Some people’s identities appear to be based almost entirely on their glasses. So what would happen if these 5 famous corrective lens wearers ditched the frames and opted for laser eye surgery? Herein, we explore their (surprisingly clear) alternative futures.

1. Elton John

Thanks to his propensity for exuberant eyewear, for most of the 1970′s it was unclear what Elton John actually looked like. Indeed, only through recent advances in computer-aided visualisation have we been able to put together a reasonable approximation of the unadorned John mug. While giving up facial feathers, sequins, and flashing LED’s might put something of a dent in Elton John’s stage performances, eye surgery would allow him to clearly see the ordinary world for the first time. Who knows what oddly grounded musical masterpieces might result.

2. Harry Potter

Nothing is more irritating than confronting the man who murdered your parents only to realize you’ve got a spot of dirt on your right lens. With the aid of laser eye surgery, Mr. Potter would no longer fear the interruption of a bout of dimension-altering wizardry due to a smudged pair of spectacles. Of course, with his newly improved looks, he might have to give up magic and start acting in the nude in respectable theatrical plays. Oh, wait.

3. Bill Gates

After his repeated failure to win the “Mr. Universe” contest, Bill Gates retired from the beauty circuit and invented a multi-billion dollar operating system that helped redefine business in the 21st century. Still, in those small hours at the mansion, he wonders if it was the glasses that kept the judges from seeing his inner beauty. We’d just like to say to you, Bill: don’t give up! Surgical techniques have advanced since those dark days of the 1980s. The title is still yours, if you want it badly enough.

4. Sarah Palin

As many historians have noted, the only stationary thing about Sarah Palin appears to be her glasses. Her mouth, hands, and brain operate independently of conventional adult discourse and, in some cases, the laws of physics. Should Palin be freed from her glasses, she might start seeing reality as it actually is, leading her to abandon her wildly original interpretations of history and politics. But honestly, who would want Sarah Palin to start making sense?

5. Napolean Dynamite

He’s pumped, ready, and extremely nearsighted. Napolean Dynamite doesn’t need your approval: he just needs a boombox and some floor space. With corrective eye surgery, Napolean would have fewer reasons to squint uncomprehendingly at prospective dancing partners, although he might be able to mount a more visually appealing campaign for Pedro. Remember, we should put the needs of others ahead of our own funky, funky selves.

Les writes about various eye treatments for Personal Eyes where you can find out more about eye procedures to suit your lifestyle.

One element of health that some people look over is what they can be doing in order to keep a health heart.  In a world where everyone wants to fit in a size 5, many often forget the true reason for making improvements in their diet and activity levels – to stay well throughout life.

If you take the following 5 sets to keeping a healthy heart, you’ll not only promote a healthier heart, but at the same time also help to achieve a healthy body weight as all will follow along with that goal as well.

Let’s take a quick look at the 5 steps to keeping a healthy heart that you should know about.

Make Activity Fun

Many people often avoid physical activity because they’re under the impression that it has to cause discomfort. Instead, start to view physical activity in a more positive light. Rather than forcing yourself into an activity you enjoy just because you heard it’s good for you, seek out activities that you really do take pleasure in.

Remember that any type of activity can promote a healthier heart if you do it regularly, so even if it’s going for a walk with your significant other after dinner – if you do it nightly, it will help.

When you put the enjoyment back into exercise again you’ll have a much easier time maintaining higher activity levels and this will really go a long way towards promoting a healthier heart.

Eat High-Fiber Foods

The second step to keeping a healthy heart is to make sure your diet is filled with high-fiber foods.  Getting in enough fiber is going to help to reduce your overall cholesterol levels and help to keep you satisfied so you don’t become overweight.

Carrying around excess weight will also become a burden on your heart so by including these in your meal plan, you can take care of that.

Reduce Your Stress Levels

Stress is another problem that can put your heart-health in jeopardy so if you’re currently leading a high-stress lifestyle, something else that you’ll want to be sure to take care.

Having high stress levels will cause excess strain to be placed on your body so your blood pressure goes up and your heart has to work harder.

Go Vegetarian Three Days A Week

Choosing to take a vegetarian approach to your diet a few days a week is also another of the 5 steps to keeping a healthy heart that you should consider.  This is going to help to reduce your intake of saturated fat, something that many animal products are high in, while also upping your intake of fresh fruits and vegetables.

