It is the third week of January and most people who have made a resolution to change have given up. 65% of people say they make resolutions and the day that people tend to give up? January 17th. This is according to the popular fitness tracking app Strava. They reviewed 108 million users and found that January 17th is the …
Your Brain on Exercise
Are you nurturing your neurons? Neurogenesis, the production of new neurons, in the brain where we store memories can be improved with exercise. Exercise “cleans up” our brain’s environment (so does sleep, but in a different way) and allows new nerve cells to thrive. Exercise is not only one of the best ways to turn on neurogenesis, but it …
Mindfulness, Mental Health and Movement
Why it matters. We all know that exercise is medicine. It is good for our muscular, skeletal, cardiovascular, immune, respiratory systems. Exercise regulates our mood, it relieves depression, it is a prescription we should all be taking. Movement is medicine. In the last month I have been exploring the link between exercise and mental health, depression, meditation. Thank you for your …
How to Practice Mindfulness: 4 Ways to Change Your Mind
Here are four easy ways to practice daily mindfulness. These tips can help to reduce stress and anxiety. They can bring a much needed break during the day. Mindfulness can help you stay calm in times of uncertainty. Mindfulness can improve our physical, mental and emotional health. It doesn’t take a lot of time and can be easily practiced throughout …
Running as meditation
Meditation It has been proven over and over again how good meditation is for you. It has also been said that you can meditate in many unconventional ways, like while doing the dishes, walking or running. I believe that is true. However, there is a catch, isn’t there always? It has to be focused activity. Doing something like checking your …
Lost your words?
Do you find yourself searching for words? You know that moment when the word you want just isn’t there. Some people think it is due to ageing. In that case, I was born old. Sometimes I joke that English isn’t my first language. If you have ever found yourself at a loss for words, the one that was just there, …
Cognitive fitness
How fit is your brain? I have been listening to a series about food and brain health this week and two of the speakers, neurologists, researchers and partners, Drs Ayeshi and Dean Sherzai, had some great news about brain health. Their research shows that your habits can have an effect on your brain health. In their book, The Alzheimer’s …
Invest in yourself at Canyon Ranch
When you make an investment what sort of return are you expecting? You may have invested in your education, career, portfolio, house, children, there are so many considerations. What is the long term vision that comes with these different investments? Do you expect modest, incremental changes to a successful future? Or are you more the get in/get out quick and …
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