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July 14, 2019 11:35 pm Leave your thoughtsWhy I Really Shouldn’t be Doing This By Dr. Henry J. Svec Some 5 years ago when we asked my... View Article
Why I Really Shouldn’t be Doing This By Dr. Henry J. Svec Some 5 years ago when we asked my... View Article
It’s very difficult for you to maintain a regular workout schedule with the pressures of work, home, family or school.... View Article
When you visited your doctor for your last check-up, did they ask you about your exercise routine? It is common... View Article
Getting motivated to start an exercise program can be challenging, but getting motivated week over week to keep up with... View Article
If you or a loved one are fighting depression, it’s very hard to get motivated to take action. With that... View Article
When I stopped playing sports in my 20s, I ballooned to over 250 lbs. I tried diet after diet and... View Article
There are many benefits to exercise. It helps us lose weight, is good for our energy levels, our muscles and our bones. It is often assumed that exercise also helps with brain health: makes us feel happy, improves our memory, and thinking skills. In this post, we outline the stats and studies that back up the benefits of exercise for brain health and show actual evidence of how exercise helps the brain.
Depression can make you feel tired and lethargic, stop you from getting a good sleep, make feel anxious, and hopeless without motivation to talk to anyone or go anywhere. I call this the “turtle” because this often means you feel like lying in bed and pulling all of the sheets over you so no one will bother you or even know you are there.
There is no longer any debate that Prescriptive Exercise is an effective treatment for ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). Science has proven that it works in both the laboratory and in the classroom. As little of 5 minutes of intense exercise will cause children and adults to focus and concentrate just as their non ADHD peers for up to 2 hours.
I get a lot of questions around the safety of exercise during cancer treatment. I understand that treatment can have many negative side effects that make it difficult for one to be active during this tough time, but light exercise offers many benefits such as reducing fatigue, reducing stress, improving self-esteem, stimulating appetite, helping one sleep, and helping one regain strength.