If You Are A Barber,You Are About To Become A Billionaire!!!

Do you own barber shops or saloons? If so, you are sitting on a billions dollar global business. How much money you are making from the business depends on professionalism, location and innovation/ technology that you bring into the operation. According to a report by Alliance Market Research (AMR) titled ‘Men’s Personal Care Market: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast: 2014-2022, market is expected to stand at $166 billion by 2022, growing at a cumulative average growth rate of 5.4 per cent from 2016 to 2022. In African, the market is expected to hit $13.2 billion in 2017 and stand at one-quarter of the global market figure by 2022. Of course, a large chunk of the African figure is predictably expected from Nigeria. Also, according to renowned market researcher, Cosmetics Design, although, many segments of the cosmetics industry are slowing down, the area of men’s grooming has continued to report strong sales growth. “Increasingly, the male grooming business in Africa is booming. Just the clipper segment of the market alone is currently valued at about 200 million with Nigeria accounting for a major share of it, selling 3.5 million units,” said the report. Also, Phillips, one of the manufacturers of clipper products, said that it recently conducted a study of 20 barber interviews, 20 consumer focus groups with 8 participants per group and 40 in-home interviews in SA, Nigeria and Ghana.
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Six ways a smartphone can improve your health

Here is a sample of apps that could be of interest to health-conscious men. To find apps that interest you, search by keyword in the iTunes store or at Google Play.
Blood pressure. A variety of apps are available for people with high blood pressure. These apps enable you to record your pressure, either by entering the numbers manually or by attaching a digital blood pressure cuff to the phone. Some apps include information on lifestyle changes to control blood pressure.
Physical activity. These apps use movement sensors in smartphones to track walking, cycling, and running. Many fitness apps offer suggested workout routines. The walking trackers (also called pedometers) are especially helpful if you want to gently introduce more exercise. A recent study evaluated 10 smartphone apps and wearable devices and found that most of them accurately counted steps.
Healthy eating. These apps enable you to document and analyze what you eat and drink and assess calorie intake and nutrition information. They can help you compare and choose foods, too. Some apps can read the bar codes on food and drink products.
Medication reminders. Digital medication reminder apps tell you when to take your medications. This is especially helpful if you are taking multiple medications at different times of the day.
Diet and Weight Management Apps
There is no shortage of diet and weight management apps on the market. If you are concerned with the food you put into your body, one or more of these apps might be a useful tool to consult while grocery shopping, trying out a new recipe or eating out. Fast Food Calorie Lookup is a great app for anyone who wants to make healthy choices and monitor caloric intake with fast food. This app has about 140 different restaurants in its database and is constantly being updated. No food calorie app will have all the eateries in your city, but most chain restaurants are listed in Fast Food Calorie Lookup. Some seasonal specials might not be listed, though. For people monitoring their points, the Ultimate Weight Watchers Diary and Weight Watchers Calculator add up dietary points, exercise points and points remaining in your daily intake. When you are grocery shopping, WW ScanCalc will give you nutritional information based on a barcode then relate it to Weight Waters points. Further, there are apps with grocery lists and recipes for people on a diabetic or hypertensive diet. Be careful to not just trust the apps for the information but be a knowledgeable consumer, as some apps unintentionally misreport nutritional information.
Noteworthy Diet and Weight Management Apps: MyNetDiary, Calorie Counter & Diet Tracker
As you might assume, using your smartphone with various apps can make for a great training partner, give terrific workout ideas, provide valuable dietary information, or even find you a new cooking recipe. There are a few things you should note about using your smartphone for health and fitness, though. Using your smartphone as your music player during exercise can be enjoyable, but it can increase your risk of being distracted. If you carry your smartphone while you exercise, use a Ziploc plastic bag around the phone, so sweat won’t ruin it. Every fitness app will be better if you take the time to set up the app thoroughly. Finally, remember that smartphone technologies are wonderful tools to enhance your fitness, but they can never replace a fitness professional with years of accumulated experience, education and wisdom.
Distance and GPS Apps
There are many apps for calculating distance that use a Global Positioning System, or GPS. The basics of these apps are distance, time and average pace, but some also estimate calories burned. Some of these apps are simplistic, but most have features beyond what most of us need. For Android phones, Endmondo Sports Tracker and iMapMyRUN are two apps that store workout history with personal best performances, and they also give you encouraging comments during your workout. Both link with social networking sites like Facebook so you can share your workouts with friends, and iMapMyRUN allows people to track their progress online with real-time maps.
There are two common problems with these types of GPS apps. First, satellite signals can be lost in wooded areas, tunnels, or even when phones are stored in pockets, so you could get an inaccurate data set for that workout. Second, a phone’s battery life is used more quickly when the GPS is activated, which could be a problem during extended workouts. Apple partnered with Nike to create an iPhone app that uses a sensor placed in Nike+ shoes. The sensor synchronizes with your iPhone or iPod, performing many of the same features as the others, and works with compatible Nike+ cardio equipment at the local gym. These apps will synchronize with music stored on your smart phone, and they will even select music playlists for motivation. In addition to the smartphone apps that detail distance, mapping programs like Google Maps are wonderful if you are exploring new places while walking, running, cycling or hiking. If you get lost along the way, maps and GPS tools are helpful for getting you home safely.
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