Let’s face it, we virtually know nothing about our bodies. I mean, we breathe, and sleep, and eat, and put it on repeat. But apparently, there’s some everyday magic we can do with our physique that we didn’t have a clue existed. Pull your seat closer.
You know how you're sitting in a movie theatre and out of nowhere, your nose is about to blast off like Elon Musk's SpaceX? There’s a trick for this. Or hiccups. There’s a simple hack to treat those little devils too. Because we can only take a limited amount of hiccups at a time, and every extra one is a threat to human dignity.
So scroll down below to pack yourself with some useful tips and tricks that may save your date, shield you from embarrassment, and simply make it pass.
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Instead of treading water and tiring yourself out float on your back by arching your spine and pushing your hips up toward the sky. Spread your limbs out and use small movements with your arms to stabilize. Contemplate life.
This one is really important and could save your life. Tested and it works, even for people who can't swim. Just hope for calm seas.
but trying to convince kid that it really works is hard af, even when shown...
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Whatever you do to stay afloat, keep in mind you body does most of the job already.in staying afloat. Concentrate on keeping your FACE above water and use slow, deliberate movements; walking movements for keeping your face above the water, arm movements to balance yourself. Treading water, if done right, shouldn't be more difficult than a light walk.
I was never able to float when I was thin. Well, my chest would float but the bottom half would always sink. Now I am a lot heavier and I basically am a complete floatation device. I stay buoyant without moving a muscle. It's brilliant.
Yes, this gave me flashbacks from my early childhood. I was maybe 10 years old and taking swimming lessons at the local YMCA in the US. The instructor was getting frustrated because every time I would follow his instructions, my string bean body would not float, but rather sink several inches until the water covered my face. I would then flail about in a perfectly normal drowning reflex. I gave up and my Mother got angry as she demonstrated how you just spread out and “float” in the water. So easy! But of course the BMI physics are completely different for a very well-padded and well-rounded adult female and she could not put two and two together. Oh well, another childhood miscarriage of justice, but now in my later years I can float like an effing parade balloon, so I’m finally makin’ my Mamma proud!
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This doesn't work if your muscle-to-body fat ratio is high. People with very little body fat can't float! You need fat to float.
I figured this one out a long time ago. However, if you're in winter clothing and fall into freezing water, don't just float, get out as fast as you can.
My dad told me this when I was just a little kid. He told me about an airman who had to eject from his plane in WW2 and landed in a lake. He couldn't swim, but he floated on his back until daylight came and some local people rescued him.
I've done this before in a pool in Florida. With the darkened beach nearby (and less light pollution), I felt as if I was looking out instead of up...if you know what I mean. Pure zen.
This does work for many, but 1) it doesn't wok as well in fresh water because you aren't as buoyant as you are in salt water, and 2) some lean, heavy-boned people (like me) don't float well enough.
True for many people, but 1) it doesn't work as well in fresh water because you are less buoyant than you are in salt water, and 2) some lean, heavy-boned people (like me) don't float well enough for it to work.
Think of your lungs as if they're your built-in floaties. Keep your lungs full, and adjust your breathing to calmer shorter breaths, not expelling ALL your air out at once. Ta-da you're floating!!! P.S. I have a long string bean body type, like those mentioned in previous comments... lol.
I knew this already but nobody told me :) I did this all the time for fun in the pool when I was little
This was one of the first skills we were taught at primary school. How to float on our backs and scull with our hands.
Put your head back til your ears are under water and your body will float. Swallows and Amazons book taught me this
I do this all the time. This way I can swim really far with having a little breaks to not tire myself out quickly. It also helps when you have a cramp in your leg during swimming.
I'm unsure about other countries, but in Australia, we're taught to swim as part of our school curriculum. Most kids know about this by the time they're 6, at the oldest. "Starfish" to float", and you can then swish your arms (kinda like doing breaststroke while lying on your back), to help move you towards the pool edge / back to the beach.
