Tips for a 5k race

This past weekend I ran in a race that was a 5k in my town. It was a fundraiser sponsored by the Calmer Choice, a nonprofit organization at grass roots level as a result of increased drug addiction, recent suicides and the difficulty of children and to manage their emotions. The last time that I ran a 5k was 2 years ago. I am not much of a runner but I wish I prepared more. If you deal with asthma like me, then you know how difficult it can be to run for a certain amount of time. If you do have it-- remember to bring your inhaler while you run.. it will help a lot!! But if you are thinking about running in a 5k in the future prepare yourself before you do it! Tips from http://www.fitfaq.com/first-5k-article.html can help you a lot. A couple weeks before you are running the race, make sure you get in shape for it or you are just hurting your body putting it through something that it can't do. If you have never ran before, start by running and then walking either in the gym or outside. Then add on more running as the weeks go by. You will feel more confident during the race if you KNOW you can run the whole race before you even start because you know you have been practicing. Good Luck if you decide to run in future races..and be sure to prepare yourself before!!!

Manage your headaches

       Stressed out? Finding yourself with your head throbbing? Usually stress can trigger headaches but since I had them almost every day my senior year of high school I got different reasons why I get them and why they don't go away. Senior year was very stressful and that is one of the main reasons why I got headaches. Also, I have to have coffee everyday. And when I didn't have my coffee... I would find my self trying to sleep or in a room with no lights because my head would hurt so bad. If you think that is why you are getting headaches try for a couple of days not to have coffee and then slowly day by day your headaches will go away. If you wanted to look more into this because you are dealing with headaches daily or even sometimes check out this website that tells you a lot. Manage your headaches! I went to a doctor to see what was wrong with me since I got headaches everyday.  He told me to cut back on the caffeine! Ever since senior year was over and I knew what college I was going too.. the headaches were gone! I only get them once in a while if I am stressed out about college work ;)

Spray tan, regular tan, or tanning beds?

Mostly every teen age girl thinks they look better with some what of a tan. Some girls like to stay tan the whole year or just only in the summer. Personally, i love to tan but mostly in the sunlight. I know tanning beds are very bad and I only use them before I go on a vacation. I have never tried spray tanning but they are much better for you then tanning beds. Living on Cape Cod in the summer is very hard not to go to the beach..The only decision is what tanning lotion to use. In my opinion I think that they should just make it illegal to use tanning beds. It ruins your health, your skin and especially your skin for when you are older.I found this article about spray tanning and regular tanning and found it interesting. It tells you a lot about tanning.. mostly bad information. I hope young teens realize what they are doing to there skin when they are in a tanning bed.. http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/09/20/spray.tan.tanning.bed/index.html