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Manly Men Do Dance!
Posted by: | CommentsDid you know that dance is one of the best things you can do for the health of your body and your brain?
And not just repeating the same old moves.
When you learn new steps, which is both physically and mentally challenging, you are recharging your brain as well as your body.
In fact many schools back in my homeland (in the U.K.) now teach ballroom and Latin dance because of the positive effect on the kids’ learning abilities and behavior.
And if you guys that think that manly men don’t dance…. according to a recent issue of Psychologies magazine, Dr. Peter Lovett, a psychologist specializing in performance at the University of Hertfordshire, in England, recently examined how women respond to men’s dance moves at nightclubs.
You might be surprised to hear that he discovered that shufflers, (you know… who shuffle from foot to foot without barely lifting either off the floor), were rated lowest in terms of masculinity and attractiveness. Meanwhile men who incorporated the occasional unexpected movement were eye-catching (I wonder why) and appeared more in control.
So who says manly men don’t dance.
You’ve More Control Than You Think
Posted by: | CommentsUntil fairly recently, scientists considered that the brain was fixed after early childhood. In other words, whatever you’ve got is what you’re stuck with.
Not so! New breakthroughs in the science of neuroplasticity tell us that far from being fixed, the brain can in fact not only grow new cells, but it has amazing capabilities of changing its very structure.
But what does that mean to you? Now that we know that our actions and even our thoughts can actually change the physical structure of our brain, that means you can improve things like your IQ, your ability to focus and concentrate, or be creative, even your memory– at any age.
It means that we have a lot more control over our mental and emotional states than was ever though possible. WOW!
