Never “just” walk again. Walking is good. Make it better for brain health. Here are some ideas for how to make walking more fun and enjoyable.
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An Ounce is Not Heavy Ehough
Prevention needs a ribbon. An ounce of prevention appears to not be heavy enough for many people with too many waiting to act until they need to carry several pounds of cure.
Take 3 Months Not Off
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.
Action Required
Tired of [ACTION REQUIRED] e-mails? Me too, until I learned to do something physical every time I get one of these.
Summer Fun Your Way to Fitness
Put the *you* in the middle of “fun.” Keep yourself in the mindset of summer fun when pursuing summer fitness. Run…through the sprinklers. Keep fitness in the context of fun stuff and you will enjoy your summer workouts more and get more out of them.
Brain Games are NOT Enough
Sit still or take a pill? You bet I will. The reality of brain games cannot live up to the unrealistic expectations we put on them, but “moving brain games” can fulfill the promise of brain health.
Of Course You Don’t Have Enough Discipline
You don’t have enough discipline to stick with exercise because we make exercise so unappealing that it can overcome any amount of discipline you can muster.
Are You Unsafe Enough?
Are you unsafe enough? Take a walk, but don’t just walk. Make it weird. Make it fun. Make it do more for you. Do things the hard way and make life easier.
Have a Cognitive Time! (?)
“Have a sensational time!” No one ever says, “Have a cognitive time!” but perhaps we should start. Sensation-driven experiences (aka “living in the moment) is good sometimes, but part of the joy of life is having a sense of identity that comes from a meaning-driven experiences and a connection to your past and future.
One Dose of Reality = 40% Change
What a year… The forced changes to so many aspects of everyday life have resulted in an apparent weight change for everyone. Seemingly, no one has maintained weight or fitness. Everyone seems to have either gotten more fit and healthy, or less so. During the pandemic, 40.52% of US adults gained weight. But in the […]