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Exercise

Why Knowing Your BMI is a Waste of Time

Why Knowing Your BMI is a Waste of Time

Introduction Not a day goes by that I don’t see yet another scientific paper using body mass index (BMI) as an indicator of metabolic health. BMI is a widely recognized and employed metric for assessing the...
Pickleball And Your Brain

Pickleball And Your Brain

Pickleball, a fast-growing sport particularly popular among older adults, not only offers a fun way to stay physically fit but also fosters a myriad of brain health benefits. From enhancing brain plasticity ...
Exercise Helps the Brain – Who Knew?

Exercise Helps the Brain – Who Knew?

I was amused recently, to read the front-page headline in a neurology newsletter I receive, that stated “Any level of physical activity tied to better late life memory.” First, my amusement stemmed from...
Weightlifting Helps Blood Pressure

Weightlifting Helps Blood Pressure

Which is better, aerobic or resistance exercises like weight training? That’s a question that gets asked at virtually every health-related conference that I attend. And it’s becoming clear that we need to pu...
Exercise Benefits the Brain – But How?

Exercise Benefits the Brain – But How?

If you’ve been following any of my outreach, whether books, blogs, PBS specials or YouTube videos, it’s obvious that I have been hammering home the idea that physical exercise benefits the brain. This notion...
Your Brain – Your Choice

Your Brain – Your Choice

Your Brain – Your Choice My life mission, as defined over the past couple of decades, is focused on achieving one goal – getting the message to as many people as will listen that our day-to-day lifestyle ch...
Benefits of Brief Intense Exercise

Benefits of Brief Intense Exercise

Benefits of Brief Intense Exercise One area of research that has become increasingly popular over the past decade has been the body of science that confirms what we’ve all pretty much known for our entire a...
Something You Should Buy for Better Brain Energetics

Something You Should Buy for Better Brain Energetics

The human brain, despite only representing 5% of total body weight, consumes an astounding 25% of the body‘s energy at rest. And by and large, the energy that powers the brain is derived from the sugar gluco...
Support for Weight Training in Your Brain Program

Support for Weight Training in Your Brain Program

Over the past two decades I’ve spoken and written at length on the important relationship between exercise and brain health. I truly believe that rigorous scientific research supports the idea that one of ...
Midlife Obesity Now The Number One Dementia Risk Factor

Midlife Obesity Now The Number One Dementia Risk Factor

In recent years there has been a lot written about the remarkable relationship between physical inactivity and risk for Alzheimer's disease. In fact, until quite recently, physical inactivity was regarded a...