Article: The leaves of pineapples can be pretty sharp. Similarly, the rind of the pineapple can also be rough on hands. Try wearing a pair of gardening gloves to provide protection. Hold on to the top of the pineapple with your non-dominant hand. You can grab the actual fruit or grasp the top of the pineapple between the leaves. You want to keep the pineapple still while you cut it off. One way to cut the pineapple off is to simply grab a pair of gardening shears. Cut the pineapple stem just below the pineapple, and catch the fruit as it comes off the plant. Make sure to leave some stem behind so that the plant can regrow. If you need to, you can use both hands to operate the shears. Just try to catch the pineapple before it falls, as you don't want to bruise it. A sharp knife will work about as well as gardening shears. Saw into the stem just below the pineapple until the pineapple comes free. Be careful not to damage other leaves as you are cutting off the pineapple.
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Wear gloves to protect your hands. Steady the pineapple with one hand. Use shears for an easy cut. Try a sharp knife if you don't have gardening shears.
Article: Most gyms set their class times beforehand and require fitness instructors to stay within that frame, usually an hour or hour and a half. Plan a set number of exercises to do during the class and time how long it takes you to go through the routine. Adjust your schedule as needed to fit the time frame. Keep in mind that you'll need to allow time for helping your students or correcting their form. Get blood pumping, do dynamic stretches, and do range of motion exercises before and after your class's main exercises to help prevent your clients from straining muscles or burning out. Schedule in at least 5-10 minutes of warm ups and cool downs for a balanced workout. You might, for example, do stretches, jumping jacks, jump rope, squats, or pushups. How long your warm ups and cool downs are depends on the workout intensitythe tougher the workout, the longer both should be. Save static stretches for the cool down of your workout. Songs with repetitive, lively beats will be better at motivating your clients than, say, a crooning guitar solo. Make a playlist of songs that will last throughout the entire workout and distract your class from how their bodies feel. If you don't know what to include, try searching a music streaming site like Pandora, Spotify, or YouTube. Many classes have prescribed music playlists that you can download for a fee. Look for companies, such as Power music, that compile exercise class playlists with specific beats per minute that progress through an entire workout. If possible, start some music and turn on your microphone at least 5-10 minutes before the class starts. This will help the class atmosphere feel friendly and inviting from the start. If any regulars come in early, ask them if they want to help set up so they feel involved. Before the class comes in, start your playlist on your laptop or phone to make sure it runs smoothly. Always bring a back-up device (like a CD) in case your first option doesn't work.
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Time your routine to make sure it fits within your class frame. Plan warm ups and cool downs into your routine. Make a playlist of catchy songs with a strong beat. Set up about 10 minutes before the class begins. Check for technical difficulties before you start the class.
Article: This tab should be in your Mac's menu bar at the top of the screen. If you don't see Go, click the desktop or open a new Finder window to make it appear. It's at the bottom of the Go drop-down menu. This icon resembles a Mac hard drive with a stethoscope on it. Doing so will open the Disk Utility program. Click your Mac's hard drive in the upper-left side of the Disk Utility window, just below the "Internal" heading. This tab is at the top of the Disk Utility window. It's below the pie chart. Doing so won't immediately delete the partition, but it will allow you to make changes to the system drive. Click the piece of the pie chart that represents your Mac's system. It will usually be on the right side. Click the "Size" field, then type in a new size in gigabytes for your Mac's system drive. For example: if your Mac's system drive is 250 gigabytes and the partition is 250 gigabytes, typing 400 into the "Size" field will set your Mac's drive size at 400 gigabytes, leaving 100 gigabytes for the resized partition. This option is in the bottom-right corner of the window. Doing so will begin extending the Mac's system drive and resizing your selected partition. This will complete the extending process. Your Mac's main hard drive partition should now be resized.
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Click Go. Click Utilities. Double-click Disk Utility. Select your hard drive. Click Partition. Click -. Select the system drive partition. Enter a new size. Click Apply. Click Done when prompted.