Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #lifeandstyle, aggregated by home.social.
Is it true that … muscle turns into fat if you stop working out?
By Kate Lloyd
If you take a break from the gym you may lose muscle and gain fat, but it isn’t as simple as one turning into the other
#Lifeandstyle #Healthwellbeing #Fitness #Humanbiology #Science #TheGuardian #KateLloyd
'Straight out of a loveless, passion-free factory from Protein Inc': the best (and worst) protein powders
By Lauren Gould and Karen Yuan
Whey protein powder is everywhere, but which ones will you savor and which will you choke down? The Guardian staff glugged them all so you don’t have to
https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us/2026/oct/11/whey-protein-powder-taste-test
Readers reply: Why are national anthems almost always orchestral?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts
#Lifeandstyle #Classicalmusic #Culture #Music #Sport #Communities #Society #TheGuardian #
Gareth Malone looks back: ‘After the Christmas No 1, I was meeting Simon Cowell, having tea with Gary Barlow and dinner with Andrew Lloyd Webber’
By Harriet Gibsone
The choir leader and presenter on not fitting in at his all-boys grammar, how synthesisers changed everything, and his ‘dithering’ start on TV
#Family #Lifeandstyle #GarethMalone #Choralmusic #Classicalmusic #Music #EducationalTV #Television #Televisionradio #Culture #Youngpeople #Olderpeople #Society #Photography #TheGuardian #HarrietGibsone
‘I want to do everything I can to head off dementia’: why demand for the shingles vaccine is soaring
By Ian Sample Science editor
Could a drug intended to prevent painful rashes also protect our brains as we get older? The signs are promising – but not conclusive. Yet that’s enough to be driving a boom in shingles jabs
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/11/dementia-demand-for-shingles-vaccine-is-soaring
#Dementia #Science #Health #Vaccinesandimmunisation #Society #Healthwellbeing #Lifeandstyle #Alzheimers #Medicalresearch #TheGuardian #IanSampleScienceeditor
Dining across the divide: ‘He says net zero is a waste of money as we’ll hit 3C anyway. I think that’s nihilistic’
By Erica Buist
An English teacher and a personal trainer disagreed on emissions targets, but how did they fare on public spending and defence?
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/oct/11/dining-across-the-divide-edward-martin
#Lifeandstyle #Socialtrends #Society #Politics #TheGuardian #EricaBuist
I need smart glasses. How else can I monetize every second of my life? | Dave Schilling
By Dave Schilling
They’re the latest technological innovation no one asked for – now with added consent issues!
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/11/smart-glasses-content-creation
This is how we do it: ‘At our age we get to wake up and say: What are we doing today? Let’s make love’
By As told to Olivia Ladanyi
A sex podcast opened up a whole new way of communicating for Helen and Ian
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/oct/11/this-is-how-we-do-it-sex-podcast
#Lifeandstyle #Sex #Relationships #TheGuardian #AstoldtoOliviaLadanyi
‘Halloweenmas’: how the spooky one-nighter turned into a month-long spectacular https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/11/halloween-from-one-night-to-month-long-celebration #RetailIndustry #Halloween #ShopsAndShopping #LifeAndStyle #Business #UkNews
The hill I will die on: Pumpkin-spiced latte is a con. It’s time to put an end to Big Autumn | Chloë Hamilton
By Chloë Hamilton
The aesthetic of crisp mornings and roaring fireplaces has created a personality driven by social media. Let’s just admit the reality: mud, drizzle and shorter days
‘Halloweenmas’: how the spooky one-nighter turned into a month-long spectacular
By Zoe Wood
Welcome to Halloweenmas, weeks of themed fun and gifts – from costume parties to decorating trees – without the stress, rules or cost of Christmas
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/11/halloween-from-one-night-to-month-long-celebration
#Retailindustry #Halloween #Shopsandshopping #Lifeandstyle #Business #UKnews #TheGuardian #ZoeWood
My partner’s obnoxious conduct at our sons’ football matches is putting me off him | Annalisa Barbieri
By Annalisa Barbieri
His behaviour is certainly inappropriate, but take a quiet moment to try to find out where the anger is coming from
‘Our town is making jeans again’: meet the firm reviving jobs and skills in Wales
By Joanna Partridge in Cardigan
In the first article in a series on high end British manufacturing, we visit the Hiut Denim factory in Cardigan
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/10/hiut-denim-jeans-cardigan-wales-manufacturing
#Retailindustry #Business #Jeans #Fashion #Lifeandstyle #UKnews #TheGuardian #JoannaPartridgeinCardigan
‘There is no secret agenda’: Nara Smith on home-making absolutely everything, raising four kids at 25 – and why she’s definitely not a tradwife
By Charlotte Edwardes
The model, actor and influencer is known for making her own frozen yoghurt, bubblegum or even toothpaste while dressed in immaculate haute couture. But she insists she is not who the internet thinks she is
#Socialmedia #TikTok #Instagram #Food #Media #Foodanddrinkbooks #Books #Culture #Digitalmedia #Women #Lifeandstyle #Women #Society #TheGuardian #CharlotteEdwardes
Stacey Dooley: ‘My skirt fell down on the Strictly Live tour. I was wearing big borrowed stage briefs‘
By Rosanna Greenstreet
The broadcaster on her days as a shoplifter, catastrophising, and a first kiss with her dance partner
#Lifeandstyle #StaceyDooley #Documentary #BBC #Television #Televisionradio #Culture #TheGuardian #RosannaGreenstreet
Who invented emojis and what do bug eggs look like? The kids’ quiz
By Molly Oldfield
Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes
#Family #Lifeandstyle #Quizandtriviagames #TheGuardian #MollyOldfield
What links toothpaste, tomato ketchup and silly putty? The Saturday quiz
By Thomas Eaton
From talking horses and savage humans to Home Alone, The Fugitive and The Untouchables, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz
How to storm-proof your home, from roof tiles to garden fences
By Zoe Wood
With an extremely wet and windy winter forecast, take steps to keep you and your home safe and dry
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/oct/10/storm-proof-home-roof-garden-pipes-flooding-winter
#Property #Money #DIY #Constructionindustry #Homeinsurance #Business #Insurance #Lifeandstyle #Homeimprovements #Homes #Energybills #Consumeraffairs #Extremeweather #UKweather #UKnews #TheGuardian #ZoeWood
I don’t actually have to be at home when I’m wfh, do I? The Edith Pritchett cartoon
By Edith Pritchett
Tim Dowling: at last I join the ranks of competent people
By Tim Dowling
It’s not often I get the chance to admire my handiwork, but I have finally fixed a light switch
Blind date: ‘Most awkward moment? When she squished an insect that was on my forehead’
By Guardian Staff
Holly, 42, a horticulturist, meets Graeme, 47, a forest manager
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/oct/10/blind-date-holly-graeme
#Dating #Relationships #Lifeandstyle #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff
Expert tips to make you a better runner - start slow, enlist a friend, choose strength over stretches
By Sarah Phillips
Running is one of the easiest exercises to take up, but it can be easy to lose your mojo and get injured. Coaches give their advice on how to hit your stride
#Running #Lifeandstyle #Fitness #Trainingprogrammes #Marathonrunning #TheGuardian #SarahPhillips
I got tired of eye-stinging campfire smoke, so I tested smokeless fire pits to find the best
By John Brandon
We put half a dozen backyard smokeless fire pits – from Solo Stove, Breeo, BioLite and more – to the test
https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us/best-smokeless-fire-pits