Alzheimer’s doesn’t come out of nowhere – it comes out of everywhere. I had to go on hiatus from this blog to work on a big brain fitness and Alzheimer’s project that is coming soon.
Evidence from Scene of the Smiles
Research Doesn’t Show That Play is Fun! I have the Nerf gun bullets to prove it. While the future benefits of fitness on brain health are important to investigate, it is equally important to appreciate the sublime and subjective experience of a single social yet challenging fitness experience.
Brain built for wilderness, living in a metropolis
Too Much This; Too Little That. After sitting still all day, we are still somehow too tired to move. Our brains are built for the woods but we live in our ‘hoods.
Phytoncides for the Win!
Phytoncides (wood essential oils) boost your immune system. So get out and play and breathe forest air (without a mask) or diffuse essential oils inside if you cannot get outside.
What Can Move Do For You?
“Failure is not option.” I call BS. Failure is always an option. If it were not, life would be easy. After a recent milestone birthday, combined with numerous health challenges arriving simultaneously have resulted in a bit of deeper reflection on this idea. Long ago knee injuries from sports resulted in the inevitable diagnosis of […]
Time to Re-Think Fitness
Fitness needs a re-think…some crazy comments from people reflect the species-wide dysfunction we have with fitness. And there is a solution…
Limited Vocabulary
What if you limited the vocabulary you use to describe exercise? What if the only words you knew were positive and motivating?
Body at Work, Mind at Play
Emotional fatigue doesn’t just suck, it sucks the life out of you. The emotional state of play is the remedy. Life feels heavy right now so make it feel lighter by bringing a challenge to your muscles while your mind is at play.
Uplifting Home Workout
Want a workout that delivers a powerful emotional as well as physical impact? This is it. No equipment necessary, free, and only a click away.
Social “Closening”
Words are strange things. Consequences are not always bad…they are simply “the effect, result, or outcome of something occurring earlier.” If you consistently exercise and eat healthy, the “consequence” is fitness. Distances are not always large…it is simply “the extent or amount of space between two things.” Distance can be very small or large. “Distance” […]