Comments on: Exercise, Stress and The Brain http://www.oomphtv.com/health/exercise-stress-and-the-brain baby boomer lifestyle Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:30:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Idelle http://www.oomphtv.com/health/exercise-stress-and-the-brain/comment-page-1#comment-36 Idelle Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:59:08 +0000 http://www.oomphtv.com/?p=981#comment-36 This is very good information, and inspiring to those of us who sometimes fall off the exercise wagon.  Thanks for passing it along. www.YourBrainAfterChemo.com This is very good information, and inspiring to those of us who sometimes fall off the exercise wagon.  Thanks for passing it along.
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]]> By: Stacy http://www.oomphtv.com/health/exercise-stress-and-the-brain/comment-page-1#comment-35 Stacy Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:31:09 +0000 http://www.oomphtv.com/?p=981#comment-35 Great article. The latest in neuroscience reveals that there are certain characteristics to apply to exercise that offer the most in terms of wellness and are great ways to turn the brain on (neuroplasticity). Here are a few elements that are key to theses ideas and are often utilized in such work as the <a href="http://feldypt.blogspot.com/2009/06/agelessness-feldenkrais-method.html" rel="nofollow">Feldenkrais Method®</a>: start to move <strong>slowly</strong> notice how your <strong>entire body </strong>moves with a particular movement<em></em> <em> </em><strong>vary</strong> the way you do a movement when possible bring your full <strong>attention</strong> to what you are doing notice if you need to use your eyes in a particular way, can you do a particular task  while using your peripheral vision? Think of this like using a wide angle lens to look out from. By approaching exercise in this way we move more like children and capture the essence of youthful and efficient movement . Remember when you adopt a new exercise program you consider these ideas for your 2010 goals. Great article. The latest in neuroscience reveals that there are certain characteristics to apply to exercise that offer the most in terms of wellness and are great ways to turn the brain on (neuroplasticity).
Here are a few elements that are key to theses ideas and are often utilized in such work as the Feldenkrais Method®:

start to move slowly
notice how your entire body moves with a particular movement
vary the way you do a movement when possible
bring your full attention to what you are doing
notice if you need to use your eyes in a particular way, can you do a particular task  while using your peripheral vision? Think of this like using a wide angle lens to look out from.

By approaching exercise in this way we move more like children and capture the essence of youthful and efficient movement . Remember when you adopt a new exercise program you consider these ideas for your 2010 goals.

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