7/18/19 Newsletter: The Trick To Soothing Sore Muscles

Foam rolling works by smoothing out your fascia — the connective tissue that stretches over and through your muscles — eliminating the knots and trigger points that lead to tension and tightness. Foam rolling before your workout is equally essential as foam rolling after it, but for different reasons. When you use this tool to relieve any muscle tension before your sweat sesh, your muscles won’t be restricted by tightness. This will allow them to fire correctly during exercises and improve the range of motion of your joints, making your workout more effective. Roll the roller back and forth on your muscles, when you come across a spot that’s particularly tense and tight, hold for 30 seconds giving your muscles time to relax. It’s normal for it to feel a little painful if you’re sore, but if it’s a sharp pain that you’re experiencing, lay off. The feeling shouldn’t be worse than what you’d experience during a deep-tissue massage. [Swirled]

Life Hack Of The Day: Flowers Edition

Rather than splurging on a fresh bouquet of flowers every week try this hack. Add two tablespoons of white vinegar and two tablespoons of sugar to your vase before popping in your peonies or petunias so they last longer. Bonus tip: Trim them on an angle right before adding them to the vase so the stems have maximum water exposure.

Health

Foods like dried fruit, flavored yogurt and granola may sound healthy but could be doing more harm than good to your body. Have no fear — we’ve got seven better-for-you alternatives from plain yogurt to homemade granola and more.​ [Swirled]

Career + Finance + Tech

The most popular searched online courses can also help you level up in your career. Beyond the defensive driving course, accounting, programming/coding, statistics, real estate, medical coding and billing, photography, graphic design and writing made up the top 10. All can be learned online for free or an affordable price on sites like Coursera, Udemy and more. [Swirled]

Editors’ Picks:

myFico: With myFico, you can get their actual credit reports, scores and information ALL online. Get a one-time, 1-bureau credit report of your choice viewable for 30 days from date of activation. Try it now.

Panel Bucks: Panel Bucks allows consumers to get rewarded for sharing their opinions. Your paid opinions and insights will directly influence major brands and firms around the world! The site is 100% free to join and you never have to buy anything. Registration is fast and easy — sign up today to be eligible for a $25 bonus.

Pamper Your Puppy Sweepstakes: Enter now for a chance to win a care package full of dog treats and goodies for your new pup! Prizes include:
$200 The Dog Bakery gift certificate
$200 Barkz gift pack that includes treats, shampoo, and a gift card
$200 Dog is Good gift basket and gift card
$200 LocalDawg gift pack that includes a free subscription, medical kit, dog bowl, collar, leash, t-shirt and stickers
$200 PupJoy gift card
$249 King Kanine gift pack that includes pet shampoo, paw cleaner, paw moisturizer, 3 CBD Treats, and their highest CBD concentration
$250 Visa Gift Card from the Friday Fluff team
Welcome home your new family member the right way. Enter now!

Food + Drink

You don’t need fancy equipment to make restaurant-worthy poached eggs — just a tall pot, a small cup or bowl and a slotted spoon. Adding vinegar to simmering water before cooking the egg will ensure that it doesn’t stick to the bottom of your pot and that it takes that classic spherical shape. [Swirled]

Recipe Of The Day: Five-ingredient semolina and strawberry “pudding” is a creamy departure from your usual bowl of oatmeal and a yummy way to enjoy summery strawberries. Combine semolina with water and milk and cook thoroughly. Top with chia seeds, strawberry preserves and fresh chopped strawberries. If you’re feeling indulgent add a drizzle of chocolate-hazelnut spread, too. [Cooktoria]

A quick tip from yours truly:  If you’re not familiar with semolina, it’s a type of ground wheat that’s typically used to make porridge, pudding, pastry fillings and pasta.

Do you have a kitchen tip to share? Let us know: [email protected].

Travel

What Flying Was Like 50 Years Ago When Man First Walked on the Moon – The Points Guy

This Is The Best Cruise For Your Personality

Check This Out

Some of the most loving dog breeds include the Labrador Retriever, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and Pit Bull. Can’t get enough of pups? Sign up for our Friday Fluff newsletter and get cute dog pictures delivered straight to your inbox once a week.

Swirled may be compensated when users click on the affiliate links in this newsletter. Products are in stock at the time of publication.​

Say hello to the best part of your day and sign up for our daily newsletter!