Americans are spending too much time sitting at their desks which according to experts, is not good for physical health or mental well-being. However with a few slight adjustments to your routine, those hours behind the desk can serve as double time for your workload and your workout!

• Sit Tall and Be Strong – BackJoy is bringing healthy "back" into the workspace with its Posture+ – it not only strengthens your core muscles, but also improves your posture and helps prevent back pain!
• Switch Up Your Routine – Small changes to your daily routine can see you make big strides towards better wellbeing. Ditch the elevator and take the stairs – two at a time if you can, forgo email and walk to talk to your colleagues or try standing up every time you take a call.
• Clear Your Mind and Breathe – Yoga isn’t just for the studio any longer! Try these quick desk adaptations of popular yoga poses to relieve tension in your lower back and hips, beat stress and calm the mind.
• For the Gym Junkie – A fan of traditional gym workouts? Do a couple of sets of tricep dips or pushups at your desk, stretch out those hamstrings by extending your feet in front of you or try one-legged squats while waiting for the copier.
• Jog on the Job – For the ultimate fitness-focused workaholic, try the Treadmill Desk. The perfect combination of work and exercise – who would have thought you could take conference calls while on the run?

“We Can Do It!” was a World War II-era battle cry that empowered women. Today, however, the expression for many women is more like, “We can do it -- if there’s time.”  By their 40s, more than 80 percent of American women are mothers, according to the U.S. census. Meanwhile, they also make up roughly half of the workforce, a percentage that has doubled since Rosie the Riveter’s proclamation.

At least 50 percent of women say they don't have enough free time and 60 percent feel guilty for spending what little time they do have on themselves, according to a survey published in the March issue of Real Simple magazine.

Between motherhood and work, it is crucial that busy women also take time out for themselves, says Saniel Bonder, a wellness coach, Harvard graduate and author of the acclaimed new novel Ultimaya 1.0: The Trouble with the Wishes of Leopold Stokes (www.humansunmedia.com).

“Putting things into a new perspective and realizing that a really good mother and home manager – or a mother who works outside the home -- can’t be chronically tired and cranky is a first step to achieving a healthy balance between a mom and her to-do list,” he says.  Mothering is a marathon, not a sprint, Bonder says. Unhappiness, failure and disappointment are guaranteed when a woman continues to drive competing interests at excessive speeds, he says.

He offers tips for managing a mother’s to-do list:

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“There are no shortcuts in life, only those we imagine,” said well-known football coach, Frank Leahy.  While that may have been true in the past, now with modern technology, inventive, time-saving tricks are no longer simply imaginary but are readily available in today’s tech-savvy world.

When it comes to decorating a home, in years past paint swatches, fabric samples and measuring tape used to be the only way to test a product before purchase.  However, with today’s new iPad interior design apps, you can try a variety of paint colors, window treatments, furniture arrangements and more with nothing other than a tap of your finger.

Use these highly rated home apps when you start your next decorating project for professional expertise as well as handy shortcuts that save time and effort.

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Supermarkets lure us in with coupons and sales, but once we're inside...POW!...they hit us with the old one-two for a checkout aisle KO. Ultimately, it pays to keep your mental dukes up when you're in the ring, but first you have to know the rules.

Here are nine tricks supermarkets like to spring on consumers to encourage overspending, along with ways you can overcome them.

1. Something smells really good.

The bombardment starts as soon as the front door swings open. Those mouth-watering smells emanate from the nearby bakery or deli, enticing you to buy the more expensive prepared foods. A grocer in New York City even pipes artificial smells into it's facility to induce shoppers to buy more.

The rule, as you've often heard, is to never shop on an empty stomach.

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