Why we do what we do

Here is yet another article to show why we do our checklist again and again.   Because it helps us Connect to Wellness!

This is by Erin Brodwin:

A wealth of recent research, including two newstudies published this spring, suggests that any type of exercise that raises your heart rate and gets you moving and sweating for a sustained period of time — known as aerobic exercise — has a significant, overwhelmingly beneficial impact on the brain.

“Aerobic exercise is the key for your head, just as it is for your heart,” write the authors of a recent article in the Harvard Medical School blog “Mind and Mood.”

While some of the benefits — like a lift in mood — can emerge as soon as a few minutes into a sweaty bike ride, others — like improved memory — might take several weeks to crop up. That means that the best type of fitness for your mind is any aerobic exercise that you can do regularly and consistently for at least 45 minutes at a time.

Depending on which benefits you’re looking for, you might try adding a brisk walk or a jog to your daily routine. A pilot study in people with severe depression found that just 30 minutes of treadmill walking for 10 consecutive days was “sufficient to produce a clinically relevant and statistically significant reduction in depression.” Aerobic workouts can also help people who aren’t suffering from clinical depression feel less stressed by helping to reduce levels of the body’s natural stress hormones, such as adrenaline and cortisol, according to a recent study in the Journal of Physical Therapy Science.

If you’re over 50, a study published last month in the British Journal suggests the best results come from combining aerobic and resistance exercise, which could include anything from high-intensity interval training, like the 7-minute workout, to dynamic flow yoga, which intersperses strength-building poses like planks and push-ups with heart-pumping dance-like moves. Another study published May 3 provides some additional support to that research, finding that in adults aged 60-88, walking for 30 minutes four days a week for 12 weeks appeared to strengthen connectivity in a region of the brain where weakened connections have been linked with memory loss.

Researchers still aren’t sure why this type of exercise appears to provide a boost to the brain, but studies suggest it has to do with increased blood flow, which provides our minds with fresh energy and oxygen. And one recent study in older women who displayed potential symptoms of dementia found that aerobic exercise was linked with an increase in the size of the hippocampus, a brain area involved in learning and memory.

Joe Northey, the lead author of the British study and an exercise scientist at the University of Canberra, says his research suggests that anyone in good health over age 50 should do 45 minutes to an hour of aerobic exercise “on as many days of the week as feasible.”

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Keep Connecting: rightnow Media

Check out the Trailer for Tim Tebow’s book Shaken.   Keep Connected by doing your Connecting to Wellness Checklist/Cheat Sheet.   Check out this new source to Christian Video’s:  rightnow Media

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Unleash the Natural killer cells

Several of the Connecting to Wellness Checklist  goals have more effect to  your immune system then you might think.   Drinking water may possibly be the greatest non-drug prevention for the flu.   Drinking enough water, pure water, every day is extremely important for hydration.  Drinking 0.5-0.6 ounces of your body weight is essential to hydration and one of God’s best natural detoxifiers.

A 20 minute cardiovascular exercise workout as well as strength training help your body produce special immune cells (Natural killer cell) fight viral infections.  Your body makes these cells with moderate exercise.  Natural killer cells (NK cells) scout for infected or malignant cells and destroy them.

 

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28 Oz. Blender Bottle W/wire Shaker Ball- Pack of 2

When you need to mix up your Connecting to Wellness Meal Ratio Drinks these do the trick.  Being prepared to complete your Connecting to Wellness Checklist is the key.  Have the supplies you need.   We are adding more things to our online store to make things easier.

28 Oz. Blender Bottle W/wire Shaker Ball- Pack of 2, Colors may vary 

  • Mixes Even Thick Ingredients
  • Large Drink / Pour Spout
  • Easy To Clean Dishwasher Safe
  • Blender Ball Mixer Inside
  • BPA – FREE

Order on the link below or on our online store

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Jay Robb Egg White Protein

Here is one of my favorite proteins since I am allergic to Iron and Lactose Intolerant. So if you have these type of issues this is a great protein powder to help make your meal ratio shakes!   So we now are offering on our store at Amazon.  Ultrameal is great too but does have very low Iron if you have an allergy.

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Polar FT7 affordable and easy to use to improve your Cardio Score and do your Cardio Checklist

Here is our favorite heart rate monitor.  It is easy to set up and use to do your cardio scores and exercises.  Now available at on our online store:

 

 

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Connecting to Wellness favorite Cardio equipment: Schwinn Recumbent Bike

What do we think is a great piece of cardio equipment that is practical and affordable that helps meet your Connecting to Wellness Cardio goals?   Hands down my favorite is my Schwinn recumbent bike (older version 203)  to do my Cardio exercise.  It is low profile, quite so I can do other things while I work out, and easy to use to do my HIIT or other cardio programs.  It is easy on the knees and nice on the lower back.  I’ve been using the same Schwinn recumbent bike at home every week for years and years.   Here is the newest version from Amazon:

Now you can buy through our website by clicking on the Amazon link.

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Workout Music: EXILE DIAL TONE BY BEAUTIFUL EULOGY WITH LYRICS – Like it?

I was listening to Pandora on another channel and this group starting playing.   Let me know what you think about the group.   I’ve liked it!

EXILE DIAL TONE BY BEAUTIFUL EULOGY WITH LYRICS

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Score Sheets to keep you on track

Do not forget to use all your score sheets.  One that many people neglect is the arches score sheets.  Why is this important?  If your arches drop then you rotate your knees and hips anteriorly which causes your sacrum to rotate causing your lowest freely moving vertebrae to rotate out of alignment.  These effects all cause strain on your muscles and ligaments as well as your nervous system.  There are two tests check your arches.  The visual and the scan.

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Connecting to Wellness Score Sheet Arches Visual

 

Connecting to Wellness Arches Test

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7 minutes to re-connect health score workshop #5

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