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This is series eleven, episode nine of the Lifestyle First podcast and today is all about emotions and I come to you with mixed emotions, a touch of sadness mixed with the taste of excitement. So let me explain. Come back with me to December 2019. The air is crisp, the sky is blue. There's frost on the windows and as I look out over the fields at the back of the house, I hear myself say out loud, I'm launching a podcast. I'm not sure who I'm saying that to. There is no one else in the room with me. No one's listening but now I've said it out loud, it feels like a declaration, a slightly crazy one, because the voice of doubt quickly creeps in. What do you know about podcasting? You don't know anything about mics or lighting or editing. There is no way you're going to get to grips with the tech and who's going to listen anyway? Now, maybe I don't know any of this, but what I do know is that there are messages of health that feel so important to share that I can't keep them to myself. Rock on three weeks later. It's the first Sunday in January. I master the tech, and the Lifestyle First Podcast hits the airways. 

Podcasting and YouTubing is hard work and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Yes, it's fun and it's interesting, but there is more to it than meets the eye. I call it a labor of love, and because I love it, I keep doing it and now rock on exactly two years after I made the declaration, 'I'm launching a podcast' and the podcast has now traveled around the world. There are thousands of you listening from everywhere. The UK. The US. Slovenia, India, the Philippines, Vietnam, Poland, Spain, Greece, Portugal, China, South Africa, even New Zealand. Wow and the Lifestyle First Podcast is now ranked in the top 5% of all global podcasts and think about it, with over 2 million podcasts worldwide, that is also a wow and look, I've been touched by so many messages that you sent me, telling me of the difference the show has made, the small things that have resulted in you thinking differently or doing something different that's then had big effects and the reviews have been just amazing.

I'm so grateful and after reading all your comments and talking to you, so many of you, I'm sure you can understand why I feel sad telling you that today is the last episode of The Lifestyle First podcast. As you know, it. Series eleven, episode nine, the end. 117 episodes. It's a wrap!

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Episode 8 of season 11 of The Lifestyle First Podcast is centred around the L in the Lifestyle First Method.

LEARNING HABITS: ARE YOU REINFORCING HABIT LOOPS THAT HELP YOU REACH YOUR GOALS?

This is the bedrock of change. Habits are behaviours you do with automaticity. Are your current habits serving a useful purpose?

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In this episode I explore how to form positive habits around movement & incorporate exercise into your day to day life with the founder of Slope Health, Andrew Lecocq.

We discuss the difference between exercise & movement & question whether there is a difference at all. This concept of removing the cognitive divide between exercise & movement lies at the heart of Slope Health. Slope health is an app focused on creating habits related to exercise and physical activity. And Andrew is focused on changing how we think about exercise so that physical activity becomes a habit and a core component of preventative medicine.

The two research studies we reference in our conversation are:

Definition of exercise:

We follow the advice of Dr. Jack Berryman's perspective: “Mowing the grass, raking leaves, washing the car–all that’s exercise...Physical activity includes all movement, not just throwing a ball through a basket.” -

https://time.com/4475628/the-new-science-of-exercise.

Motivation:

This is one of the most important drivers for long-term success. There are many types of motivations- weight, mental health,etc.

https://ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/1479-5868-8-94.pdf

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As always we give you three actions to take away from the episode which are:

1. Do something every day. Whatever that may be. The best exercise is the one you are willing to do.

2. No stress or pressure to make purchases or big changes. Start wherever you are & organically build better but sustainable habits.

3. Let get of ego & truly consider 'why' you want to build better habits connected with movement.

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#10.08: L: Learning Habits: “What habits can boost your memory?”

“Learning is a skill that can be mastered.”

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My guest on this week’s episode of The Lifestyle First Podcast is Giulia Remondino, TEDx speaker with her talk,Alter Your Past, Replay Your Future, and author of the book Genius By Choice

In this very interesting episode, we:

· Discuss learning to learn

· Highlight the connection between learning and confidence

· Discuss the difference between learning and recalling

· Explore the ability to create mental representations of what we learn to build retention

· Discuss the language of our brain based on images

· Explore 3 phases of memory – encoding, storage, retrieval

· Understand the 3 characteristics of memory based on images, association and emotion

· Highlight 4 key emotions for memory – funny, scary, romantic, and disgusting

· Discuss the immense capacity or our brain

· Explore effective storage for memory

· Highlight the importance of breaks at least every 90 minutes

· Highlight the importance of sleep in processing memory.

1. The one question we discuss is “What habits can boost your memory?”

2. The two references we look at are

· Giulia Remondino. Genius By Choice. 2020

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Genius-Choice-unconventional-Z-handbook-ebook/dp/B097Z32M5N/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3V0SK32T0VQN5&keywords=genius+by+choice&qid=1653122926&sprefix=genius+by+choice%2Caps%2C55&sr=8-1

· The Memory Capacity of a Human Brain. CNS Clinical Neurology Specialists. https://www.cnsnevada.com/what-is-the-memory-capacity-of-a-human-brain/

3. The three actions to take are:

· Turn concepts and words into images

· Add emotion to learning – funny, scary, romantic or disgusting

· Start from a trigger – create an association

Which of these 3 actionable tips will you implement?

Leave your comments below.

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