According to Dr. Uche Odiatu, a General Dentist from Toronto who is well known on the dental conference circuit for his talks on wellness and fitness, being physically fit helps everything in your life work better. In fact, it has been shown that memory alone improves by 20% in the 2 hours immediately following a workout.
In conversation with Dr. John O’Keefe, Director of Knowledge Networks CDA, Dr. Odiatu explains how we can all include fitness in our lives, no matter how busy our schedules are.
“When it comes to exercising, simplicity is everything,” he says. “Easy, doable, effortless workouts that can be done daily.”
Dr. Odiatu also cites studies that show that as little as 5-7 minutes of interval training per day, where the intensity is alternated, is as good or better than one hour of steady state training.
So come on, what are you waiting for?
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THE FACTS ON FITNESS
- Being physically fit helps everything in your life work better
- Memory improves by 20% in the 2 hours following a workout
- Exercise gives you more energy
- Exercise relieves stress
- Studies from McMaster University have shown that as little as 5-7 minutes of interval training per day (where the intensity is alternated), is as good or better than one hour of steady state training
DR. ODIATU’S TIPS
- When it comes to exercising, simplicity is everything:
- Easy
- Doable
- Effortless
- Can be done daily
- Consider taking exercise equipment out of the basement and put it in the living room
- Make a habit of it
- Keep it short
- Go for intensity rather than slow steady state (so long as it is medically safe and appropriate for you to do so)