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In the modern world, sports are increasingly perceived as choosing "the one" section: swimming or gymnastics, football or dance, boxing or yoga. Parents strive to place their child in one discipline "for results," while adults choose one familiar type of activity that can be easily added to their schedule. But in reality, the human body, and especially the brain, are far more complex and their needs cannot be met through a single-type activity.

A large percentage of expats in Portugal, especially in the Algarve, have little or no command of the Portuguese language.

Imagine: two people circling opposite each other to the rhythm of drums, eye to eye - and suddenly what begins is not a fight, but something like a dance. Strikes, dodges, flips, laughter and respect - this is all capoeira. It looks like a game, but inside it conceals a history of struggle and the spirit of freedom.

Daria Neves, a real estate agent, shares an honest story about how language affects one's sense of self, how her children adapted in Portuguese school, and what helps maintain connection with their native culture.

Today, sports are present not only in gyms and on playgrounds, but also on our phones, and this presence keeps growing. We work out with apps, track our steps, share results, and compete with friends on digital platforms. Fitness has long become part of digital culture, and this seems to be only the beginning. But where is the line between real benefit and dependence on digital services?

Constant change, chronic stress, performance pressure, the search for work-life balance and constant exposure to digital content, to be able to survive and thrive in today’s world, mental resilience is necessary. 

Imagine that life can be described by a mathematical formula. Not dry statistics of years lived, but a living equation where the main variable is happiness.

Development of personalized medicine and biotechnology continues to raise new questions, and one of the most pressing ones is that of global ethics. While some see biohacking as the future of medicine, others warn that it represents a new form of inequality.

Have you ever had one of those Sundays where you look back and think, "What did I even do today?" You were busy the whole time, but accomplished nothing you cared about. Instead, you reorganized your sock drawer and somehow spent forty minutes arguing with strangers on the internet about whether hot dogs are sandwiches.

Katya moved to Portugal 3 years ago and had to get used to a new and unfamiliar education system. Today she has excellent results and shares her experience.

Depression can hit at any age, and you’re just as likely to get it in your later years as you are when you’re younger.

We all know what procrastination feels like. But there’s a simple time-management technique that has helped students, professionals, and creatives around the world stay focused for decades: the Pomodoro Technique.

A Russian teenager’s journey through moving to Portugal, language barriers and adaptation.

What will a child choose? A new level in a game or playing ball in the yard with friends? Today, this choice is faced by almost every family. Smartphones and tablets have become part of everyday life, and children spend hours on them.

There are over 159,000 posts on Instagram today with the hashtag #revengebody. Among them, most are women 30+.

Academic Erin Meyer, author of the book "The Culture Map", has said that, on average, Portuguese people can tolerate 2.5 seconds of silence before becoming uncomfortable, while other cultures can reach up to 10 seconds.

When I was a small boy growing up in North Carolina, my great-grandmother gifted me a globe.  I spent endless hours staring at every single country, at regions, oceans, and all the exotic names that were abstractions to a young boy’s eyes.

Irina Zelenkova is a biohacker, scientist, Forbes list entrepreneur physician with a PhD. She works with Stanford University. As a head coach and trainer, she prepared the world record for the fastest Everest climb!

Moving to another country is always a challenge. New language, new rules, new you. But you know what's the most important thing about this transformation? Not credentials or skills. It's how you think. That's what Carol Dweck's book Flexible Mindset is all about - a modern psychology classic that can be your compass in any life change.

For years we've noticed: owners and their dogs often look and behave similarly. Now science has confirmed this observation.