by powerx2 | Dec 28, 2024 | embodied cognition, mental health, physical activity, research, self-efficacy
I hope you are enjoying yourself over this special time of the year – whatever that might look like for you: Hunkering down and reading or watching movies, celebrating in grand style with friends or getting together with family and enjoying favourite treats. In...
by powerx2 | Dec 14, 2024 | education, goal setting, physical activity, research, self-efficacy
Nearly the holidays already! If you are starting to think that it will be difficult to maintain your healthy routines during that time – you are not alone. For most of us, the usual routines go out the door over the holidays. Often we just want to rest, or we...
by powerx2 | Nov 30, 2024 | plasticity, processing speed, self-efficacy
So far we have talked a lot about what power means with regard to movements and how to train for that. We also mentioned that it is important to include power-type training, particularly as we grow older. What you might be surprised to hear is that this, and many...
by powerx2 | Nov 16, 2024 | aging, physical activity, plasticity, resistance training, self-efficacy
Do you know that feeling when you go to step down onto the first step of a staircase that is a different height from what you expected or remember? That feeling of either hitting the ground too soon, or worse, much later than expected, can be quite uncomfortable. Best...
by powerx2 | Nov 2, 2024 | physical activity, plasticity, resistance training, self-efficacy
Okay, now that you are all fired up about adding power to your everyday exercise or thinking routine, I have to start with a word of caution – at least with regard to power in physical movement. While there is immense benefit and, for many of us a real need, to...
