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Fifteen women aged 45 to 64 described how looking out to sea became a repeated self-care practice, as a qualitative study traced the relief they expected at the coast and the steadier feeling they carried back into daily life

Fifteen coastal women in midlife told researchers that sea gazing, simply standing or sitting on land and looking out at the water, had become a regular part of how they looked after themselves. Their accounts pointed to a repeating cycle: they felt drawn back to the shore, expected some relief when they arrived, settled into…

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Swimming classes may help stressed university students reset through water, breathing and peer support, while crowded pools can limit the relief

Twenty-four university students described swimming classes as a weekly break from academic pressure, with water, controlled breathing and supportive classmates helping them shift attention away from persistent worries. The benefits depended heavily on conditions around the pool, since crowded lanes, body exposure and grading pressure could add fresh stress. The findings come from a study…

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Forty-two men faced three minutes of ice water or a calm control, and acute stress made them more likely to predict that another person would repeat an earlier action

Men placed under acute stress became more likely to predict that another person would repeat an earlier action, according to a controlled experiment involving 42 healthy young adults. Their ability to track what the other person believed remained similar to that of men in a calm control group. The findings suggest that pressure can influence…