The book "brain rules" by John Medina includes "12 principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home and School." . Rule #1: Exercise boosts brain power. We hear more and more about how activity helps us learn. Medina says "Aerobic exercise just twice a week halves your risk of general dementia. It cuts your risk of Alzheimer's by 60%." Jeanne talked about how our brains are plastic which refers to the plasticity or neuroplasticity, which is the ability of our brains to change with new experiences and to create new neuropathways so we can remember the new things we are learning.
The second book she talked about was "Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us" by Daniel H. Pink. Pink talks about three elements that motivate us; autonomy, mastery, and purpose. Jeanne says autonomy is deciding what we want to do and with whom, mastery is finding something that is "just right" for us, "like Goldilocks", and purpose is something with a meaning to who we are in the big picture. She also talked about the theory of "flow" which is getting lost in something you enjoy.
Hope you all saw the "four tips for staying fit" also from the book "Drive" on the back of the handout: 1. Set your own intrinsic goals; 2. Ditch the treadmill, unless you really like treadmills; 3. keep mastery in mind as" getting better at something provides a great source of renewable energy"; and 4. reward yourself the right way with a "now that" reward. I hope you take some time to read it.
We are into week six, are your 12 week goals still where you want to go? Do you need to make some adjustments? How can the group help you?
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