Book review and recommendation of “The Willpower Instinct” by Kelly McGonigal
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Learn more about the Center for BrainHealth’s traumatic brain injury research and how the BrainHealth Institute for Athletes is changing the conversation about concussions.
Mari is with Sam Hughes, Senior Exercise Physiologist at BrainPark. He gets her to do a Vo2 Max testing exercise to see how fit she is, and how far she can push her body.
Should seniors lift weights? Are there benefits to strength training after 50? Yes, and yes! Here are 13 things you will benefit from by building stronger muscles, no matter how old you are. You are never too old to improve your health, and lifting heavy things will help you do that.
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Upgrade the fundamentals of a balanced life in guidance of preventive health doctor Olli Sovijärvi, technology expert Teemu Arina and nutrition specialist Jaakko Halmetoja: What is the 20% that will lead to 80% of the results when it comes to optimizing sleep, nutrition, exercise, work, and mind?...
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Michael Phelps, the greatest Olympian of all time, sits down with Forbes’ Kurt Badenhausen and discusses the highs and lows of his illustrious career.
Dr. Jarrod Spencer, Sports Psychologist with Mind of the Athlete, explains the importance of sleep for performance and the different ways to improve your sleep.
Is it better to be lucky or good? Should we trust our gut feelings or rely on probabilities and careful analysis when making important decisions? In this quick talk, professional poker player Liv Boeree shares three strategies sh’'s learned from the game and how we can apply them to real life.
What’s the most transformative thing that you can do for your brain today? Exercise! says neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki.
Dr. Erika Ebbel Angle discusses why the gut microbiome is the most important organ you’ve probably never heard of. The gut is the second brain, and gut health affects your overall health.
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In the pitch-black night, stung by jellyfish, choking on salt water, singing to herself, hallucinating Diana Nyad just kept on swimming. And that’s how she finally achieved her lifetime goal as an athlete: an extreme 100-mile swim from Cuba to Florida—at age 64. Hear her story.