Moving For Your Brain

March 21, 2023 00:40:00
Moving For Your Brain
The Brain Podcast
Moving For Your Brain

Mar 21 2023 | 00:40:00

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Hosted By

Andrea Spyros Dr. Shabnam Das Kar

Show Notes

If you think you have to be training for a marathon or working out for hours each day just to be fit and have a better brain, that’s just not true.

Our guest Geoff Girvitz is the host of the Dad Strength Podcast and an expert in health and behaviour change. He runs weekly online calls for men who want to earn the mug that says, World’s Greatest Dad.

But even if you’re not a dad, you’ll benefit from his wisdom. Today we’ll touch on the challenges of getting moving, movement, and brain health and get specific with some habits you can try right away.

(00:00) – How to Get Moving for Your Brain and Body

(00:53) – Address Resistance to Exercise

(02:14) – Exercising for Fun

(03:14) – Exercising after the Pandemic

(07:15) – What Does Exercise Do for the Brain?

(11:35) – Exercise and Brain Health

(14:42) – Movement and brain health

(19:41) – Six senses in the body

(22:03) – Border Push and Resilience

(26:14) – Confessions of a Regular Trainer

(30:24) – Will Exercise Help Me Lose Weight?

(35:08) – Exercising for Fun and Weight Loss

(38:50) – Outro

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About Geoff Girvitz

Podcast Episode: What is the Tiny Habits Method For Behaviour Change?

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