Choose plenty of whole grains, legumes, chick peas, and lentils on these days, all of which are high in nutrients and will also help you meet your protein requirements.

Strength Train

Finally, make sure that you also add some strength training to the mix as well.  Strength training is going to enhance your circulation, build lean muscle mass, and help you better manage your weight, thus helping to keep your heart healthy.

If you can keep your rest periods shorter while strength training, this will also provide a great cardiovascular workout as well, further boosting the heart-health benefits this session provides.

So there you have the 5 steps to keeping a healthy heart that you should remember. If you can be sure to implement these into your program, you can feel confident you’re on track to success with both heart health and weight loss.

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Six pack abs, the most sought out figure by many people today. Some want to have that slim abs, others want that washboard abs or the chiseled abs. Regardless of what others call it, they are all pertaining to one common goal, and is encountering a common struggle.

That is, to do Ab exercises that almost all people hate. However, there are ways that can be done in order to do that exercise, and having fun in the process.

The first step in achieving the ultimate goal of having six pack abs is to understand it and how to get it. There are 2 factors involved in this, which are the ab muscle itself, and the belly fat that is covering that muscle. Thus, there are also 2 major steps that should be done. These are: 1) Strengthen the ab muscles, make them firm and big; 2) Lose that stubborn and unwanted belly fat that is covering them in order to show the ab muscles.

Strengthening the ab muscles includes ab exercises. This will aid in developing that chiseled abs that people are dreaming of, and at the same time helps in losing fat. Certain exercises that can be done are Circular Leg Lifts, Chair Holds, Abdominal Jumps, and exercises that can be done by using the fitness ball. These exercises focus in strengthening the body’s core.

The second step, which is losing the belly fat, is the simplest yet the hardest part of the process. There is no shortcut in doing this, and there is no exercise that can target only the abs. Losing the belly fat is simply, losing fat. The best way in dropping fat and revealing the six pack abs is by doing cardio. Ab exercises will strengthen the ab muscles and make them bigger, diet will help in increasing your metabolism to burn calories, and cardio is best to simply burn up the calories.

Below are some easy ways that can be done to start doing cardio on a regular basis.

Choose something that is convenient for you. You can either do swimming, or just do jogging, whichever fits your schedule. If you do not have time to go out, then you can also do some light kettlebell swings at home.

Be sure to have fun!

Exercises are hard to do especially if you are just starting. Find ways that will make that exercise fun for you. You can listen to music while working out, exercise and do something that you enjoy, track your progress and brag about it to your friends, etc… As long as you enjoy what you are doing, then you will have no reason to stop doing it.

Add the activity in your schedule. Either it will be your daily schedule, or your weekly schedule, as long as you add it in the beginning of the day or week. If people will try to invite you for drinks or to hang out, be religious in your schedule and just say “No.”

Pain is not necessarily a sign that what you are doing is right. If you are in pain, then you cannot continue your workout. Having no pain or sore is a good sign. You can then slowly increase the intensity for you to lose more fat.

All these exercises are really hard at first, but realize that by continuing to do this will eventually help you reach your goal. Just have fun while doing it. This increases your motivation, since the sense of being forced to do the exercises will be replaced with the fun that you are having while doing the exercises.

Alex writes about healthy ways on how to get a six pack. He strongly believes that this should be done using natural and safe methods. All his articles are easy to follow and are based on established research and personal experience.

It can take a lot of time, energy, funds, and mental anguish to achieve and maintain a healthy weight, but that doesn’t have to be the case. Sure, those exercise DVDs can get old and walking or running can only go so far toward accommodating your fun-loving personality. Going to the gym or repeating the same neighborhood routes can cause mental fatigue that works against your motivation to lose weight and stay healthy. Weight loss doesn’t have to be boring, so try some of the following ways to have fun with your active lifestyle.

Borrow a Page from the Playground

Play tag at the park or even in your own front yard if there’s enough space. If you have kids, they’ll enjoy chasing you and being chased, so it’s a great way to spend some quality family time while keeping your weight in check. You can even call your friends and schedule some time to play tag with other adults, too. Another option is to grab a friend (or a bunch of friends) and play basketball, soccer, or tennis. Competition is always fun, and you can raise the stakes by making the loser pay for or make a healthy lunch like Greek salad or grilled chicken stir fry.

