Dr. Stacy Sims

Exactly. So the whole flight or fight response that people talk about with cortisol. Yes. we're flighting. We're teaching our body that flight by exercising and your body's like, this is a stress. I need to understand it, overcome it, get stronger. You could also think about it as the fight response too, because if you're in the gym and you're building the muscle and you're

ready to go, coiled up, ready to go, your body's learning that stress. Because we're not an algorithm. We adapt to so many different things. So if we put our body into an uncomfortable or a challenged situation, it doesn't like it. So it learns how to overcome that. and get stronger in the process. So when I, as you're explaining, it's like, yes, it's all about stress resilience.

ready to go, coiled up, ready to go, your body's learning that stress. Because we're not an algorithm. We adapt to so many different things. So if we put our body into an uncomfortable or a challenged situation, it doesn't like it. So it learns how to overcome that. and get stronger in the process. So when I, as you're explaining, it's like, yes, it's all about stress resilience.

ready to go, coiled up, ready to go, your body's learning that stress. Because we're not an algorithm. We adapt to so many different things. So if we put our body into an uncomfortable or a challenged situation, it doesn't like it. So it learns how to overcome that. and get stronger in the process. So when I, as you're explaining, it's like, yes, it's all about stress resilience.

If we're resilient to stress in a meeting, our immune system is also really resilient to stuff that's going around. And we're also resilient enough to maintain a focus if we're getting ready to lose it and our kid goes off. Like we're not gonna break down and start yelling at our partner or our kid because we have this stress resilience. We're able to take that pause.

If we're resilient to stress in a meeting, our immune system is also really resilient to stuff that's going around. And we're also resilient enough to maintain a focus if we're getting ready to lose it and our kid goes off. Like we're not gonna break down and start yelling at our partner or our kid because we have this stress resilience. We're able to take that pause.

If we're resilient to stress in a meeting, our immune system is also really resilient to stuff that's going around. And we're also resilient enough to maintain a focus if we're getting ready to lose it and our kid goes off. Like we're not gonna break down and start yelling at our partner or our kid because we have this stress resilience. We're able to take that pause.

Yeah, I wish I had known about strength training way back when. I was introduced to it when I was 16 because my friend's brother was a bodybuilder. And I was like, oh, okay, I'll go because Michelle, you're going, I'll go with you. But I didn't really realize what that meant.

Yeah, I wish I had known about strength training way back when. I was introduced to it when I was 16 because my friend's brother was a bodybuilder. And I was like, oh, okay, I'll go because Michelle, you're going, I'll go with you. But I didn't really realize what that meant.

Yeah, I wish I had known about strength training way back when. I was introduced to it when I was 16 because my friend's brother was a bodybuilder. And I was like, oh, okay, I'll go because Michelle, you're going, I'll go with you. But I didn't really realize what that meant.

So when we talk about the science of strength training right now, we know that with age, we lose muscle really quickly, start to lose it when we hit 30. And it's really important because one, it's an active tissue, so it helps maintain so many different systems in our body. Not only that, but we think about strength training and how it puts leverage on the bone to improve bone.

So when we talk about the science of strength training right now, we know that with age, we lose muscle really quickly, start to lose it when we hit 30. And it's really important because one, it's an active tissue, so it helps maintain so many different systems in our body. Not only that, but we think about strength training and how it puts leverage on the bone to improve bone.

So when we talk about the science of strength training right now, we know that with age, we lose muscle really quickly, start to lose it when we hit 30. And it's really important because one, it's an active tissue, so it helps maintain so many different systems in our body. Not only that, but we think about strength training and how it puts leverage on the bone to improve bone.

But the big thing really is when we think about cognitive decline. So we see that there's a sex difference as we get older in Alzheimer's, dementia, cognitive decline. And it has to do with brain metabolism. So that's the fuel that your brain uses. And what we call neuroplasticity or how your brain adapts and creates neural pathways.

But the big thing really is when we think about cognitive decline. So we see that there's a sex difference as we get older in Alzheimer's, dementia, cognitive decline. And it has to do with brain metabolism. So that's the fuel that your brain uses. And what we call neuroplasticity or how your brain adapts and creates neural pathways.

But the big thing really is when we think about cognitive decline. So we see that there's a sex difference as we get older in Alzheimer's, dementia, cognitive decline. And it has to do with brain metabolism. So that's the fuel that your brain uses. And what we call neuroplasticity or how your brain adapts and creates neural pathways.

If we're strength training, then yeah, we're taking care of our bone and our muscle. But it's creating signals to the brain to increase its ability to be really active. plastic. So it's like, yeah, okay, I need to have a new pathway. Let's develop that pathway. And so it's always changing. It's like Sudoku, right?

If we're strength training, then yeah, we're taking care of our bone and our muscle. But it's creating signals to the brain to increase its ability to be really active. plastic. So it's like, yeah, okay, I need to have a new pathway. Let's develop that pathway. And so it's always changing. It's like Sudoku, right?

If we're strength training, then yeah, we're taking care of our bone and our muscle. But it's creating signals to the brain to increase its ability to be really active. plastic. So it's like, yeah, okay, I need to have a new pathway. Let's develop that pathway. And so it's always changing. It's like Sudoku, right?

You're mentally working on that, but strength training does the same thing, but it also improves overall metabolism. So now your brain is very flexible and it's like, okay, well, I need glucose, but then I can use lactate. So when you start doing all of these things, it reduces your chances of developing cognitive issues.