INPUT ARTICLE: Article: While the hot air from a blow dryer can increase the frizz, heat from these hot tools will work to your advantage. Both curling irons and flat irons seal the cuticle shut, helping to make it impenetrable to outside factors that can cause your hair to swell and frizz. They help smooth and shape your hair, so you can create the frizz-free style you want. Don't forget to use another heat protectant before using hot tools, because they can be damaging in the long run. Use these tools to enhance the natural shape that your hair has dried in. This will simply give your style some "staying power." Curly hair should not be brushed or combed after it dries. This will brush out their natural curl pattern, causing frizz. This will help keep your hair looking shiny and smooth. A finishing spray can also help camouflage any areas that are particularly dry or damaged. You can run a brush through straight hair to distribute the product thoroughly and evenly. Brushing your hair also helps to distribute your natural oils, which help to prevent flyaways and frizz. Look for products containing polyquaternium, which conditions and protects dry and coarse hair. These are very effective in helping your hair stay frizz-free in humid conditions. While polyquaternium may make your hair feel hard and unnatural, you can loosen it up by applying a serum afterwards. Put a dime-sized amount of the product in your palms and run your hands through your hair repeatedly until your hair feels softer and more natural. For extra hold, apply a hairspray as well. Be careful not to run your hands through your hair after applying, however, because it will cause frizz and breakage. Longer hair can be pulled away from the face in top knots, braids, and ponytails. If you have short hair, you can play around with headbands and bobby pins to contain the frizz. Despite using the most moisturizing conditioner and prepping with serums, oils, creams, and sprays, sometimes the frizz is inevitable. When it's extremely humid, you may want to try rocking an updo or another style that keeps your hair out of your face. Play around with different styles! Long hair looks great in side braids, while a short pixie cut can be pulled into sweet little pigtails. Hair accessories (and hats) can be your very best friend on those days when your hair just isn't cooperating. If you are unsure how to create a certain hairstyle, YouTube can be extremely useful. You can find hair tutorials that will walk you through a style step-by-step. For men struggling with frizzy hair, you may not have the option to utilize hair accessories and up-dos. Choose a product that is specifically marketed for short hair. Apply it to your hair, and then comb your hair into the desired style. You may want to add more on particularly hot and humid days.

SUMMARY: Define your waves with a curling iron, or get a sleek straight look with a flat iron. Mist your styled hair with a shine spray or even a hair spray to control flyaways. Apply a styling product with hold to African American hair. Experiment with different hairstyles. Use gels, pomades, or serums for extra-short hair.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Runner's high is your body's response to prolonged stress, so challenge it! Don't slack off or quit when you feel tired. Of course, "pushing yourself" may mean different things to different people, so interpret this according to your own level of fitness and experience. This could mean anything from: Completing a 20-minute run. Running 90 minutes straight. Increasing your pace from a 10-minute mile to a 9:30 mile. Adding reps to interval training. Matching your last interval's time with your first's. As your running improves over time, expect your body to adapt to challenges already met. Since this lowers the chance of runner's high, keep switching things up from day to day. Even if you only have, say, 40 minutes to devote to running each day, find new ways to make each run different from the last. For example: Alternate between easy runs and hard runs. Run different routes with different terrain. Switch between distance runs and high-intensity workouts. Challenge yourself by running faster paces. Keep your body energized with the right foods. Avoid tiring yourself out due to a lack of fuel before your body even has a chance to push itself for very long. Boost your energy levels with roughly 200 calories before working out. Depending on climate, drink between 8 and 16 ounces of water roughly 20 minutes after eating to hydrate yourself without impeding digestion. Give yourself at least 45 minutes to digest in between eating and running to avoid cramps. Keep in mind that getting runner's high is like catching lightning in a bottle. A lot of factors have to fall into place for it to happen, which are hard to predict or replicate, so don't make runner's high your main objective. Instead, focus on meeting performance goals. Increase your chance of feeling the high by constantly raising the bar for yourself. Pushing yourself too hard can lead to early fatigue and injury, so set realistic goals for yourself. Wiping yourself out too soon or hurting yourself will prevent you from running hard enough to achieve runner's high. Runner's high occurs at different times for different people. Don't think you're doing something wrong just because a running partner experiences it and you don't when you run the same workout. What works one day may not work the next, or ever again for that matter. Keep your runs varied in nature, rather than doing the same thing day after day in an attempt to repeat a high.

SUMMARY:
Push yourself. Avoid routine. Fuel up. Run smart.