How to beat Anxiety and Fear with Exercise
The Theory If you think about what happens when you become anxious, it is very similar to your response to hard exercise: your heart rate increases and you get out of breath. That’s stress. Because of...
View ArticleHow to Grow Your Brain with Exercise
The Theory The brain is plastic; it isn’t fixed rigid from the day you were born to the day you will die. Brain cells can grow or die, they can strengthen or weaken throughout your life. You’ve...
View ArticleHow to beat Depression with Exercise
The Theory Exercise counters depression at almost every level. With regular exercise we become less anxious, less neurotic, less angry, less stressed, less cynical, less distrustful, more sociable, and...
View ArticleHow to beat Addiction and Quit Smoking with Exercise
The Theory Addictions are tough. Sex increases dopamine levels 50-100%; cocaine increases it 300-800%. The allure of drugs is vivid in comparison to natural highs. But we can do ourselves great harm...
View ArticleHow to beat Hormonal Changes with Exercise
The Theory Exercise is particularly important for women to tone down negative consequences of hormonal changes. Exercise balances the system. Boosted levels of serotonin in the body regulates mood and...
View ArticleTechnology in Sport: Justice vs Drama
Day 3 of the Fifth Ashes Test between Australia and England: Alastair Cook on 99 not out. Michael Beer bowls and Philip Hughes takes a low catch at short leg. Out. Ian Bell on 67 not out. Watson bowls...
View ArticleNot so bad after all: British sport on the world stage
I was listening to a comedy show on the radio last night and they were taking the piss out of British sporting success. Very funny, I’m sure. But it all sounded a little hackneyed. What about our...
View ArticleThe start of the Not Just Watching Football Season
The Never Ending Story: Monotonous or Life-affirming? It’s that time of year again. At this very second, men in ill-fitting polyester advert shirts are gathering around faux oak tables in dingy back...
View ArticleBattles with bicycle maintenance (and a ghost)
When it comes to bicycle maintenance, I am, by my calculations, precisely halfway between heroic competance and its hapless opposite. I am competant enough to be technically able to replace worn brake...
View ArticleNo Hot Showers
Ah, ah – ooh, ooh – eee! No, these are not the lyrics to the latest chart-topping teenybopper execration. They are instead the chimp-like sounds of me showering, at least since I started my most recent...
View Article22 Tips for 100 Push Ups
I am now on week 10 of the 6 week program ‘One Hundred Push Ups’. I finally feel like I can say I have accomplished pretty much what I set out to achieve: I have done 100 consecutive push ups (or press...
View ArticleGlobal Social Media Use Statistics: FIFA.com Goal of the Year Case Study
This has to be the most boring blog post title EVER. But, hey, I love stats. I studied the reported social media use from each of the ten nominations for goal of the year. These nominations came from...
View ArticleHow to beat Stress with Exercise
The Theory Stress is stress, the only difference is degree. There’s the extreme stress of losing your job, but even standing up from the computer is a stress on your body. The only difference is...
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