Reading Time: 6 minutes How can you make your experiences more memorable? Try this unusual strategy that involves breaking a few rules.
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So, You Hate Your Workouts? Here’s How To Beat The Dread of Starting Them. [Podcast]
Reading Time: 2 minutes If you often find yourself procrastinating to start your workouts, to the point of not doing it at all, then this podcast is for you. In this episode I discuss a concept called “affective forecasting” – predicting our future emotional states as a result of participating in some future activity. As it turns out, we’re…
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Have Lofty Career Goals? Fitness Can Get You There Faster
Reading Time: 4 minutes Exercise is good for more than just improving your health and your waistline. In fact, regular exercise is what’s known as a “keystone habit,” meaning the benefits extend far beyond the physical ones. Exercise has been shown to improve mood and brain power too.1,2 In addition to the physical and mental benefits of exercise, did you…
Read MoreBrain Gains: The Effects of Exercise on Brain Health
Reading Time: 2 minutes We often think about the benefits of exercise as it relates to our heart, lungs, muscles and bones, and our weight management, but less often do we address how exercise can benefit our brain. Exercise has been shown to benefit our overall cognitive function, particularly as we age.1 In what ways can exercise improve our…
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