Tag: Brain health

Anyone in a creative field will tell you about the slumps. It might not be the term they use, but you’ll know what they’re talking about. These are the times when your brain just doesn’t want to kick over. Your fingers don’t want to move, and the ideas are all stuck like fossils buried too…

“Sit as little as possible.” The advice, offered by the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche over a century ago, sounds like it could have been cribbed from the Health section of the New York Times. He continues: “Do not believe any idea that was not born in the open air and of free movement—in which the muscles…

If you’re as busy as I am, finding the time to exercise can seem harder than bobsledding up a tree. But according to Dr. Wendy Suzuki, professor of neuroscience and psychology at New York University, getting off your couch or up from your desk through your workweek can have an insanely positive influence on your…

I’ve been doing two things for the majority of my life—exercising and performing in the arts. But it wasn’t until about nine years ago, while in the throes of my personal-training career, when a lightbulb went off and the words “fitness, performance and creativity” popped into my head. It gave me pause and literally stopped…

You know the feeling: You’re in the middle of a good sweat sesh, in the zone, playlist on point, and you honestly feel invincible. The feel-good endorphins you get from an amazing workout are unbeatable, and can make you feel incredible and inspired AF for days. But does exercise make you more creative? Or is…

It’s hard to find flow in a cubicle. And there’s a good reason for that. You’re sitting in a box. Next time you’re feeling stuck and your mind seems as blank as your screen, remember this: studies show body movement can unlock creative ways of thinking—no matter what kind of problem you’re trying to solve.…