Q: Tightening and releasing your butt will get your glutes more engaged in your workout. Try squeezing your butt for several 10-second intervals during your walk. Don't keep your glutes tightened for the entire duration of your walk. Clenching your cheeks for long periods of time can change how you walk and lead to hip and back pain. After walking for five minutes, switch to walking lunges, doing 25 reps per leg. Lunges improve your balance, stretch your muscles, and work your legs and butt. Just make sure you keep proper form so you don't injure your knees or lower back. Begin with your feet hip-distance apart. You can place your hands on your hips for balance, or do whatever feels comfortable. Take one huge step forward, planting your foot firmly in front of you. Lower your body, bending your knees to a 90 degree angle (or 45 degree if you're just starting out). Don't extend your front knee past your toes your knee should always be right above your foot. Bring your back leg forward and rise again to a standing position. Then repeat the lunge with the opposite leg. Squats are considered one of the best, most effective workouts for a shapely rear. You should practice them at home to get comfortable and master the correct form before trying a walking squat. You want to make sure you sink your hips, keep your back straight, and stick your butt out behind you so you don't injure your knees. Start with your feet together. Step out to the side with your dominant foot (you will be moving laterally, so if you are walking down a path you may want to turn to the side, leading with your dominant foot). Slowly lower your hips, making sure your knees don't extend past your toes. Rise back into a standing position, bringing your nondominant foot in next to your dominant foot. Do 12 reps. Your squats will carry you sideways, with your dominant foot leading. Make sure you perform the exercise on both sides, alternating leading with your dominant and nondominant foot.
A: Squeeze your butt cheeks periodically as you walk. Add a walking lunge to your routine. Incorporate squats into your walk.

Q: Drink warm water or tea with a slice of lemon when you get up in the morning and throughout the day. Don't drink a lot of sugar or caffeine, which can have a drying effect on your voice. Avoid milk and dairy products, which encourage mucus production. Warm drinks are best, rather than very hot or cold drinks. Green apples contain pectin, which can combat phlegm. Try drinking green apple juice or eating a green apple. Relax your shoulders, but don't stoop them or slouch. Keep your body erect but relaxed. Do posture exercises if it's hard for you not to slouch. Good posture gives you the best use of your abdominal-diaphragmatic breathing. Slouching pressures the rib cage which makes it harder for you to inhale. Open a window, if possible, to make the air you're breathing fresher. Breathe deeply into your lungs without raising your shoulders. Take breath into your nose for the count of three, pause, and then exhale in one big breath for a count of eight. Maintain a humidity level of at least 30% in your work environment. Run a humidifier, if needed. Breathe in steam from a personal steamer (available at drugstores) or a hot shower. Alternately, pour boiling water into a sink basin and inhale the steam. Inhaling steam moistens your voice box and can relieve irritation of the vocal folds. Don't inhale steam from directly over a pot of boiling water or a stove. Try wetting a washcloth in hot water, wringing it out, and breathing through it with your mouth and/or nose. Put the heels of your hands under your cheek bones. Rub the muscles of your face by pressing inwards and down. Let your jaw open itself as you massage your face. Do this a few times to warm up your mouth and lessen tension in your jaw. You can also use circular motions to massage your facial muscles. To hum, exhale with a light "hmmmm" sound at a low octave that's comfortable for you. Do this again, adding an "ahhh" sound for the second half of the exhale. To buzz your lips, purse them somewhat and vibrate your lips as you breathe out, with your tongue relaxed. Inhale, then trill with your lips again on the exhale. You can try these exercises at escalating and deescalating pitches. Hold your tongue behind your top teeth. Breath out, vibrating your tongue in the sound of an "r." Maintain the sound. Do this at various pitches, without going past your comfort level. This exercise helps your tongue to relax, while stimulating your voice and breath. Stretch your voice by starting in a low octave and moving upwards using the sound of "me." Don't force your range. Instead, use gentleness to broaden your range with each repetition. Also try this exercise with the sounds "e" and "oo."
A: Hydrate. Relax your posture. Control your breathing. Lubricate your voice with steam. Relax your jaws. Hum and buzz your lips. Trill your tongue. Go up and down octaves.

Q: Your financial institution likely has a rewards program through which you can start accumulating points towards free travel just by entering your email address and a few other details. These points can often be applied towards vacation packages, or else used to obtain discounts on travel by air, land, or sea. They can also be exchanged for frequent flyer miles on participating airlines. Bus companies like Greyhound and passenger train companies like Amtrak also have rewards programs through which you can accumulate points. Sign up for their rewards programs and make sure to log in to your account first before booking trips by bus or train so that each paid trip counts towards your point total. You may be sitting on a gold mine of potential free travel opportunities. Check out the relevant pages of your credit card company and learn what it takes to earn free travel opportunities. Many cards have cash back opportunities where you receive a certain percentage of what you've spent on the card at the end of each month or year. If you can pay off the balance in full each month, consider increasing what you put on your card each month. The cash you get back may be enough for you to offer your next trip! Many credit cards also provide points towards free travel when you eat at certain restaurants. If you can afford it, you may want to consider eating out at a couple of these places to increase your point total. Avoid those established by the credit card companies themselves. Instead, look for those set up by individuals who have successfully leveraged their credit cards for free travel. If there is considerable affiliate marketing on the page, that may be a sign to take the advice offered with a grain of salt. Many transportation companies sell gift cards that you can use to increase the points you need to earn free trips. A few gift cards for your birthday or Christmas could be just what you need to get to your next vacation spot! Your credit card company may offer sweepstakes whose entry fee is a certain number of rewards points. You can also often also submit multiple entries as long as you have the rewards points to cover the cost of each entry. Just make sure to read the fine print when you apply, though. Your chances of winning may be extremely low if you don't have enough points to submit multiple entries. Also, some of these contests pay for the entire trip, while others only pay for a certain portion.
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Enroll in credit card rewards programs. Review the terms of rewards programs for any credit cards you already have. Look online for websites that compare credit card rewards programs. Ask friends and family for travel gift cards to help you accumulate points. Enter sweepstakes with destination vacations as prizes.