Let your hobbies make you healthy!

The key to staying happy, healthy and energized? Tapping into the healing power of your favorite summer activities!

Erase achiness with pickleball

You’d think a fun afternoon playing pickleball, splashing in the pool or exploring your local zoo would leave you achy. But British scientists say those bursts of activity are more likely to limber you up instead! Their study suggests that moving and stretching muscles relaxes tight tissues, calms pain nerves and boosts healing blood flow to joints. This helps you stay 98% more flexible and cuts the risk of pain by up to 58%.

OR TREAT YOUR FEET!

When you’re feeling sore and stiff, giving yourself a 10-minute foot massage can ease allover achiness as effectively as painkillers. Turkish researchers say foot massages fuel the release of a powerful pain-taming hormone known as betaendorphin. This soothes pesky discomfort from head to toe.

Doing nothing erases worries!

Relaxing on the porch, napping in a hammock, stretching out under a tree…doing nothing can soothe stress in as little as 10 minutes, say Cornell scientists. They found that enjoying even a brief nature break in the midst of a busy day instantly dials down stress hormone release and calms tension.

Sharpen focus with DIY fun