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Emotional Fitness: Paying it Forward

by Heather Long

22 Jun 2008 04:39 PM

Margaret Mead once said, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world." I agree with the statement because one person, driven enough to speak out and act can inspire group think in others.

Exercise Benefits the Whole Person

by Heather Long

31 May 2008 06:08 AM

We talk about the benefits of doing something, we often focus on one or two things about it that creates a benefit. For example, why get a job? To pay the bills would likely be the answer most of us give.

Tuesday Teasers - Flex Your Brain

by Heather Long

26 Jun 2007 06:45 PM

Let's work on exercising our brains. When I was in school, I had a great teacher for homeroom three years running. Every day, we would arrive in the classroom and there would be a problem on the board. The first thirty minutes of the day was devoted to that problem.

Exercise Your Body; Strengthen Your Mind

by Heather Long

14 May 2007 12:12 PM

We've talked about this before, but it never hurts to talk about it again and this time I even have an article from Newsweek on my side. Newsweek magazine published an article called Exercise and the Brain and it described how exercising regularly can increase your mental acuity and brainpower.

Brainstorming - What Counts?

by Heather Long

25 Mar 2007 10:54 AM

We talked about brainstorming earlier and stimulating your brain. We talked about how it enhanced your mood and boosted your confidence, but what counts as brainstorming? Let's chat. Brainstorming Brainstorming itself is the act of generating new ideas or solutions for a problem.

Puzzles & Brainstorming Can Really Give You a Boost

by Heather Long

25 Mar 2007 06:54 AM

Did you know that when you're really dragging or finding it hard to pluck up the motivation to do anything that a sound session of brainstorming can not only boost your mood, it can enhance it - creating an environment where you are more mentally and physically alert?

Brain Fitness: Did You Do Your Mental Aerobics Today?

by Heather Long

05 Jan 2007 06:11 AM

One of my personal resolutions this year was to get my mind back into creative shape.

Brain Fitness - Defensive Pessimism

by Heather Long

17 Dec 2006 08:21 AM

I ran across the phrase defensive pessimism in a magazine recently and as I read the description of it, I found myself staring at it and being amazed. You see, because the description I read - was myself to a tee.

Kids Need Brain Fitness, Too

by Heather Long

17 Oct 2006 07:42 AM

The old motto of use or lose it applies to our brain as much as it does our body. We know that if we don't exercise our bodies regularly, they won't stay in tip-top shape. The same thought applies to our minds, especially the growing and developing minds of our children.

Flex Your Mind

by Heather Long

26 Jun 2006 10:30 AM

It's rare that a fitness forum can endorse a video game as being good for you.



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