Learning the RMT Rope had the right amount of frustration and progress to make it irresistible. The fun and the benefit is in the right amount of struggle.
We Don’t. They Do.
We don’t need more research. Scientists do. When it comes to brain health and exercise, there’s ample evidence to show clear benefit. But every study mentions the need for more research. If you’re a fitness pro or just a member of the public, you don’t need more research, but more action.
Better Together – Part 1
Brain and body better together. Low-tech and high-tech ideas for blending fitness training with brain training. Part 1 – Low Tech Options
Shopping at the Reality Store – 27 Years Dead
Does it hurt your feelings or your physiology? (Time to pick up some things from the Reality Store.) High sugar intake promotes obesity…and obesity promotes dementia. “There are no bad foods” & the idea that ‘obesity’ is stigmatizing…just the latest offerings from grievance junkies doing real harm while claiming to be helping people. Twenty-seven years ago today, obesity killed my father and we didn’t care what it was called.
It’s ALL Mind-Body Fitness (thanks to myokines)
Myokines from your muscles communicate and control many reactions from your brain affecting mood, emotion, and cognition. Mind-body fitness is an irrelevant term. It’s ALL mind-body fitness.
Brain Dancing
Even if you’re not good at it, dancing is a boost to brain fitness. You get points for trying. Plus, my personal favorite form of dance fitness.
Sometimes I Hate Learning Things
Can’t stand on one leg for long? You’ll be dead soon! It’s exhausting to constantly see arbitrary and narrow conclusions drawn from research.
Sometimes Less is Still a Lot
More is more, but less is still a lot. Especially when it comes to decreasing risk of dementia from physical activity. Here’s to you, underachievers!
Barbells, Babies, & Brain Fitness
Babies, barbells, and brain fitness. What’s the difference between lifting a baby or a barbell? One is squirmy and the other is firm-y. Consider the familiar scene of someone lifting a child in the air overhead. The human connection through physical touch and eye contact plus the sudden higher elevation and movement is very thrilling […]
Strength Braining
Strength training improves cognitive decline and provides neuroprotective benefits for the hippocampus. But don’t get too caught up in targeting types of exercise for specific brain regions.