For some reason, I've never been able to swim, as in stroking, but I can float on my back.
Yeah there is a term for this in japanese, they taught it to school children. If you ever got stranded on sea, just float on your back with arms and legs open wide till help arrives. Also sharks would think you're a log or something and won't attack (unless you're bleeding)
The first step is not to panic, or if you're already panicking, to calm down...
When you do pullups, try to imagine yourself pulling your elbows down, not pulling your body up. It's a mental trick that can make them feel easier, because it forces you to use the muscles in your back more.
Although you're still going to be scammed in those "stay on the bar for two minutes and win 100 dollars!!" games
Feeling depressed or just thoroughly upset? Have a snack containing the following:
--Dark chocolate (to raise endorphins)
--Blueberries (to raise serotonin)
--Green tea+ (which contains L-theanine that blocks stress receptors in your brain)
--Anything rich in B-vitamins like 5-Hour Energy, VitaminWater, or banana chips (as B-vitamins replenish energy that's sapped when you are depressed)
I've used this custom snack pack to great effect in the past, even coming back from being legitimately suicidal. I've had my mood turn around inside of 2 hours with this. I'm on a daily antidepressant now and am doing much better overall, but sometimes I still need this emotional bandaid fix.
+Hot or cold green tea will work, but for added benefit, holding a warm mug of hot tea sends signals to your brain to help your muscles relax, which you may be subconsciously tensing due to stress.
Dark chocolate also helps you after a Dementor attack ;)
Water should be the first thing you put into your body each day.
Make pooping easier by elevating your knees and feet, so you're in a squatting position.
Squeezing your left thumb into your palm can help cut off your gag reflex.
Thought it was [bullcrap]. Tried it. Can brush my tongue nicely now
When you are hot pour cold water over your wrists to cool your body off. The reason this remedy works is because your wrist and neck both contain pulse points, areas where you can feel your pulse because your blood vessels are close to the surface of your skin.
Be careful to not use water that's too cold... your vessels contract quickly if it's too cold so you won't actually cool off that well. Best to use lukewarm water that your body doesn't register as *cold*... just less hot than your body. (Same goes for every other method of using liquids to cool off - lukewarm/slightly cold works better!). By the same token, wrapping your *wrists* (and neck) warm in winter can retain a lot of heat.
If you need to get up in the middle of the night keep one eye closed so that when you flip on the lights it stays attuned to night vision. That way you can still see in the dark with the other eye when you're done.
If you're worried you're gonna throw up, you're mouth usually fills with saliva a bit beforehand because the contents of your stomach are harmful to the throat. It's a pretty good sign you're gonna toss them cookies.
I see, "easy body tricks that may come in handy" means reflexes. Yes, those may come in handy. Thank you.
If you have a stuffed up nostril, lay on your side which is opposite to the nostril (e.g. If the left nostril is plugged, lay on your right side). Try tilting your head different ways and just lay there. Once you find the right head orientation, the pressure will relieve itself. It's orgasmic.
Tiptoe (toe-heel walk) every time you aren't wearing shoes, improves balance and +1 stealth. Also good way to workout those calves.
I don't wear shoes when I'm home. That would be very weird to do all the time.
Lie on your left side to help prevent bedtime heartburn after you eat a big meal
If you get some form of exercise every day, your mind and body will feel better. Lifting 3-4 times a week and biking to work/school every day has completely changed who I am over the course of a year and a half. Don't give up on yourself.
People really underestimate how important this is for mental well being. Humans are made for walking about 20 km a day actually and not exercising at all is like keeping a bird in a cage all the time.
If you are experiencing a panic attack or you are anxious enough to elevate your heart rate, you can hold a cold water bottle to your face between your nose and cheekbone and hold your breath for 30 seconds to have your body relax itself.
If you feel a sneeze coming but it fails to emerge (super frustrating), look at a bright light and it'll come. Works for me almost every time.
