The brain-changing benefits of exercise (TED Talk)

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Did Wendy Suzuki change your opinion about the value of exercise? 

Have you ever experienced the positive mental health benefits from exercise? 

 

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EXERCISE ROUTINE

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Write down your usual exercise routine - frequency, intensity, type, and time, Sunday through Saturday. Remember, no judgment, good or bad, just what you usually do.

 

My USUAL Exercise Routine

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Intensity:	Intensity:	Intensity:	Intensity:	Intensity:	Intensity:	Intensity:
Time:	Time:	Time:	Time:	Time:	Time:	Time:
Type:	Type:	Type:	Type:	Type:	Type:	Type:

 

Now, write down what you WANT to do. If you already do exactly what you want to do, just put the same thing down, or any tweaks you want to make.

 

My IDEAL Exercise Routine

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Intensity:	Intensity:	Intensity:	Intensity:	Intensity:	Intensity:	Intensity:
Time:	Time:	Time:	Time:	Time:	Time:	Time:
Type:	Type:	Type:	Type:	Type:	Type:	Type:

 

If you don’t already do what you want to do, make it something you feel like you could achieve in a couple of months, if you build up to it, and be realistic - even if it’s ten minutes, 15, 20 - that’s great. Some of you might even exercise more than you want to.

 

Now think about what, if anything, gets in the way of your exercising the way you want to. We are going to separate it into two categories. Things OUTSIDE of me that get in the way (work schedule, kids, other commitments, no good workout place, etc), and then, things INSIDE of me that get in the way (I’m too tired/fried from work, I need down time, exercise bores me, I’m drinking or smoking, etc). 

INSIDE Blocks	OUTSIDE Blocks