Braden Emanuelson

[Dan Go @CoachDanGo]

The average American gets 3000 to 4000 steps a day.

This pales in comparison to our hunter gatherer ancestors who got 16,000 to 17,000 steps.

This image shows 2 brain scans that represent a students neural activity during a test following sitting and walking for 20 minutes.

The color blue represents lower neural activity, while the color red shows higher brain activity in a given region.

This shows that exercise has a massive impact not only on your physical health but your mental health.

Here are 5 reasons why:

1) It increases serotonin, norepinephrine & dopamine, which manage your thoughts & emotions.

2) It releases endorphins into your body that block out pain and make you feel good.

3) It promotes neuroplasticity, which enhances your brains ability to learn skills and change.

4) It increases oxygen supply to your brain that can help with memory, flexible thinking and self control.

5) It helps you manage stress & increase energy, which will help you become better at every aspect of life.

If exercise came in pill form, it would be plastered across the front page, hailed as the blockbuster drug of the century.

Do you need to hit a gym to get the benefits? It helps but no.

You can find ways to get more movement throughout your day.

It could be taking the stairs instead of using the elevator.

Or parking a bit farther from your spot. You could even do walking meetings.

You can do micro workouts like doing 10 pushups each time you use a door or squats before you sit.

There are many ways to get more exercise throughout your day that the only thing you have to get over is yourself.

Do not sleep on what a few more steps or a bout of intense exercise will do to your brain and body.

It is the #1 metahabit in the world for a reason. Use it to your advantage.

Ps. Credit to @SahilBloom for being the first one to bring this brain scan to my attention.

[Dan Go @CoachDanGo]

This is an MRI image of 3 people:

The top is a 40 year old triathlete.
The middle is a 74 year old sedentary person.
The bottom is a 70 year old triathlete.

The dark part is the muscle and the light part is the fat.

What you see is that a 70 year old may be able to retain the same amount of muscle and bone density as a 40 year old if maintained through exercise.

If not, then you suffer the fate of the 74 year old sedentary person.

The lesson? You either use it or lose it.

Stay active and train consistently to live a long and prosperous life.

[Boom Boom SKOL @BoomBoomSKOL]

This brotha a real one. ✊🏿 #Skol

[maximus〽️ @Maxthepapi]

You can’t replace a woman that gives both wife & bestfriend vibes>>>>

[OMiT Paul @PaulEhx_]

nobody cares, work harder

[Braden Emanuelson @B_Emanuelson]

Luka’s legacy is about to take off. My goodness this kids different !!!

[Bleacher Report @BleacherReport]

LUKAAAAAA 😱😱😱 https://t.co/YtQgKCG9HD

[Drew Comments @sjs856]

Man if my daughter does this, security will be escorting me out. Cause imma be talkin BIG sh*t!! 😂🤣

[Braden Emanuelson @B_Emanuelson]

I feel like everyday I am seeing suicide in the news. Check on the people you love. Sometimes all it takes is one conversation to change a life

[NBC News @NBCNews]

A student-athlete from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has died by suicide, her family says. https://t.co/Q8l9oeBHMW

[Goldin @GoldinCo]

Absolutely filthy 🤯🇺🇸

[Braden Emanuelson @B_Emanuelson]

This has to be one of the emotional announcers of all time. Makes watching the Hornets great. Put ‘em right up there w the great Paul Allen !!!

[Barstool Gambling @stoolgambling]

The Hornets announcer >>>

[Taoreed X @Willbsuccessful]

Nobody was yelling “Stop stop” when this big marshmallow was attacking this Muslim girl, it was all fun and giggles, but once a Black girl stood up to defend the girl from this beast now it’s “stop stop”... you can obviously understand the racism that takes place at this school.

[annie @starggirlxo]

bouta b me if those gas prices keep going up

[Reese Waters @reesewaters]

Kids the year was 2016....

[Braden Emanuelson @B_Emanuelson]

What is wrong w some people. Oh my goodness.

[. @JuiceWorlddd]

Fighting Demons. 12/10. #lljw 🕊

[Los 🍇 @LosPollosTV]

“LeBron started super teams” THREAD:

For younger people who may have been tricked by Twitter into thinking LeBron “started super teams”... Here’s the truth.

These 3 and the Boston Celtics started them.

And I’ll explain everything in case you didn’t watch or forgot.