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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a scary prospect. We can’t cure AD but prevention is possible. A recent UCLA landmark study showed increasing physical activity increases the size (or gray matter volume) of key brain regions. Increasing physical activity improved regions related to memory, hearing, sensory integration, problem solving, judgement, language and emotions. Study participants experiencing […]

Cool Off: People’s higher reasoning abilites shut off when they are angry. If your stomach knots and you know the argument is escalating or you hear yourself shouting, STOP. Call for a time out, remove yourself from the physical situation. Let your partner know you will be back when you have calmed down. Report with […]

So how many years has it been that “lose weight”, “make more money”, “have a better relationship with ______”, “start exercising” have been on your goal list? 5, 10, 30? I can feel you cringing. Why? Because I have items on my list of goals just like that and I’m cringing. Things I keep saying […]

We are featuring a post by Andy Adams who has a WordPress consultancy business and happens to have tried out slow-motion strength training (he calls it high intensity training which is another name for what we do). He wrote a whole blog about his experience and his story supports the stories we’ve had from our […]

Absolutely! Since I love talking about slow-motion strength training in general and Alive! Fitness Studio in particular, let’s talk about how 20 minutes of slow motion exercise can also be 20 minutes of meditation. Meditation is simply fully attending to what you have chosen to focus on. Your breathing, the movement of your body, the […]

During the holidays, there are many of us who are experiencing grief or deep sadness: for loved ones who have died, for traumatic experiences from our past, for situations we are in, for family we wish we had. I want to share with you something that has helped me, from my wonderful friend Chandrama Anderson. […]

Or do you want to live longer AND healthier AND happier? In 1965, Lester Breslow, M.D. completed a research project in Alameda County, California, that examined a group of 6,928 respondents (including approximately 500 women aged 65 years and older) to find out what makes people healthy and live a long and happy life. They […]