Podcasts about rewire fitness

Sun Sachs is the founder of Rewire Fitness. Rewire is a mental fitness platform that helps athletes reach their full potential and avoid burnout by providing tools that improve mindset, readiness and resilience ★ Support this podcast ★

The reality is you can't decouple your mental health from your physical health, your nutrition from your brain health. There's all these things that are interrelated. We're very complex human beings, and you just can't sum it up by looking at one data point or one aspect. So that's really how I look at [holistic health], as the big picture and how everything impacts each other.   - Sun SachsToday's guest is former elite athlete, Sun Sachs. Sun  is the CEO & Co-founder of Rewire Fitness, the first mental fitness platform that helps athletes and individuals reach their full potential and avoid burnout by providing tools that improve mindset, readiness and resilience.   And I have to tell you, that since recording the episode, I've had the chance to explore the app and I want to let you all know that I'm finding it quite helpful in my everyday life, particularly for refocusing my mind when I feel overwhelmed or “all over the place,” which of course happens more than I'd like. I also really appreciate that Sun is not only a tough athlete, but also an extremely compassionate individual. He is passionate about animal welfare, the environment, and human health and co-created the plant-based media brand, www.thebeet.com.  Sun is also a plant-based culinary chef graduate and former instructor from Matthew Kenny Cuisine.  Sun continues to advise for The Beet and promotes a healthy plant-based, athletic lifestyle with his wife, two kids, and 7 animal rescues (4 cats & 3 dogs).VIEW THE FULL SHOW NOTES AND GUEST BIO & LINKS HERE —---------------------------------------SPONSORED BY THE PLANT-EMPOWERED COACHING PROGRAMIf you're ready to ditch dieting and build a plant-strong body for life, CLICK HERE to learn more and book a consultation.---------------------------------------Check out our sister show, The Vegan Life Coach Podcast, HERE!LET'S CONNECT!

On this episode, I'll be talking to the CEO and Co-Founder or Rewire Fitness, Sun Sachs. We delve into what motivated Sun and his partners to help create the resilience and self-care application known as Rewire Fitness, which is utilised by many high performance sporting and non-sporting organisations around the world.    Sun details how he was wanting to fill the hole for individuals who are looking to train more efficiently, safely and being able to reach their full potential without experiencing burnout. Traditional way to experience greatness in sports is to push athletes to their limits, which can have negative connotations to it. However, Rewire helps athletes, coaches, nurses, doctors and so many more people in very demanding roles build mental toughness within a healthy training cycle based on real time feedback from physiological and psychological responses, instead of sending them into the ground with unbalanced training advice. Sun reflects on his own experiences with burnout when he was an elite cyclist and how difficult it can be to get out of the dark pit of demotivation, depression and heavy training load.    Rewire only takes a few minutes each day can help trigger mindset and emotional states that either ramp up or settle down the individual to best help them in that specific moment. This can have a massive effect on longevity not just in sport but in general life.   Linkedin rewirefitness Email – sun@rewire.team Website – rewirefitness.app

"You don't get stronger when you're training, you get stronger when you're resting"Sun Sachs  is a life-long endurance athlete for the past 35+ years in competitive cycling, triathlon and adventure races. Sun is passionate about animal welfare, the environment, and human health and co-founded the plant-based media brand www.thebeet.com, which later merged with Forks Over Knives, the leading plant-based health resource. Sun is also a plant-based culinary chef graduate and former instructor from Matthew Kenny Cuisine. Sun is now the co-founder of Rewire Fitness, an app that is revolutionizing how we build mental resilience.  Today, Sun and I discuss the pitfalls of a perfectionist mindset, how to improve your performance (athletic or otherwise), stress management and his pillars of wellness. ***HAVE A QUESTION, SUGGESTION OR COMMENT FOR THE PODCAST? FILL OUT THE FORM HERE***Resources from this Episode:The Beet Forks Over KnivesIf you want to connect with Sun, visit the following:Instagram: @rewirefitnessApp Store: Rewire Fitness How can I work with Plant Centered Nutrition? One on One Coaching"Positively Plant-Based": the Online CourseIf you want to connect with Ashley, visit the following:Instagram: @plantcenterednutritionWebsite: plantcenterednutrition.usFacebook: Plant Centered NutritionIf you want to connect with Katie, visit the following:Instagram: @plantcenteredkatieWebsite: plantcenterednutrition.usFacebook: Plant Centered Nutrition

