Entrepreneurs in any business but especially bootstrappers like so many of us are in the fitness industry, need to be careful of falling down the rabbit holes of distraction (like shiny objects) that are secretly procrastination in disguise.

Now there's a lot going on in your head when you're standing in front of a room teaching a class. Whether you teach math, or kickboxing, history or yoga. There's a process that our brains go through to lock information in. As teachers, instructors and coaches. we need to be aware of that so we can support our students and clients in their learning process. Today, you're going to hear about a foundation that you need to learn just about anything, what memory hooks are and how to use them. How to create a location filing system for your memories, and why forgetting is important to this one's going to be good.

An unsung and underappreciated piece to being successful as a fitness professional is creativity. Today’s episode is a mindset reset on what creativity is and it’s value to learning and memory. Collin and I discuss how to use creativity, curiosity and imagination to help our brains adapt to perceived environments and how stress can kill creativity and limit our success learning or remembering things.

The body, nervous system and movement are intricately connected to how we learn and remember things. And one of the biggest fears for our aging populations is memory loss, dementia and alzheimer’s. Movement is a key aspect to maintaining brain health so it makes sense that we should expand our understanding of that connection.

part two of our sleep factor 101. Today, we are going to be talking about the stages of sleep. And what is happening in those stages of sleep, and which ones are more important. We just want to get a real good picture of what a good night's sleep looks like what is normal. What is abnormal. And how can we use this information to really find our way back, and support our health With a healthy night's sleep.