The Role of Purpose and Mindset in Physical Longevity Part of our ongoing series, “What to Do With Your Body When You’re Young So It Doesn’t Fall Apart When You’re Old.” The first three parts of...
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Mental Fitness: The Brain–Body Connection — Part 3
Learning New Physical Skills: Neuroplasticity Through Movement Part of our ongoing series, “What to Do With Your Body When You’re Young So It Doesn’t Fall Apart When You’re Old.” In Part 2 we made...
Mental Fitness: The Brain–Body Connection — Part 2
Exercise as the Most Powerful Neuroprotective Tool We Have Part of our ongoing series, “What to Do With Your Body When You’re Young So It Doesn’t Fall Apart When You’re Old.” In Part 1 we made a...
Mental Fitness: The Brain–Body Connection
Cognitive Decline and Its Physical Risk Factors Part of our ongoing series, “What to Do With Your Body When You’re Young So It Doesn’t Fall Apart When You’re Old.” Most people think of cognitive...
Load Management: The Difference Between Training Hard and Training Smart
Part of our ongoing series, “What to Do With Your Body When You're Young So It Doesn't Fall Apart When You're Old.” Most people don't get hurt because they aren't trying hard enough. They get hurt...
Warming Up Properly — Not Just for Athletes
Part of our ongoing series, “What to Do With Your Body When You're Young So It Doesn't Fall Apart When You're Old.” When people hear “warm-up,” they tend to picture a sprinter doing high knees...
Common Injuries That Become Chronic Problems (Knees, Back, Shoulders)
Part of our ongoing series, “What to Do With Your Body When You're Young So It Doesn't Fall Apart When You're Old.” Most people don't develop a bad knee, a bad back, or a bad shoulder overnight. It...
Social Connection as a Biological Health Factor
Throughout this series, we have examined invisible habits — behaviors and environmental factors that operate quietly in the background of daily life, shaping your biology in ways that are difficult...
Stress Management and Its Physical Consequences: Cortisol and Inflammation
You know stress is bad for you. You've heard it so many times that the statement has almost lost its meaning. But there's a significant difference between knowing that stress is harmful in a general...
NEAT (Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis) and Daily Movement
If you've read the first article in this series, you already know that sitting for hours on end takes a quiet toll on your body. But there's a flip side to that story — one that's just as invisible,...












