BEAT Endurance BOREDOM

July 22nd, 2010 • Running, Weight Loss Series
Tags: Brain, Brains, Cardiovascular, Endurance, energy, Fatigue, Focus, Goals, Jogging, Mind, mind frame, mind set, Reps, Run, Running, tips, treadmill

Sail through long sessions with tips from treadmill experts. It’s to easy to start your session with a nice 10 min stretch, hit the cross trainer for 15 mins and then jump on the treadmill not even to make it to 20 mins because of those nasty demons.. beat the boredom with these tips and stay focussed and locked in your training mind frame.
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Memory: Best 8 articles to improve memory

May 18th, 2010 • Brain Series
Tags: Brain, Brains, Improvement, Management, Memory, Stress, Time, tips

Can I strengthen my mind with simple exercises?
How can I improve my memory?
How do I stop mental decline?
How can I protect myself before “Age brought on” memory and mental problems kick in?
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3 WAYS TO BOOST YOUR BRAIN

December 8th, 2009 • Brain Series
Tags: Brain, Brains, Eggs, Endurance, Fatigue, Fish, Flaxseed, Goals, Isolation, Kiwis, Life skills, Omega-3, Protein, Workout

Everyone always asks about ways to keep your body in shape. Here’s three ways you can keep both your mind and body in top shape.

There’s now yet another reason to keep yourself in shape – you become smarter. The University of California (UC) conducted a research study that found people who had higher body mass had smaller brains. This included memory and planning areas of the brain.

I want to show three quick and simple ways to boost your brain, let’s face the music – if you spend 45 minutes on a treadmill four times a week, for the next 6 months – that is an average of 180mins a week which is 720mins a month which is 4320 mins half a year, which is 8640 mins of running a year. That is a 144 hours and about 6 days of running non-stop. The amount of calories you can burn, the amount of endorphins you can release is incredible. Being fit means thinking fit – I know that makes no sense, but here is a statement someone said to me at the gym: “If you look good, you feel good”. Read more »