Slow aging by moving faster. “Powerpenia” is the top predictor of falls.
Your Mood State Makes Your Workout Work (or Not)
Emotional state during exercise can affect benefits from it. Instead of embracing this four decades old discovery, the idiotic “rise & grind” culture of fitness where you must suffer to be buffer is doing no one any favors.
When Hard Things Are Good Things – RMT Rope
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.
Is it Fun or Fitness? (How you frame it affects you)
How you frame your activity can affect the quantity and quality of food you eat after and how hard you perceive it to be. Hint: framing it as fun makes things better for you.
8-Minutes of Awful Lowers Blood Pressure!
8-minutes of wall sits lower blood pressure more than other forms of exercise. Do NOT try this at home. At the gym. Or anywhere else on Earth. The latest dumb fitness idea is coming your way.
Go Fun Yourself (or someone you know)
When your exercise is fun, you automatically work harder (without anyone forcing you to). We’ve always known this to be true intuitively, but now research shows it.
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 2
Brain and body are better built together – part 2. Low-tech and high-tech ideas for blending fitness training with brain training.
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
If Every Little Bit Helps
A few short bouts of vigorous activity can lower all-cause mortality. However, whenever, how long you get active needs to be celebrated, regardless of duration.