You're listening to 90% Mental: conversations with Grant Parr, Episode 195. Today, mental performance coach Grant Parr sits down with entrepreneur and athlete Ed Gibbins to discuss mental toughness, resilience, and what the differences between the two are. Gibbins shares details about his new fitness and performance app, Rewire Fitness, and talks about the value and functionality the users can expect from this amazing app. If you're interested in how the latest technology can be used to help athletes train harder, recover faster, and manage stress better, then this is a must-listen episode!

In this podcast, we speak with Pete McKnight, the Director of Coaching and Sports Science at Hintsa Performance and a member of the Rewire Fitness advisory board.With over two decades of experience in the field, Pete has coached and managed the performance of some of the world's top F1 drivers. Summary:Pete's comprehensive approach to coaching elite sport and managing athletesA typical day in the life working with F1 teamsThe unique challenges and opportunities involved in coaching F1 driversHow to use science and research to inform the coaching processThe recruitment process for F1 coaches Characteristics which differentiate top athletesPete's thoughts on the F1 coaching practice compared to other populations (military, corporate professionals...)How to unlock performance outside of physiologyand much more... 

In this episode, Brandon speaks with Sun Sachs, one of the founders at Rewire Fitness, about how mental fitness can help young athletes. Rewire Fitness has been backed by some of the biggest names in sports, like Under Armour and NBA All-Star Kyle Korver. They speak about common sport psychology topics at a deep level, such as overtraining (and how to avoid it) and the different types of breathing that anybody can utilize. We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to check out their website and app for more free resources. Rewire Fitness: https://rewirefitness.app/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mind-design-sports/message

Today in episode #162 of the Demystifying Mental Toughness Podcast I chat with Sun Sachs and Ed Gibbins, owners of Rewire Fitness about flow states.  When you have a sense of control, are at peace, have a quiet mind and an inner calmness about you.  We discuss the characteristics and importance of flow states, as well as touching on how you can find “flow.” Key Learning Points: Understanding self-care can help perfectionist athletes. The perfectionist can be relentless in their pursuit of excellence impacting negatively on their relationships and other areas of their life. Taking yourself and situations too seriously can be a trap perfectionists fall into. A flow state is where your mind is calm, your awareness is increased and you make quick smart decisions. When you are in flow you aren't thinking about the past or future, it is the here and now. A quality of flow is a loss of self-consciousness and a task only focus. Visualisation, Mindfulness and Sports Hypnosis are great ways to get into the Flow. What is your “flow trigger?” If you haven't got one, create one! Connect with Sun Sachs and Ed Gibbins @ Rewire Fitness Website Instagram Linkedin Connect with David Charlton Sign Up to The Mental Edge Join David @ The Sports Psychology Hub Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn To Listen to Flow State Related Podcast Episodes Ep002: Steve Judge –  How to Deal with Adversity Ep007: Toby Flood – How Elite Athletes Mentally Prepare Ep063: David Charlton – 7 Reasons Why Golfers Should Visualise Ep 081: Stuart Wade – Mental Toughness in Combat Sports Ep099: Trevor Jones – How to Deal with Overthinking on the Golf Course Blogs to read to induce a Flow State 3 Ways to use Visualisation so that You are Mentally Prepared to Win How to Quieten the Mind when Fighting My Child Can't Find "The Zone" Using ACT and Mindfulness to Improve Your Sporting Performances Why You Should Meditate To Improve Your Sport Performance? 3 Great conversations to have with your kids that relate with flow states Conversations with Kids - Relax and Unwind Conversations with Kids - Gratitude 1 Conversations with Kids – Gratitude 2