Actually only 18-35% of people can induce sneezing by looking at light. It's still really useful to those that can though!
Rolling around and stretching on the floor for 5-10 minutes helps to relieve a huge amount of body aches/soreness for me. It really relaxes your body and loosens it up.
If you're writing a test and are having trouble thinking/remembering an answer, adjust your position - somehow this helps you think differently
Also works with crying babies. If you're holding one on the left shoulder, and you move him or her to the right, sometimes it soothes them. My theory is their clothing is rubbing on them somewhere that is making them uncomfortable. I also found with a really cranky baby, change their clothes and that can help.
When you get a brain freeze, press and hold your tongue up to the roof of your mouth.
More a gltich than a hack, but if you position yourself in the door frame (or something similar) with your arms hanging down and push both your arms against the frame with all your force and keep doing that for about 30 seconds and step away while completely relaxing your arms your arms will raise themselves upwards while you are relaxing your arms.
If you have somewhat of a double chin or you want your jawline to be more defined in a picture, put your tongue on the roof of your mouth.
Drain congested sinuses by alternating between pressing your tongue to the roof of your mouth, then pressing a finger between your eyebrows
To quickly cure your hiccups: Deeply inhale, hold it, swallow twice, then exhale through your nose.
To hear someone talking next to you in a loud room, lightly pull back on the little flaps on both your ears — then push them in.
If you're wearing wet swim trunks, wrap a towel tightly around your waist, and pull it tight around your knees as well, so that your knees are touching each other. Now squat as low as you can, you should feel the towel constrict even tighter. Your swim trunks should now be totally dry, and you can go straight inside and sit on the couch without getting yelled at by mom for leaving a big wet mark.
To calm down when you're feeling extremely nervous, put your thumb in your mouth, close your lips, and try to blow out air, letting your cheeks puff up.
When you accidentally burn your tongue on hot coffee or tea, swish with very cold water (but don't suck on ice)
Good advice. But 'accidentally'? Do some people burn their tongue on purpose? Am I missing out on something?
To ensure you never miss contact in a high-five, watch the other person's elbow.
This could go wildly wrong. I recommend holding your hand hi and still. Let the hi-fiver to the swing. Take five.
Guys: when shaving over your Adam's apple, swallow as you swipe down to avoid getting nicked.
But what if you have to swipe up because of the way your hair grows?
Stop a sneeze in its tracks by pressing down on the area right above your upper lip.
Stop a nosebleed by leaning your head forward a little, then pinching your nose in a specific spot for five minutes.
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NONE of these are "hacks." They're all tips. A hack is using something for a purpose in which it wasn't intended.
Quite a mix this. Some are pretty smart, while others are "this worked for me one time, so it works for everyone". Like the hiccup one? Come on.
Thank you for calling these "tricks" and not "hacks". Seriously. Thank you.
when you get that tingling feeling of a body part falling asleep (hand, foot) touch something cold. it stops the tingling faster.
Another good tip: when you feel a yawn coming on and the timing is inconvenient (for instance during an important meeting) press and hold your tongue up to the roof of your mouth firmly. It works!
Wow, seems like pressing your tongue on the roof of your mouth stops A LOT of things!
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NONE of these are "hacks." They're all tips. A hack is using something for a purpose in which it wasn't intended.
Quite a mix this. Some are pretty smart, while others are "this worked for me one time, so it works for everyone". Like the hiccup one? Come on.
Thank you for calling these "tricks" and not "hacks". Seriously. Thank you.
when you get that tingling feeling of a body part falling asleep (hand, foot) touch something cold. it stops the tingling faster.
Another good tip: when you feel a yawn coming on and the timing is inconvenient (for instance during an important meeting) press and hold your tongue up to the roof of your mouth firmly. It works!
Wow, seems like pressing your tongue on the roof of your mouth stops A LOT of things!
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