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Sleeping is good for a lot of stuff. But can it help you learn? Erin Wamsley a journalist for the Current Biology thinks so. I know what your thinking if your still in school or college, it only works after your class is over, not during your class. So you can’t use that for an excuse to sleep during class.

Sleep during class and you’ll wake up confused. But take a catnap afterward and you may just wake up smarter, suggests a new study published in the journal Current Biology. And if you dream about what you learned, all the better. "This study, in combination with others, shows pretty clearly that when you sleep after learning, you remember it better later on," explains lead study author Erin Wamsley, PhD, a postdoctoral research fellow at Harvard Medical School in Boston. "But also, it’s not just sleep that’s beneficial; possibly, dreaming is also associated with improved performance."

Catnaps, Dreams Can Accelerate Learning

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If you love to skate and are seventeen or younger than check out this camp! It doesn’t matter if you just started skateboarding or you have been skateboarding for years. You will have a great time hanging with other skaters and learning tons of new tricks. They have a different type of contest each day at camp, there is a huge lake you can swim in, and they have an awesome staff.

ELEMENT YMCA SKATE CAMP

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Now that it is summer time it is very hot outside, and that can make you not want to do stuff out side. But rather than riding your exercise bike you can go swimming and burn more calories for the same amount of time. Here are a few activates you can do in the pool  to help you lose weight that you can do either by your self or with family and friends.

It’s hot out there! There’s no time like the present to submerge yourself in some refreshing H2O. And while you’re at it, you can burn calories and tone up all over—faster, in fact, than if you exercised in the air-conditioned sanctuary of your gym. Why? Water provides 12 to 15 times more resistance than air. So you can burn as many as 3 ½ times more calories than if you walked at a moderate pace—and it’s more refreshing! You don’t even have to swim to get these results. Here are 21 easy ways to get started, from solo moves you can do in a pool or at the beach to high-energy games for the whole family. You’ll have more fun, stay cool, and shed pounds in no time.

Splash Yourself Slim

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Here are twelve super easy steps you can take to improve your family’s health. These twelve tips are little things that you can do that will have a big impact on your family’s health. Click on one of the links to find out how to  improve your family’s health. 

Oprah’s resident MD, Mehmet Oz, shares his most effective tips for keeping your family healthy and happy.

12 Ways to Improve Your Family’s Health – AOL Health

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Studies have shown that tai chi has all sorts of health benefits. Tai chi can help ease back pain, lower your stress level, lower blood pressure, and it can even strengthen your bones! Tai chi is also great for all ages. Click on one of the links for more information on tai chi. 

Science is starting to catch up with what ancient healers have known all along. Tai chi—a traditional martial art focused on slow, steady movements and balance—is good for us, and for many reasons. A new study published this month in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine builds on that evidence, finding that older women with osteoarthritis partaking in a tai chi program enjoyed stronger bone density and greater flexibility, and weren’t as afraid of falling

Build Stronger Bones With Tai Chi

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