Sun Sachs can speak from experience about burnout in sports. The CEO and founder of Rewire Fitness--which helps athletes develop mental fitness--began bike racing as a young kid, and worked his way up to an elite level. At the age of 26, he quit, and couldn't look at a bike for more than eight years. Now he helps other athletes focus on mental fitness. The Rewire Fitness platform is based on neuroscience and sports psychology.  Submit podcast guest suggestions here: https://www.youthsportspsychology.com/youth_sports_psychology_blog/contact/ Visit us at https://www.youthsportspsychology.com/ Subscribe to this podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/building-confidence-in-young-athletes/id1602758597    

In episode 154, Sun Sachs, CEO at Rewire, joins us. Specifically Sun will be looking at: Difference between mental health and mental performance How athletes can improve their mental performance How this helps to avoid overtraining and burnout About Sun: "Sun Sachs is the founder and CEO of Rewire Fitness, the first mental fitness platform that helps athletes reach their full potential and avoid burnout by providing tools that improve mindset, readiness and resilience. He is also a 20 year veteran in software development and a life-long endurance athlete for the past 35+ years in competitive cycling, triathlon and adventure races." Website: https://rewirefitness.app Instagram: https://instagram.com/rewirefitness Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rewire-fitness/ FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode154 JOIN THE SCIENCE FOR SPORT TEAM: https://www.scienceforsport.com/join-our-team/ ​ Learn Quicker & More Effectively, Freeing Up Time To Spend With Friends And Family ​ Optimise Your Athletes' Recovery ​ Position Yourself As An Expert To Your Athletes And Naturally Improve Buy-In ​ Reduce Your Athletes' Injury Ratese ​ Save 100's Of Dollars A Year That Would Otherwise Be Spent On Books, Courses And More ​ Improve Your Athletes' Performance ​ Advance Forward In Your Career, Allowing You To Earn More Money And Work With Elite-Level Athletes ​ Save Yourself The Stress & Worry Of Constantly Trying To Stay Up-To-Date With Sports Science Research

Taylor and Lauren are joined by Sun Sachs and Ed Gibbins, Co-Founders of Rewire Fitness. Rewire Fitness is a holistic performance platform designed to help athletes develop mental fitness, build resiliency, and get primed for performance. Sun and Ed share their personal stories that led them into the fields of neuroscience and sport psychology, the individualization of recovery for athletes through the app, and so much more.  If you find this episode of any value, please share with a friend or on social and leave us a rating/review on Apple or Spotify. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok Rewire Fitness: Website: https://rewirefitness.app Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rewirefitness/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rewire-fitness/ Discord community where you can connect with other performance-minded athletes and rewire users. Contact Us Taylor Cook - @tayloredminds Lauren Williams - @laurenwilliamshpc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adventure Audio is getting a new look/sound in 2023. After 3 years and 139 episodes, Tyler needs to step away from full-time hosting duties. We look back on the past three years, and Tyler helps introduce Pete's new co-host. We'll be trying to have Tyler on as guest regularly (especially for pro cycling coverage). Website: adventureaudiopodcast.com This episode is brought to you by: Wheelscience (www.wheelscience.com), State Bicycle Company (www.statebicycle.com) and Rewire Fitness (www.rewirefitness.app) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/adventureaudio/support

We met Sun Sachs, a long-time endurance athlete and software developer, CEO and Co-founder of Rewire Fitness, a mental fitness platform for athletes to avoid burnout by providing tools that improve mindset, readiness and resilience, and co-creator of thebeet.com, on a recent podcast about training your brain for performance. He is passionate about animal welfare, the environment and human health. He is a plant-based culinary chef graduate and continues to advise for The Beet. In this week's podcast, Sonya talked with Sun about his switch to a plant-based diet, his renewed energy, and commitment to hard work. Key Takeaways: Transitioning to a plant-based diet Energy and performance boost with the diet shift Setting expectations when returning to endurance sports Creating thebeet.com Becoming a trained chef How plant-based eating provides the needed energy stores Waking up refreshed after lifestyle change Don't be intimidated by hard work Links: Check out thebeet.com Learn more about Rewire Fitness app Related Podcast: How to Train your Brain for Performance with Rewire App's Sun Sachs Related Podcast: The Science of Plant-Based Nutrition with Dr. Michael Greger Related Podcast: How Not to Diet with Dr. Michael Greger

