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A person sitting on a kitchen chair with arms raised in a slow tai chi movement, while a cat watches from the next chair

Chair Tai Chi Isn't a Workout. Here's Who It's For, and What a 26-Week Trial Found

Chair tai chi hasn’t been shown to prevent falls, and it isn’t a workout. Here’s what one 26-week trial did find, and who it’s genuinely for.

Looking down at your own feet on an old bathroom scale, in mismatched socks covered in rubber ducks and pizza slices, both worn through with the big toes bursting out, and the dial reading one ton

Mind

Stop Letting the Scale Ruin Your Morning: Weigh Once a Week Instead

Up two pounds overnight? Almost none of it is fat. Weigh once a week, write it on one card, and never decide anything on the bathroom floor.

Two trays side by side, each holding a towering cheeseburger with molten cheese pouring down the sides: a giant drink and a huge carton of fries on one, a small cup and small fries on the other

Eat

Keep the Burger: Two Swaps That Turn a Value Meal Into a Normal Meal

Most diet advice says skip the fries. That’s the wrong rule. Two swaps keep the burger, shrink the meal, and take the decision back from the menu board.

A person stretched out on a sofa under a blanket, feet on the armrest, a bowl of crisps on their lap and a dog asleep beside them

Mind

You're Not Lazy: 4 Ways to Make a Habit Too Cheap for Your Brain to Refuse

Laziness is energy conservation, not a character flaw. Four ways to make a habit too cheap for your brain to refuse — and why you should stop early.