Ninth day of Christmas
New Year’s Resolutions Week
National Lose Weight Feel Great Week.
National Careers in Cosmetology Month
National Prune The Fat Month.
Beginning of Someday We’ll Laugh About This Week
Run up the Flagpole and See if Anyone Salutes Day
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You wake up with a stuffy nose and sore throat, look over at your gym clothes and think “should I really go to work today?” Chances are, you should. According to the New York Times, two little-known studies show that having a cold has no effect on lung function or exercise capacity. Researchers also found that recovery time and intensity of symptoms was no different between a group that exercised while they were sick and a group of cold-sufferers who rested. People who have complications like fever or chest congestion should take it easy, though. You should check with your doctor, especially if you have other complications. And if you do got to the gym with a cold, be considerate of your fellow gym rats and wipe down the equipment after you use it!
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We’ve all heard the advice: cover your head when it’s cold out because most of our body heat is lost through our heads. Don’t tell Mom, but it turns out that’s not exactly true. Researchers at the University of Iowa say that the myth likely started as a result of an old military study where scientists put subjects in arctic survival suits without hats and measured their heat loss in cold temperature. The subjects did lose most of their body heat through their heads but — duh! — that’s because the rest of their body was covered. I.U. researchers recommend keeping all parts of the body warm in cold weather, but point out that the head doesn’t require any special attention.
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Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, released its annual “List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Mis-Use, Over-Use and General Uselessness.”  The list was compiled from some 5,000 submissions sent to the school’s website. See the reasoning behind Green, Staycation, Maverick, First Dude and “It’s that time of year again.”
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