Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are talking about one exercise topic for two minutes and giving you three reasons why you should follow our advice. Now this week, we are talking to those of you who have young kids running around. How can you make Read more…
Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are talking about one exercise topic for two minutes and giving you three reasons why you should follow our advice. Now this week, we are talking to the ladies out there who are over 50. What things do you Read more…
Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are talking about one exercise topic for two minutes and giving you three reasons why you should follow our advice. Now this week, we are talking to those of you who are about to hit the pool to get Read more…
Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are talking about one exercise topic for two minutes and giving you three reasons why you should follow our advice. Now this week, we are talking to those of you who are not interested in working out outside whatsoever. You are going to stick to the indoors for your workouts this winter season. How can you make sure to still get a good workout in while staying inside?
Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are talking about one exercise topic for two minutes and giving you three reasons why you should follow our advice. Now this week we are disclosing three things that you have never heard about cardio. That cardio activity that you love to do? What has nobody ever told you about it? What are three things that you need to pay attention to?
Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are talking about one exercise topic for two minutes and giving you three reasons why you should follow our advice. Now this week, we are talking to those of you who are looking to do the bare minimum. What is the least amount of exercise you should be aiming to get in each and every week in order to maintain and improve your health?
It is common knowledge that exercise is necessary for a healthy body, but what about for a healthy brain? While we would love for our skeletal muscles, joints, and heart to stay strong and functioning well as we age, making sure our brain stays sharp is of the utmost importance, too. Can exercise help us maintain or even improve our cognitive function as we battle Father Time? And, if so, what do various studies suggest in terms of the type of exercise to do as well as the frequency, intensity, and duration?
As a personal trainer and Muscle Activation Techniques® practitioner in Schaumburg, IL, using exercise to help my clients stay physically healthy as they age is a fundamental aspect of my business. I am well-aware of the potency of appropriate exercise when it comes to battling chronic illnesses and improving physical function and quality of life. However, I was not well-versed in the impact that exercise can have on cognitive function.
It is not uncommon for clients to report that they feel mentally “sharper” after beginning to exercise on a regular basis. But what does the literature have to say about this? Is there information to validate these seemingly subjective claims?
Fortunately for all of us, the answer is yes. Exercise does appear to have both a positive impact on performance during cognitive tasks as well as on the physical structure of the brain itself, as determined by functional MRI. And there is a mounting pile of research to back it up.
What is even more interesting–at least to me–is that not only are these changes in cognitive function dependent on the types of activity that are done, but the positive brain impacts are dependent on the frequency, duration, and intensity of the exercise, as well.
Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minutes Tuesdays where we are bringing you one exercise topic, talking about it for two minutes, and giving you three reasons why you should follow our advice. This week we are talking to those of you who want to do cardio without the high impact. You want to get your cardiovascular work in but you have to respect your joints and make sure that the load you are working with is not bearing down on your joints and is not high impact.
Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are bringing you one exercise topic, talking about it for two minutes, and giving you three reasons why you should follow our advice. This week we are talking about cardio. Cardio is something a lot of people who exercise love to do, but here are three considerations for you if you are going to engage in a cardiovascular activity.
