by Janet Huehls | Jul 1, 2019 | Real-time Results of Exercise Series
This is the final blog in a series on the Real-time Results of exercise, the ones that will make your brain want to exercise. The big-time reasons to exercise are not the ones that will make you do it. What’s more important to your brain is how you feel right now. If...
by Janet Huehls | Jun 10, 2019 | Movement, Real-time Results of Exercise Series
This is number seven in a series on the Real-time Results* of exercise, the ones that will make your brain want to exercise. What made you click on this blog? What makes you eat breakfast? Have a cup of coffee? Phone a friend? It’s the same instinct that makes a bird...
by Janet Huehls | May 27, 2019 | Movement
As we discussed with cardio, we often talk about strength training in terms of the long-term benefits. Yet your brain really cares about the instant rewards of doing something. But what if the instant ‘reward’ you get from lifting weights is muscle soreness and...
by Janet Huehls | May 18, 2019 | Motivation, Strengthen Your Exercise Self-Motivation Series
As you saw in the last two blogs, there are two distinct factors that make movement a cardiovascular exercise (cardio): Moving a large amount of your muscles circulates more blood through your cardiovascular system causing your heart to beat stronger (not just...
by Janet Huehls | Mar 26, 2019 | Motivation, Strengthen Your Exercise Self-Motivation Series
The other day, I met a woman who was really motivated to exercise but was not doing it. She knew what was missing. She said, “I was getting so much conflicting information about exercise. I didn’t know what to do anymore, so I just stopped doing it.” If you’re in the...