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Jan 7, 2025 | 
obnews.co | Anthony O’Reilly |Stephen Sheehan
Let’s be honest: Maintaining a consistent exercise routine can feel daunting, especially with the ever-present demands of work and family life. If you can relate, you may wonder what the least amount of exercise you can do (also called “minimum effective dose”) while still reaping the many health benefits of regular exercise. The good news is you don’t need to spend countless hours at the gym or purchase expensive fitness equipment to see results.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
themobiworld.com | Anthony O’Reilly |Stephen Sheehan
Let’s be honest: Maintaining a consistent exercise routine can feel daunting, especially with the ever-present demands of work and family life. If you can relate, you may wonder what the least amount of exercise you can do (also called “minimum effective dose”) while still reaping the many health benefits of regular exercise. The good news is you don’t need to spend countless hours at the gym or purchase expensive fitness equipment to see results.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
usnews.com | Anthony O'Reilly |David Dritsas |Anthony O’Reilly
When working on cars, bikes, or any job that requires precision fastening, a torque wrench is key. This tool fastens and loosens nuts and bolts to a preset torque setting, or the amount of force being applied to the fastener. This ensures you’re not over-tightening a bolt to the point it breaks or becomes rounded, making it difficult to remove, or under-tightening a part that could come apart.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
familyhandyman.com | Anthony O’Reilly
In our search for the best water heater brand, there was a clear winner. See which one was picked by five of our seven experts.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
usnews.com | Anthony O'Reilly |Megan Wood |Anthony O’Reilly
A first aid kit can be a lifesaver during medical emergencies by keeping supplies like bandages, medications, sterile wipes, and more nearby in an organized manner. “We must be ready to care for each other before we can get help [from] local EMS or emergency responders,” says Dr. Nicholas Kman, an emergency medicine physician and urban search and rescue team member.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
usnews.com | Anthony O'Reilly |David Dritsas |Anthony O’Reilly
Socket wrenches make quick work of fasteners like nuts, bolts, and screws as long as you have the right size socket. Socket sets come with a ratcheting socket wrench that users can turn in tighter spaces than manual wrenches because you don’t need to rotate your hand as much with each turn, along with sockets of various sizes. This makes them a must-have addition to any toolbox.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
usnews.com | Anthony O'Reilly |Isabel Roy |Anthony O’Reilly |Megan Wood
A headlamp can be a useful tool for anyone who requires hands-free illumination, such as runners, those on nature trails, or people doing projects around the house. Finding the right one, however, isn’t as easy as getting the brightest bulb and sticking it onto a headband. According to two tour guides (including one who books tours of Mount Everest), there are a lot of variables when searching for the best headlamps.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
familyhandyman.com | Anthony O’Reilly
We put the Hoover Clean Slate to the test against rugs' and carpets' worst enemy: A messy dog. Find out how well this spot cleaner works.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
usnews.com | Anthony O'Reilly |David Dritsas |Anthony O’Reilly
You may not have realized how essential soldering irons are to a variety of jobs. They’re most often used by electronic engineers working on printed circuit boards (PCBs), but they are also used by jewelers, plumbers, glassworkers, woodworkers, and model builders. Soldering irons are used to form electrical and/or mechanical connections between two metal components by melting solder (a filler metal typically made of tin) with the iron and allowing it to cool.
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Aug 16, 2024 | 
usnews.com | Anthony O'Reilly |David Dritsas |Anthony O’Reilly
Just about everything is held together with screws, which is why screwdriver sets are a must-have for homeowners, contractors, and nearly anyone else. While most jobs require a simple Phillips or flathead, driver heads like Torx, square, and Pozi bits can be an invaluable asset to your toolkit and are commonly found in these multi-tool assortments. Our pick for the top screwdriver set for most people is the DeWalt Screwdriver Bit Set because it strikes the perfect balance of quantity and quality.
