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Ever ordered a regular latte only for your barista to ask if you want a large one for a few pennies more? Beware! Research from the Royal Society for Public Health and Slimming World found one in three of us fall victim to coffee shop and fast-food restaurant upselling. On average, "going large" can lead to a shocking 17,000 extra calories a year. Don't be swayed! Kim Jones tells us where else you should think twice... ...before setting your alarm clock earlier than you need It might seem like a good idea - setting your alarm clock half an hour earlier than you need to get up. But if you're hitting snooze a few times and nodding back off, you'll start sleep cycles you've got no time to complete. This fragmented sleep could make you feel more tired. You're better off setting your alarm for the time you need to rise and enjoying half an hour of undisturbed deep sleep instead. Put the alarm on the other side of the room so you have to go and turn it off. ...before watching another episode of that box set! People who watched more than five hours of TV a day were 65% more likely to develop mobility problems than those who watched two hours, researchers at George Washington University in the US found. "Sitting for prolonged periods can weaken muscles and joints," says physiotherapist Paolo Salvatore (ricaricaphysio.co.uk). "It's best to avoid sitting for more than about an hour and a half at a time." Try marching on the spot during adverts or episodes. ...before making your bed as soon as you get up Allergy and asthma-causing house dust mites thrive in our beds, feeding off the skin cells we shed, absorbing moisture from our sweat. If you make your bed as soon as you wake, you're keeping the moist for the little critters. This is why researchers at Kingston University suggest we leave our beds unmade and let light and air get to sheets to remove moisture so that mites dehydrate and die. |