Fitness Myths….Busted! -Use Your Brain to Get Fit 07/15/13

Why is it so difficult for so many people to follow through on their fitness goals and routines? The answer is that there are certain myths about what it takes to become more fit—increase flexibility, strength, coordination, and stamina—that contradict what our bodies really need and require. Brain research has shown that when we bring attention to what we feel as we do any movement, there is an immediate, dramatic increase in the number of new connections associated with the areas of body that we are moving. Anat Baniel has created a method for developing these brain connections to enhance your level of fitness, and assist you with following through with all it takes to have a fit, healthy body!Anat Baniel, bestselling author of Move Into Life, The Nine Essentials for Lifelong Vitality and Kids Beyond Limits, is a world-renowned practitioner and founder of the Anat Baniel Method - a major rethinking of health and wellness based in the understanding of how to create new neural patterns to overcome limitations and effectively help special needs children, back pain sufferers, and high performers.She teaches workshops and presents nationally and internationally and has worked with tens of thousands of people from high performing athletes, musicians, and CEOs to back pain sufferers. Anat is renowned for her miraculous outcomes with children with special needs and patients with traumatic brain injury. She currently offers private sessions with patients in her center in Marin County, CA.Join us on this week’s show as The Thrive Doctors interview Anat Baniel to bring you a whole new understanding on how to use your mind to make your body fit!