Feeling sleepy in the middle of the day? Instead of heading for the coffee shop, try climbing some stairs.
Continue reading “Do you get more energy from Coffee or Stairs?”Do you get more energy from Coffee or Stairs?
Win the moment, reasons to cool-down, plus a cramped workout
Here’s a little something for you to chew on: when it comes to being on or off “the wagon” (whether it is diet or exercise or something else) I often tell the people I coach in the Weighless program to forget about the wagon. There is no wagon.
Life is just a series of choices. And at any point, we can either make the choice that aligns with our goals or we can make that choice that moves us away from our goals.
Continue reading “Win the moment, reasons to cool-down, plus a cramped workout”Video: Cramped Space Workout
A common excuse I hear from people is that they “don’t have room to workout at home.” To which I say “HA!”
Need Better Sleep? Try Bedtime Yoga
Slow, gentle yoga and deep, rhythmic breathing can be the perfect way to unwind (your muscles and your mind) at the end of the day. Here is a routine that can allow you to release the stress of the day, relax, and prepare your body and mind for some good sleepzzzz.
Continue reading “Need Better Sleep? Try Bedtime Yoga”Don’t Skip or Skimp on Your Cool-Down
The exercise cool-down is a poorly understood and even more poorly executed protocol.
I hope to make clear that cooling down after working out is just as important as the warm-up (which you are also doing, right?), and should be done on a regular basis.
Continue reading “Don’t Skip or Skimp on Your Cool-Down”Exercise Your Brain, Basketball Lessons & a little BOOST
Just a little inspirational photo from a cycling trip I took through Europe a couple of years ago to kick this movement digest off with a bang!
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Podcasts:
Second Wind Fitness – Move The Body, Heal The Mind with Jennifer J Heisz , PhD (NeuroFit Lab)
Dr. Jennifer J. Heisz is an expert in brain health. Plus she is Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at McMaster University and directs the NeuroFit Lab, where she researches the effects of exercise for brain health. She’s joined me on this episode to talk about her research, how we can use it in our lives, and her new book.
Change Academy – 5 Lessons I learned from Basketball
Monica and I are still taking a bit of a spring break from the podcast right now but we asked our friend Molly Watts from the Alcohol Minimalist podcast to share some of her wisdom with you in this bonus episode. And don’t worry… I am not a basketball fan either and I still got a lot out of it 😉
Videos:
Move Your Body, Heal Your Mind
Here are a couple of simple, cool, and effective tips from the book “Move the Body, Heal the Mind” that Dr. Jennifer Heisz shared with me on the latest episode of the Second Wind Fitness podcast.
Research showing the benefits of physical exercise is not exactly shocking – we all know exercise is good for us… right? But Dr. Heisz’s work and those of her peers in the field have helped establish how exercise is not only good for our bodies, but also for our brains: exercise can improve memory and cognition, and even help ward off dementia and ease depression.
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Move The Body, Heal The Mind with Jennifer J Heisz , PhD (NeuroFit Lab)
Dr. Jennifer J. Heisz is an expert in brain health. She is Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at McMaster University and directs the NeuroFit Lab, where she researches the effects of exercise for brain health.
Continue reading “Move The Body, Heal The Mind with Jennifer J Heisz , PhD (NeuroFit Lab)”Push-up Zero to Hero
Doing a simple push-up can work out your chest, shoulders, arms, core, glutes, and legs, so why aren’t you doing them?
Continue reading “Push-up Zero to Hero”Movement Digest – April 17, 2022
Due to some personal challenges that I am having at the moment, I have been reading a bit of stoic philosophy lately. And before you ask, no, being a stoic is not all about keeping a stiff upper lip. It is actually very similar to my beloved Cognitive Behaviour Theory.
Continue reading “Movement Digest – April 17, 2022”The Three Distinct Versions of Exercise
The word exercise has many meanings. Too many meanings. So many meanings that it has almost lost all of its meaning.
So, I believe we would have a lot less fitness confusion and a more clear view of how to actually get fit if we broke it into three more distinct versions and assigned them some more meaningful names.
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