
Yoga: a mind-body practice that improves the brain
Yoga is an ancient Indian mind-body practice that focuses on both movement (asanas) and breath (pranayama). Yoga was first brought to...

Strengthen your muscles, strengthen your mind!
As we age, we lose approximately 5 pounds of muscle mass per decade (Frontera et al., 2000). Because our muscles are metabolically...

Exercise your way to happiness
On a daily basis, we all strive to some extent to be happy, to feel happy, or to make ourselves happier. No one enjoys feeling sad or...

Exercise leads to a smaller waistline and a bigger brain
A constant regimen of aerobic exercise helps to fight obesity, decrease weight gain over time, and when we do enough of it, make our...

High-intensity interval training, a more efficient way to train your body and brain
Many different forms of exercise exist. At the gym, we are given options to use the treadmill, stationary bicycle, Stairmaster,...