Fitness For Health

College is widely considered to be one of the best eras in a person’s life. You’re meeting new people, learning new things and becoming a fresh, exciting version of yourself. It’s important to be prepared, and we’re not just talking books and dorm décor.

It may not be as fun to think about, but health insurance is an important part of taking care of yourself as a student. But where can you find a good plan, what should you look for, and how much will it cost? Here’s what you need to know.

Do college students need health insurance?

Many colleges require that students have health insurance. And it makes sense, right? That’s a lot of people in one place, especially for students who live on campus. This level of proximity makes it easier for germs to spread – especially respiratory illnesses like the flu. If you were to get

LG Electronics has come up with a wireless earphone that helps users sleep comfortably using brain wave technology.

Developed by its independent company, SleepWave, the device called Breeze can also analyse sleep data in real time and suggest better sleep patterns.

HOW IT WORKS

Intended to be worn while sleeping, this lightweight earphone plays brain wave-based synchronised sounds in varying frequencies, including static and dynamic binaural beats. It is said that the difference in sound frequencies induces brain waves that promote sleep or transition to deep sleep, which requires 0.5-3 Hertz of brain wa. 

Besides having 80 built-in sounds of brain wave-tuned sounds, lullabies, and sounds of nature that trigger an ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response), the earphone can sync with users’ preferred music or videos from Youtube. 

Breeze renders the optimal frequency according to the user’s current sleep state, which is detected using an EEG sensor. Through this,

My kids are all grown up now, but from talking to friends and colleagues with younger kids, it’s become clear that youth sports has become too serious. Kids compete too much and too early. They overspecialize in sports at too young an age, then get burnt out and stop loving the sport altogether. They spend too much time doing the same thing with the same movement patterns. It monopolizes any free time the kids (and rest of family) have. And, perhaps most importantly, parents are too wrapped up in it all.

But it doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Kids love to play sports and need to move their bodies.

The foundation of all human movement is play—engaging in a broad spectrum of spontaneous moments, reacting to novel situations as they arise, associating movement with intrinsic reward and joy and pleasure. The problem is that the classic childhood culture of free

Sociodemographic and health-related factors are associated with long-term use of digital health devices, according to a study published in npj Digital Medicine.

Researchers followed a cohort within the long-running and ongoing Framingham Heart Study that used three digital components: a smartphone app, a blood pressure cuff and a smartwatch. 

Participants received app-based surveys at enrollment and every three months. Step count and heart rate data were collected daily from the smartwatch, while blood pressure measurements were taken weekly. During in-person exams, researchers collected sociodemographic information as well as data about health status and behaviors.

The study found that older age (55 years and above) was associated with higher use of each device over the yearlong follow-up period. Women and participants with higher levels of education were more likely to complete the app surveys. Higher scores for depressive symptoms and lower-than-excellent self-rated health were linked to lower smartwatch use. 

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