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According to Mission Australia's 2015 Youth Survey, the two most common concerns that teenagers have are coping with stress and school or study concerns. One of the best ways of dealing with stress is to be more active. Here are some ideas:
Go for a walk/run
Go swimming at the beach or local pool
Do a pilates, yoga or zumba class (check out your community recreation centre)
Go ice skating
Ride your bike
Lift some weights while you watch TV
Grab and friend and a frisbee and go to the park
Join a sports team - basketball, netball, softball, hockey...
Go kayaking or stand up paddle boarding (you can often hire them by the river)
Go skateboarding or rollerblading
Find a set of stairs to walk up and down
Go for a walk/run
Go swimming at the beach or local pool
Do a pilates, yoga or zumba class (check out your community recreation centre)
Go ice skating
Ride your bike
Lift some weights while you watch TV
Grab and friend and a frisbee and go to the park
Join a sports team - basketball, netball, softball, hockey...
Go kayaking or stand up paddle boarding (you can often hire them by the river)
Go skateboarding or rollerblading
Find a set of stairs to walk up and down
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I finally got around to watching Inside Out this week. It was hilarious watching someone's take on what goes on inside a 12 year old's head. One thing that struck me was that even though we feel an emotion, doesn't mean we need to act on it. Eric Ravenscraft wrote an interesting article for lifehacker.com about emotional intelligence. It in he wrote, "You can't always control what makes you feel a certain way, but you can always control how you react."
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I'm reading Carrie Hope Fletcher's book, All I Know, at the moment. For those of you who haven't heard of her (like me before I bought her book), she's an English singer, actress and vlogger. Here's one of her videos.
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17 Year old Olivia Hallisey is one of Time Magazines Most Influential Teens of 2015. She invented a new test for the Ebola virus that doesn't need refrigeration. She also won the Google Science Fair grand prize this year for her invention. She would love to go to college then join a world health group such as Doctors Without Borders. Olivia is proof that age and gender are no barrier to achieving great things in the science realm.
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Fun Facts about Beauty Sleep:
1. Sleep slows down the skin's ageing process.
2. Blood flow to your skin increases at night so your beauty products are absorbed more quickly.
3. Your skin rehydrates while you are asleep which decreases dark circles and fine lines.
4. Skin conditions like acne and eczema are linked to stress - while you're asleep you rest and relax so these conditions can improve.
5. During the day your skin is exposed to pollutants and ultraviolet radiation but gets a break from these at night while you're asleep.
Source: http://www.webmd.com/beauty/skin/beauty-sleep_
1. Sleep slows down the skin's ageing process.
2. Blood flow to your skin increases at night so your beauty products are absorbed more quickly.
3. Your skin rehydrates while you are asleep which decreases dark circles and fine lines.
4. Skin conditions like acne and eczema are linked to stress - while you're asleep you rest and relax so these conditions can improve.
5. During the day your skin is exposed to pollutants and ultraviolet radiation but gets a break from these at night while you're asleep.
Source: http://www.webmd.com/beauty/skin/beauty-sleep_
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Fun Facts about sleep:
1. Research suggests that teenagers need between 9-10 hours sleep per night.
2. Teenagers experience a hormone time adjustment which pushes your body clock forward an hour or two so you feel sleepy later. However, due to early school starts you can't sleep in and can suffer sleep deprivation.
3. Chronic sleep deprivation can lead to moodiness, depression and poor academic achievement.
4. Recreational drugs (including alcohol, caffeine and cannabis) and chocolate can lead to broken sleep.
5. Even 30 minutes extra sleep a night can make a difference.
Source and more information: https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au_
1. Research suggests that teenagers need between 9-10 hours sleep per night.
2. Teenagers experience a hormone time adjustment which pushes your body clock forward an hour or two so you feel sleepy later. However, due to early school starts you can't sleep in and can suffer sleep deprivation.
3. Chronic sleep deprivation can lead to moodiness, depression and poor academic achievement.
4. Recreational drugs (including alcohol, caffeine and cannabis) and chocolate can lead to broken sleep.
5. Even 30 minutes extra sleep a night can make a difference.
Source and more information: https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au_
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New Zealand golfer, Lydia Ko, has been named one of Time Magazine's most influential teenagers of 2015. At age 17 she became the youngest golfer ever (male or female) to win a major. She is now 18 and ranked number one in the world. Her success is due to a lot of hard work - she trains 35 hours a week.
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Dolly Life Coach has 8 useful tips on how to survive exams including drinking plenty of water, getting some fresh air and talking it out. Check out the full list here and don't worry, be happy!
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This is adorable and yet sad because the truth is that just under half of Australian women reported being physically abused in the Australian Bureau of Statistic Personal Safety Survey in 2005. This abuse was usually by a partner or family member. It's not ok. White Ribbon has a list of helplines and organisations that can assist you if you are a victim of domestic violence.