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For A Better Memory When You Are Older Start Exercising Now - Research

15/6/2020

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Long-term exercise preserves memory function

Scientists studied people who had exercised consistently for a long-term and found they had better memory function than those who did not exercise. Starting to exercise at any time of your life is good - it's never too late - but starting earlier can bring benefits.

This finding is important to know because the research found that just being an active participant in a sport for a long period had this beneficial effect. You don't need to become a gym nerd.

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How To Walk Better (And Undo The Damage Of Treadmills)

3/6/2020

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Have fun retraining your brain to fix your sore knees

Walking better will give you a better posture, a visceral pleasure in propelling your body forward and may help you live longer. And you won't even have to look like a serious walker. 

Even better, it will rebalance your body and ease some of your pains, especially if you have been using treadmills too much.

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How To Easily Calculate Calories Burned Walking, Running, Rowing or Exercising in Bed. No Gadget Required

2/6/2020

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HIIT Yoga - How Many Calories? | Image Credit: Screenshot, The Author

For when you need to know how many calories HIIT Yoga burns

You know those times when we're not wearing a fitness band or an Apple Watch and wonder how many calories we're burning? Here's a simple and accurate method that you can easily do in your head.

I often run or walk without any gadgets, and I rarely wear fitness bands at the gym, and never take my phone. From time-to-time, I wonder how much energy I've used in a workout. 

Now, I use this method, which I worked out after plotting a few charts and averaging a few numbers, and comparing to the estimates from the times when I do wear a fitness band.

I will explain the one key variable that you need to know, the calculation you apply to that key variable, and why the answer makes sense metabolically.

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Getting Fit First Will Motivate Your Weight Loss Journey To A Longer Life

26/5/2020

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If you think that weight loss starts in the kitchen, think again

Would you prioritise fitness or fatness - losing weight or getting fit? If you are like me, you'd say better eating habits and more exercise are both equally important. We'd be wrong.

What is missing from our understanding of the priorities is that research has consistently shown that lack of fitness is a better predictor of mortality than being overweight. Knowing this, we can fine-tune our approach to becoming more healthy.

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Science Says Crash Diets Work Best For Long-term Weight Loss

21/5/2020

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But if you don’t do these three things you're unlikely to keep it off

If you're looking to lose weight and to keep it off, you've no doubt been told to avoid crash dieting. Often The Biggest Loser is cited as the worst example to follow. We all know that the contestants mostly put all their weight back on, and more, right?

Wrong.

What research shows works best is what you've been told not to do. A study just published (March, 2020) confirms yet again that a large rapid rate loss is the best predictor of the long term ability to maintain weight loss.

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Obesity And Lack Of Exercise Is Literally Killing Your Brain Cells

15/5/2020

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It's time to stand up and do something about it

Our brain is susceptible to damage as a result of poor blood-glucose control. The long-term effects of poor control are associated with the accelerated death of our neurons, and dementia - notably Alzheimer's disease. Poor glucose control is more prevalent than you think, and not just in diabetics.

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More Headaches? Me Too - Here's Why And How To Relieve Them

7/5/2020

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Our brain keeps our stiff muscles contracted even while we're asleep

While we are all reacting differently to the pandemic and lockdown, I'm hearing more and more often of people having headaches. I've had a few myself, and I've rarely had them before.

Aside from underlying medical conditions, it seems likely that the most common cause is muscular tension in reaction to stress.

Speaking personally, I had a blood test 2 weeks ago and visited my local GP for the results. All perfect, he said. I took the opportunity to ask about headaches, and I mentioned that I'd never suffered from them in the past.

He asked me two questions:

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Resilience - Four Habits To Get Back In Touch With Your Best Self

27/4/2020

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Just choose 1 or 2 to start thriving again

With our routines having been thrown into chaos, many of us are losing our grasp on our best selves. The cumulative stress of the unknown is slowly pumping up our cortisone level, and we are burning out

Our resilience is drooping. It's time to take a step back, to regroup, and to rebuild our resilience, starting with one of two new habits - and committing to their practice.

Having a good store of resilience helps us cope with life, as it happens - not as we wish it would happen. With enough resilience, instead of feeling as if you are drowning, you will start to enjoy the swim - even if the water is choppy.

Here are four habits which will help you get back in touch with your best self. Just choose 1 or 2 that you are not currently practising - keep things simple.

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Daddy, Is Skipping Better For You Than Running?

17/4/2020

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About twice as good, actually

While watching a Japanese TV show about girls working out at a kick-boxing gym my ten-year-old daughter suddenly asked me if (rope) skipping is better for us than running.

It's a good question because we could all do with more skipping, especially as we get older.  

"Yes", I replied, "because skipping uses more of your muscles and your brain".

That must be why they do lots of skipping but not much running, was her response.

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Avoid Ankle Injuries And Balance Better With These Four Everyday Simple Exercises

14/4/2020

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Four at-home exercises to strengthen your ankles and avoid injury

During the lockdown, we are allowed (in Australia) to leave our homes for exercise - alone or with one other person. There are many more people walking now than before the lockdown, which is good to see.

As we walk more often and become more ambitious to walk longer distances, it is sensible to pay attention to our foot health.

Conversely, imagine if you injured a foot while walking - you would be deprived of the pleasure and relief of being able to get out of the house each day for exercise.

Although we know that maintaining the flexibility of our feet reduces the chance of injury, we rarely attend to it.

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