Category: Aerobic Exercise

Exercise: Use it or Lose it & How Exercise Improves Our Immune System.

28/10/2021

Think of exercise as an essential nutrient for your brain, mind and body.

Wolf's Law: If you don't use it, you'll lose it.
You can relate this to almost anything in the human body; muscle bulk, bone mass, learned skills in work and sports. Our body are constantly adapting to the stresses we place upon them daily. When we consistently exercise the cardiovascular system and train our weight-resistance our muscles and bone get stronger, and our mental health improves too.

The 4 Minute Workout

28/1/2021

This 4 minute workout developed by Dr. Zach Bush MD, whose triple-board certification includes expertise in internal medicine, endocrinology and metabolism.

An increasing volume of research and evidence is pointing to the greater benefits of working smart not hard when it comes to getting and staying fit.

I am also always on the look out for 'back-safe' exercises that I can be confident you can do without causing or aggravating body problems.

It is important that exercises and stretches don't pull your body into a forwards slump (read here for what I mean by 'going forwards').

We want movements that will help strengthen your whole body and spine.

Find the 'Head-Space' for starting to get fit.

1/1/2021

Are you wanting to build your strength and fitness? Whether you're starting from scratch after injury, ill-health or that you've literally decided this is the change you want to make, the following will help you get your head in the right frame-of-mind.

I know what it feels like to start exercising from a low level of fitness, it can be the hardest bit as your 'Inner Chimp' is saying to you "What's the point?", "This is hard work!", "I don't like exercise anyway", "What if we get injured?" etc, etc.

Our Chimp can often sabotage the most positive of plans to get fit. Understanding a bit about our brain, neurochemistry and the psychology of what motivates us can make the difference between quitting early and a life-long new healthier you and all the knock-on good stuff that goes with it.

Aerobic Exercise Improves Memory & Brain Function

20/2/2017

The brain is described as being 'plastic', it is an adaptable organ that can be moulded by input in much the same way a muscle can be by lifting weights. The classic saying is 'Use it or lose it' is very true. Studies have shown that a particular region of the brain that actually grows with exercise is the hippocampus thanks to a chemical called brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). The hippocampus is the area of the brain that is essential for memory, spacial memory and navigation and has a role in conflict avoidance decision making.

BDNF has received a lot of attention in the literature with regards to exercise and brain function and it's neuroprotective (protection from degeneration of brain cells- associated with cognitive decline and dementia) effects. The beneficial knock on effects of BDNF are massive for longevity and quality of life...

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Exercise: Use it or Lose it & How Exercise Improves Our Immune System.

The 4 Minute Workout

Find the 'Head-Space' for starting to get fit.

Aerobic Exercise Improves Memory & Brain Function

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