Archive for March 2016
Other Curiosities about the Human Brain
Did you know that the frontal lobe is the last part that evolves in our brain, the slowest to mature and the first to deteriorate as we age? How curious is that? It allows us to travel to the future before the actual experience takes place. Did you also know that the visual cortex is…
Read MoreGet Fit & Healthy with Kangoo Jumps Challenge
ATTENTION, ATTENTION!!! MIX FIT CLUB is launching its first challenge ever!! Get Fit & Healthy with Kangoo Jumps is a 12 week challenge starting on 4 April. What is it all about? Well, we will be assessing your: BMI (weight & height), RBP (resting blood pressure), WHR (waist to hip ratio), and Agility – last…
Read MoreAlexithymia – Absence of Words to Describe Emotional States
Alexithymia – a dissociation between experience and awareness is affecting people that seem to have feelings but they are somehow unaware of them. That is to say when awareness is decoupled from emotional experience, what we get is numbfeel. People can be happy, curious, sad, bored and not know it. They seem to have physiological…
Read MoreFat vs carbohydrate – powerful exercise fuels and other mysteries
One of the factors that contribute to our exercise performance is nutrition. Genetics play an important role as well as training (how well & how much do you train, etc.), and your overall health. Fuels necessary to the exercising muscle – stored glucose (glycogen in the liver – can be used immediately when the muscle…
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