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.
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.
Die later or enjoy now? Our brains prioritize short-term threats and opportunities and discount long-term ones. What does this mean for motivation and exercise? 3 Key Questions on fear and negative reinforcement answer that question.
Myokines from your muscles communicate and control many reactions from your brain affecting mood, emotion, and cognition. Mind-body fitness is an irrelevant term. It’s ALL mind-body fitness.
Even if you’re not good at it, dancing is a boost to brain fitness. You get points for trying. Plus, my personal favorite form of dance fitness.
Can’t stand on one leg for long? You’ll be dead soon! It’s exhausting to constantly see arbitrary and narrow conclusions drawn from research.
Squid Game Volleyball. How some fun with my step-daughter got me thinking about the many problems with official physical activity guidelines.
Make your “up” time more up, and your down time will be more down. There’s almost nothing strength training can’t do for you! Resistance training improves sleep efficiency and duration, according to a new study.
Strength training boosts a key longevity hormone more than aerobic exercise does – so we love ‘em both. No need to have a favorite.
Long-duration static planks = a terrible idea. “Get Out of Planks Free” card for you to use next time anyone tries to make you do them. New moving plank variation “Inchworm Plank” to give you another way to progress a plank beyond the entry level plank.
Babies, barbells, and brain fitness. What’s the difference between lifting a baby or a barbell? One is squirmy and the other is firm-y. Consider the familiar scene of someone lifting a child in the air overhead. The human connection through physical touch and eye contact plus the sudden higher elevation and movement is very thrilling […]