Ever had the experience of being wiped after a demanding day? You’re tempted to grab some takeaway food and your alcoholic beverage of choice and crash in front of the TV. Somehow you resist and do some exercise instead. Afterwards you feel transformed. You sleep deeply too. That’s because:
“A single workout will immediately increase levels of neurotransmitters like dopamine, serotonin and noradrenaline. That is going to increase your mood right after that workout. My lab showed that a single workout can improve your ability to shift and focus attention, and that focus improvement will last for at least two hours.”
Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki. TED talk: The brain-changing benefits of exercise. https://www.ted.com/talks/wendy_suzuki_the_brain_changing_benefits_of_exercise
This is one of those topics that can affect so many other areas of our +R model, such as mood, energy levels, ability to focus, sleep, diet, joy, connection to nature
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Additionally, a critical dimension to managing your resilience is increasing your chances of remaining healthy and staying alive!
Having an exercise regime is fundamental to that.
“Middle-aged and older people who live sedentary lives are up to two and a half times more likely to die early. The risk remained even if sitting was broken up by standing and walking, typical of a desk-based job. Light activity such as cooking or washing-up could help lessen the risk. People who did regular physical activity of any intensity were about five times less likely to die early than those who were not physically active.”
Rosie Taylor in The Times, in ‘Sitting at desk for 9 hours a day raises risk of early death.’ 22 August 2019
Remember that from 45 years old– the body needs to maintain muscle otherwise it starts to waste away and is increasingly hard to get back. So, also consider some workouts to maintain muscle. You don’t have to go to a gym and it can be done at home. There are loads of apps and websites to guide you; here’s one: See https://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/6-exercises-for-building-muscle-without-equipment
Vitality & energy levels.
· At a basic intuitive level, we are more attracted to people that have healthy energy levels, whereas by contrast people that are flat and run down are less attractive
· The extent to which you look after yourself through things like diet and physical exercise can influence the impact you make
· To illustrate this, we know of a KPMG adviser that observed that when they did strenuous exercise in the 24 hours before an important presentation/ pitch for work, they were consistently more energetic in those meetings compared to when they didn’t
· My example with BT coaches pitch – end of summer versus end of 6-weeks of intensive overseas travel with little exercise
Focus
“What if I told you there was something that you can do right now that would have an immediate, positive benefit for your brain including your mood and your focus? And what if I told you that same thing could actually last a long time and protect your brain from different conditions like depression, Alzheimer's disease or dementia. Would you do it? Yes! I am talking about the powerful effects of physical activity.”
Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki. TED talk: The brain-changing benefits of exercise. https://www.ted.com/talks/wendy_suzuki_the_brain_changing_benefits_of_exercise
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