You don’t have to become an exercise fanatic to reap the brain benefits of moving your body. Moderate intensity aerobic activity—such as walking for 30 minutes most days of the week—can help protect your brain from shrinking and keep you sharp. Full article 🧠 https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-athletes-way/201511/how-does-exercise-protect-your-brain-degeneration
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X-Back Knee Drive
(Group size: pairs) https://youtu.be/3K6XGxO8jhw?t=427 Client pairs, next to each other. Tap feet together behind using outside leg, then drive knee up to hop with inside leg. 🐇
Towel Chase
(Group size: 3+) https://youtu.be/Q65K6YWibZ0?t=99 Clients form a circle, linking arms. One client has a towel drapped over their shoulder. Another client is outside the circle. Starting opposite the towel side of the circle, the outside client has to try and grab the towel as the circle moves to stop them. 🔄🤼
Working from home? Why exercising as little as 15 minutes DURING the workday can boost cognitive abilities
Exercise during the day and you’ll look better, feel better and even work better. These benefits have long been known.Full article 🏠 https://t.co/6ldhTSYmQy?amp=1
Motivation and the first steps toward physical activity
Helping those uninterested and unmotivated to get started…Monitor, Review, Set a Goal, Choice…University of Helsinki study here 🏋🏼♂️ https://practicalhealthpsychology.com/2019/01/motivation-and-the-first-steps-toward-physical-activity/
Medicine Ball Pass
(Group size: 3+) https://youtu.be/PdR5P6amvKM Clients form a circle, either in half squat positon facing outwards, or laying on back with legs straight up in the centre. Pass the medicine ball around. Try two medicine balls and changes of direction…⛹️♂️
7 reasons to exercise during your lunch break
Skipping your lunch break actually makes you less productive, not more. Here are seven reasons why using those 60 minutes to boost your fitness is one of the most positive things you can do…Full article 🍱 https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/lunch-break-workout-benefits
Walkout 5’s
(Group size: pairs) https://youtu.be/3K6XGxO8jhw?t=98 Client pairs, face each other, 5m apart. Walk hands into push up position, high 5 left hands, then right, then walk hands back to standing position. ☝👇👏🏽
Setting goals and staying motivated during January 💪🏼🏃🏽♂️🏃🏽♀️
Set Objective and Subjective Goals Objective goals focus on quantitative outcomes—tangible aspects of exercise or fitness that we can measure and see. Subjective goals focus on qualitative outcomes—feelings or perceptions we want to experience in regard to exercise. Subjective goals are important because they help uncover the root “why” of our objective goals. Focus Inward: Intrinsic MotivationContinue reading “Setting goals and staying motivated during January 💪🏼🏃🏽♂️🏃🏽♀️”
Pole Game
(Group size: 3+) https://youtu.be/TBMSH-k_7As?t=6 Clients stand in circle, each client has a long pole, move left/right to grab the next pole. Try wider distance apart, starting in squat position, try opposite game (say left, move right)…💈
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