Guest guest Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 A Gym for Your Memory Want to have the kind of mind that can recall directions with MapQuest-like accuracy? Get moving. Take a walk, go for a bike ride, hit the gym. Exercise makes extra space in the " scratch pad " part of your brain, also known as your working memory. It's where you jot down bits of information that you need to act on immediately, such as which street to turn onto or what the chef's daily specials are. RealAge Benefit: Exercising regularly can make your RealAge as much as 9 years younger. http://www.realage.com/news_features/tip.aspx?v=2 & cid=16651 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 Exercising is great. HOWEVER there are those of us who get worse with aerobic exercise. Anyone have a handle on how to exercise without the post exercise relapse? I have started on tens of thousands of exercise programs with the help of well meaning exercise experts only to have relapses and yet to find one that knows how to get around this! Any suggestions out there. Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 I do yoga... on the bad days i usually don't get any farther than the breathing exercises.. but even this helps with stress.... but on good days i do more... with the gentle stretching i don't seem to relapse as i used to doing the more aerobic style of exercise. Vickie Carol Jaquith wrote: Exercising is great. HOWEVER there are those of us who get worse with aerobic exercise. Anyone have a handle on how to exercise without the post exercise relapse? I have started on tens of thousands of exercise programs with the help of well meaning exercise experts only to have relapses and yet to find one that knows how to get around this! Any suggestions out there. Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Weight lifting and yoga work well for me, and I can't do any aerobic work either. Weights are lifted in sets with a brief rest in between & that seems to be enough to prevent getting worse. And there are many styles of yoga & you have to choose one that is moderate & that appeals to you. blessings, Paresh http://home.earthlink.net/~sunmoonyoga/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 Hi, Im new here, but had to jump in on this subject. There are some really good Yoga tapes available. I have one called Yoga for Weight Loss which shows 3 levels of each posture at the same time, from extremely modified to not-modified. I find I can do the extremely modified versions on days when I am doing really, really badly, and not get any rebound pain or fatigue as long as I remember to stretch SLOWLY and only as far as I comfortably can. It really helps with flexibility and pain. If I REMEMBER to do it daily, I can eventually get to the not-so-modified postures for most things in a couple of weeks of daily practice. And I used 3 and 5 gallon buckets I got for free from the bakery dept at the grocery store instead of Yoga blocks until I could comfortably afford them. Also, daily practice helps my anxiety enormously. Even if I only do the breathing exercises, it keeps me from having anxiety attacks very often, and decreases my depression. Once you get a daily physical yoga practice figured out that works for you, you can also use music to help with the relaxation part of the exercise. I love the cd " The Bells of Arcosanti " that I got at Arcosanti in Arizona on a vacation, and I also have several chant and nature tapes I like a lot. Of course, Mozart, Bach and many other classical composers are good relaxation material as well, just stay away from Beethoven's 5th-I didn't realize it was on a CD once, and in mid-pose got DA DA DA Dumed into nearly falling down and breaking something, lol. After that, I always listen to the entire cd before I use it for meditation or relaxation! I have a friend with arthritis who swears by Bikram's Yoga. I went with her once, but I found that the heat makes me very sick, and gave me a raving asthma attack. Somehow I dont think that does much for my qi, so I had to pass. But some folks like the heat. I have real balance issues, so am looking for a reasonable local Tai-Chi class. I understand that is a huge help with balance, as well as other benefits. Namaste B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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