Cognitive Kindness is what we need, but Cognitive Cruelty is what we most often choose (especially in fitness) and have forced upon us by outside systems. It’s time to choose differently.
From Fear to Fun in Fitness
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.
Finally! Some Prevention!
Finally. Humans focused on preventing disaster for once instead of cleaning it up. How altering an asteroid’s path is a perfect representation of the “ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” expression.
Fun is a Feeling, Not an Activity
Fun is a Feeling, Not an Activity. Mic Drop. True Fun is the confluence of playfulness, connection, and flow. Throw in some fitness and you might find it gets easier to stick with it.
Barbells, Babies, & Brain Fitness
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 […]
Gold Medal for Enjoyment
Two brief sections to this post: the conceptual part and the neurobics (practical) part. Conceptual: Norway won the most gold medals at the Olympics. Again. Buried deep in the Olympics coverage was a story about how Norway often wins the most medals at the winter Olympics because they don’t worry about success. There’s a cultural […]
How to Fall in Love with Your Warm-Up
The overfocus on the physical aspect of warming up for exercise misses an opportunity for a multi-sensory experience that shifts mental and emotional states to one of engagement and play.
Why Fitness Isn’t Fun
Some key mistakes when starting fitness have many people stopping before they start. If fitness isn’t fun it won’t get done consistently.
Superfoods or Superfitness?
There are no superfoods. But there are SuperVillian Foods. We created them in a lab. “Superfoods” are just the normal, healthy foods we have consumed for all of human history. They have no superpowers and have difficulty balancing out the damage from SuperVillian Foods.
Should Brain Fitness Cost an Arm and a Leg?
Stop making fitness fancy. Fitness is not a product. Health is not something you buy. Brain health is no different. But it likely will not stay that way. It can be hard enough to be healthy even when it does not cost a small fortune. I believe fitness – including brain fitness – should be available […]