion for soccer for many years, but suddenly has no energy or desire to go to practice, this could be a sign of depression. If you have noticed a sudden and drastic change in your daughter’s eating habits, you should keep track of any further changes. Monitor how much (or how little) your daughter eats while at the dinner table. Ask yourself is she:  Eating more than usual? Eating less than usual or having to be coaxed into eating? Showing a disinterest (rather than a dislike) of the food in front of her? Depression can lead to feels of exhaustion but can also lead to restlessness. If your daughter is suddenly very restless or unable to sleep at night, but seemingly always tired, you may have reason to be concerned. Changes in sleep can include:  Extreme trouble waking up in the morning. Exhaustion throughout the day. Sleeping much more than usual, such as sleeping pretty much any time she does not absolutely have to be awake. Excessive sleeping is defined as anything over 9 hours a day. Physical agitation is when a person has a hard time staying still. If your teen is pacing a lot, shaking her arms or legs, or simply being unable to sit down, she is exhibiting signs of physical agitation. Some people with depression will show the exact opposite of physical agitation—they will move much more slowly than normal and will seem to be in no hurry to do anything or get anywhere. If your teen is depressed, she may begin to make negative comments about herself. At the same time, she might become overly sensitive to rejection, which can then lead to her saying more negative things about herself. Examples would be:  “I’m not good enough”. “I didn’t deserve such and such anyway”. “I am fat/ugly/stupid”. Depression can often lead to not caring about school or grades. If your normally on-top-of-it student is suddenly getting bad grades, skipping school, or just showing an extreme disinterest in what she is studying, she may be depressed. Contact your teen’s teacher(s) about your teen’s grade or school performance. Teachers can often be an invaluable source of behavioral information. Ask them about any concerning behavior that they may have seen your teen exhibiting in the classroom. Depression can lead to physical pain like headaches and stomach aches. Take your teen to a doctor to get checked out. If nothing seems to be physically wrong with her, you may want to consider depression as a cause of the problem. You should call the police or hospital (9-1-1) right away if your teen is acting in this way, as she could be considering dying by suicide. Other signs of suicidal behavior include:  Writing about death, including writing a will. Giving away possessions. Talking about how you, your family, and the world would be better off without her. Dangerous or self-harming behavior like increased drug or alcohol abuse, or reckless driving. Threatening suicide. Between 50% to 75% of people considering suicide will give a family member or friend some warning that they will take their life. While some people won’t go through with it, every suicide threat should be taken seriously.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Start gradually. Aim to walk for 21 minutes per day. Walk almost every day.

Answer:
As with any exercise regimen, you might be more likely to quit walking if you try to do too much too soon. You also could strain your muscles. Be patient and work up to longer walks.  Even though walking is a low-impact exercise, your muscles, joints and feet must adjust to new activity levels to avoid soreness and injury. Motivate yourself by remembering that you can burn about 400 calories from a brisk walk, although it takes about 5 miles to do so. If you want to lose weight, it’s a good idea to also reduce how many calories you eat per day and to eat healthier unprocessed foods. Try to add 2,000 steps into your daily routine when you first start walking.  Sometimes you can add steps just by making small lifestyle choices every single day, such as taking the stairs at work when you could take the elevator. If you don’t see weight loss right away, it might be because you are starting to build up muscle, which is good. Be patient, and you will see results over the course of time. Slowly add more steps each week. If you prefer to have a few days off during any given week, that’s fine too. Just aim to walk a total of around 2.5 hours per week.  One benefit of walking is that you don’t need a lot of specialized equipment to do it. You can walk wherever you are, even if you are on vacation. You don’t need to be in great shape to start doing it. You can go over the 2.5 hours per week recommendation as you slowly build your endurance for longer distances.  The standard official health advice recommends 150 minutes of physical activity a week.  All of the fitness advice, although it might vary by a few minutes here or there, consistently recommends the same thing: Walking for several hours a week, however you divide those hours up, has enormous healthy benefits. Eventually, try to walk at least 30 to 45 minutes at a time. The number one key to many forms of exercise is consistency. If you walk irregularly or, say, once a month, you’re not going to see a lot of benefits. Make walking something you do regularly.  If you build walking into your regular activities on a daily basis (or at least several times a week), you could see many health benefits. Walking reduces the risk factors that cause heart disease and strokes.  Indeed, walking can cut your risk of heart disease by 30 percent. It can also help control the risk of diabetes and cancer.  Always check with your doctor before embarking on any new physical activity, especially if you have a medical condition. Lower blood pressure, lower cholesterol, and sharper mental acuity are all benefits from regular walking activity, which is a low-cost way to improve your health.