Addressing the climate crisis will be humanity’s greatest challenge for the next decade and beyond. Building a sustainable future will force us to reevaluate almost every aspect of our lives as citizens and product consumers. Tracing your way through the pernicious carbon footprint of every small decision you make gets overwhelming quickly. And even if one could reach the perfect state of eco-consciousness, a single person’s actions can’t resolve a multi-faceted, structural and often industry-driven issue. We can’t offer you a comprehensive list of everything you must do to mitigate your carbon footprint, but we came up with a few simple ways to take action and live a more sustainable life.
Your Smartphone Alarm Is Ruining Your SleepA 2013 study found that 44 percent of smartphone owners wake up to an alarm app on their phone. This despite the fact that many other studies show smartphones are murder for a good night’s sleep. Blue light emanating from your screen disrupts your body’s natural production of melatonin if you’re looking at your phone before you go to bed; middle-of-the-night notifications might stir you from your sleep, and avoiding them can prompt a bout of FOMO-driven anxiety. Of course, you can combat all of these problems with a combination of blue-light filters on your phone, Do Not Disturb Mode and good-old-fashioned restraint, but many suggest kicking the phone out of your bedroom altogether. And if you're going to do that, you'll need a good analog alarm clock.
The 11 Best E-Bikes of 2022E-bikes are fun, they’re useful, and they help riders cover more ground more quickly than any other kind of bike. They could someday be more affordable, too, with the introduction of e-bike acts introduced into the House and Senate. The proposal, currently making it way through Congress, would offer consumers a refundable 30 15 percent tax credit on e-bike purchases up to $1,500. The credit would be allowed once every three years for individuals or twice for a joint-return couple buying two. We’re crossing our fingers but not holding our breath. In the meantime, this guide breaks down our favorite e-bikes in a bunch of categories.
Say Goodbye to Boring Workouts with These Interactive RowersWe've all felt it. When the motivation tanks run low, working out just seems like a chore. Rep after boring rep. Stride after repetitive stride. No matter how hard we try to boost our spirits – with new gym clothes, new supplements and new routines – sometimes you just want to leave the training for more fun activities like, say, your favorite video games. Well, fitness brand Aviron might have a cheat code that allows you to put the fun back in your daily training routine. With a lineup of engaging rowing machines, you can gamify your regimen for a new spin on working out. Gaming and fitness? We had to look deeper.
Does Reebok's New Nano X2 Live Up to the Hype?We've sung the praises of the Nano line before; the X1 is the Best Overall pick in our guide to the best gym shoes, and for good reason. It's balanced, stable and stiff in all of the right ways, and none of the wrong ones. Reebok recently released the Nano X2, the latest and greatest version of the gym super-star, and claim that the updates make it a shoe you won't want to take off, even when the dead lifts are done. So naturally, we had to test them out.
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Interesting links from around the web. 📚—• Life advice from NYC chess hustlers
• For Earth Day, plant native plants and practice benign neglect• The trees that miss wooly mammoths
• You’re not paranoid. Of course your phone is listening to you
