Bad habits sometimes have surprisingly good sides.
1. Drinking coffee
Good news for coffee lovers:coffee improves your sports performance. Scientists at the British Coventry University conducted research on two groups of people. One group was presented with carbohydrates and coffee after an intensive training. The other group only received carbohydrates. What turned out? In the people with coffee, the glycogen content in their muscles increased by 66 percent. Glycogen is a carbohydrate (sugar) that provides energy to your muscles. The more glycogen reserve, the less quickly your body has to switch to the (much slower) burning of fat during exercise and the more explosive you can perform. This is a strong container, so without milk and sugar.
2. Procrastination
The brains of creative people in particular often act like a pressure cooker, says psychologist Liselotte Visser. 'The moment you are really under pressure, you get creative. From the outside it looks like procrastination, but internally you are busy with the task and you are brooding on it. This active procrastination improves productivity and creativity.' Passive procrastination is of no use to you (such as fanatically cleaning the windows, because you are afraid of the job you have to do). You block your task with this and then rush it through due to lack of time.
3. Flirting with another Flirting innocently gives you energy, confidence and a great mood. And that can boost your relationship. Psychologist Visser:'It really doesn't mean that you love your own husband less. Flirting innocently can make you feel like you're being seen, make you feel younger and extra sexy. But if you keep thinking about that other person or if you start comparing him to your own man, you are walking on thin ice.'
Curious about the other 23 habits? You can read them in the September issue of Santé.