Get Out There

Pack a healthy picnic lunch, then take a bike ride, go hiking, or canoe/kayak for the rest of the morning. Being out in the sun and fresh air makes everything seem like more fun, and you’ll definitely enjoy seeing some beautiful scenery, especially if you choose to go somewhere you haven’t been yet. All of these activities can get your heart rate up while improving your mood and making you smile.

Just Dance

If you’re frustrated and stressed, turn on some of your favorite music and dance it out. If you’re not a dancer, you can find some inexpensive DVDs to help you learn exercise moves that mimic dancing. Once you learn some moves, you can improvise whenever you need to get rid of stress, so don’t even think about eating that cookie.

Check Out Power Yoga

Power yoga, also called Ashtanga, vinyasa, or flow yoga, gets your heart rate up and keeps it there to help you lose weight. This type of yoga emphasizes strength and flexibility, keeping chanting and meditation very minimized and making sure that you lose fat and build muscle. It’s easy to find a class near you because power yoga has become a popular way to get exercise and maintain a healthy weight, but be sure to read difficulty level descriptions carefully so you’ll know which level is best for you.

Alexis Bonari is a freelance writer and blog junkie. She is currently a resident blogger at College Scholarships. In her spare time, she enjoys square-foot gardening, swimming, and avoiding her laptop.

Some ad campaigns are just brilliant. Why waste thousands on mediocre advertisements if you can spend just as much money on creative approach.

Nike ad campaign promoting their treadmills is one of those campaigns that just can’t help inspiring.

They have placed interactive billboards around the world. In each billboard anyone could run a built-in treadmill. For every kilometer run, Nike promised to donate a certain amount to UNICEF. Fun, no?

Speaking of creativity and treadmills, I found it relevant to share another treadmill post:

I just came across a cool post at eFITology reviewing some funny and weird treadmills and thought I should definitely share it here. The one I liked most of all was DIY bicycle treadmill which demonstrates how far human ingenuity can reach:

I honestly don’t know if this collection is going to motivate you to stick to a diet consisting of more raw fruit and vegetables or not.

I suppose impersonated fruit can even make you feel weird when eating it, but I just couldn’t stand the temptation to share he list with you.

So here we are: hot and sexy fruit and vegetables – believe it or not!

1. Hot peach:

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2. “Cleavage”

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3. “Sexy… red”

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4. More sexy red

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5. Sexy yellow

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6. Daikon

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7. Ooh la la… organic

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8. Kitchen lovers

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9. Sexy tomato

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10. Juicy nude

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11. Sexy carrots

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12. More sexy carrots

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13. Hot or not

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14. Sexy corn

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15. Cantaloupe

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16. He

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17. She

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18. Sexy apple

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19. Sexy pear

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20. Sexy kiwi

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I figured that was a great idea to start this way listing most fun ways to keep fit because that’s the point of this resource: to show you how to enjoy your workouts and healthy life style.

So here we go: only those ways you will enjoy!

1. Dance! I simply love dancing and I believe that’s a best workout ever invented. It is fun to learn new dance styles weekly or monthly to never get bored and I guess I need to list some cool ways to find new dancing tutorials online (good plan!).
2. Go gardening! You get double benefit here: fresh air and exercise. And besides, you make this planet better by caring for its plants (OK, 3 benefits already);
3. Go hiking: workout, plenty of fresh (traffic-free) air and new beautiful places every day – can’t wait when I have my vacation already!
4. Try shell collecting: if you are with your significant one, this one is also romantic!
5. Simply walk more. A good way to turn this one into fun is to take your camera with you and find new places daily where you think you can get amazing photos: urban scenes, people, nature, etc.
6. Start traveling! Do you know that skiing, for example, is one of the greatest workouts you could ever dream of? Try  ski holidays for example and you are sure to see your general health and mood improve greatly after that experience.

There are many more of course but why not start with the simplest and most enjoyable ones? So no excuse for waiting any longer – just start your new fit life today!

Am I motivating? I hope I am

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