We are on a mission to create a better world, and the cornerstone of this better world begins when we commit to training our minds. Today we are grateful to have Sun Sachs on the show. Sun is the CEO & co-founder of Rewire Fitness, a Neuro Performance Platform For Athletes that take a holistic approach to mental fitness. Sun is also a long-time endurance athlete, meditator, and animal advocate. He is the co-creator of thebeet.com, which later merged with Forks Over Knives to Create Upbeet Brands; he is a plant-based culinary chef and a former instructor from Matthew Kenny Cuisine. We dive into so much during this conversation and hope you enjoy where it took us. In this episode, we discuss: - all-in to burnout - sport as a means to heal from bullying - unlocking flow state - what is flow state? - in order to succeed, we may need to care less - Rewire Fitness app - readiness to train - recovery experience for your mind - managing cognitive fatigue - recovering perfectionist - calm mind is the greatest tool for athletic performance - plant-based story  - rigid mindset Namaste- Jess

Sun Sachs, a long-time endurance athlete and software developer, is the CEO and Co-founder of Rewire Fitness, a mental fitness platform for athletes to avoid burnout by providing tools that improve mindset, readiness and resilience. He is passionate about animal welfare, the environment and human health. Sun co-created the plant-based media brand - www.thebeet.com - which merged with Forks Over Knives. He is a plant-based culinary chef graduate and continues to advise for The Beet. In this week's podcast, Sonya chats with Sun about brain endurance training, performance and his app, Rewire Fitness. Rewire provides neuro-training, mental readiness assessments, and mindset recovery. Key Takeaways   What is brain endurance training? Tracking cognitive fatigue Cognitive fatigue and physical fatigue How to adapt your perception of effort What mental recovery looks like The power of priming Breath work for performance  

In this episode, Natalie chats with Sun Sachs, the CEO & Co-founder of Rewire Fitness, the first mental fitness platform that helps athletes reach their full potential and avoid burnout by providing tools that improve mindset, readiness and resilience. They discuss:Sun's journey as a plant-based athlete and how he recognized he was underfueling for sport.What is Rewire Fitness and what's the mission of the company? What is mental fitness and why is it important?His personal stories about mental conditioning for sport. Tools athletes can use to prevent burnout? Sun's favorite training & recovery recipesJoin Greenletes U!IG: @greenletes

Sun Sachs is a vegan life-long endurance athlete in competitive cycling, triathlon and adventure races. He is also the CEO & Co-founder of Rewire Fitness, the first mental fitness platform that helps athletes reach their full potential and avoid burnout by providing tools that improve mindset, readiness and resilience. In this podcast, Sun shares his insights on mindset, mental fitness, longevity and performance. Sun Sachs Founder and CEO, Rewire Fitness Instagram: @rewirefitness https://rewirefitness.app ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Plant Based / Vegan Life Coaching. If you've ever thought that avoiding or eliminating animal products would be a great idea, but you didn't know where to start, this Podcast is for you. For more information, to submit a question or topic, or to book a free 30 minute Coaching session visit micheleolendercoaching.com or email info@micheleolendercoaching.com “Buy Me A Coffee” Donate Button Facebook page Instagram Music, Production, and Editing by Charlie Weinshank. For inquiries email: charliewe97@gmail.com Virtual Support Services: https://proadminme.com/

Ed is the Co-Founder and Product Lead at Rewire Fitness. Rewire is a mental fitness app that helps athletes reach their full potential and avoid burnout by providing tools that improve mindset, readiness and resilience. You can learn more about Ed via his website rewirefitness.app and connect with him on Twitter and Instagram   For more information about James Roberts (the host of the podcast), visit jamesowenroberts.com and connect with him on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Youtube and Instagram

Welcome Ed Gibbins, the Co-Owner and Chief Product Officer at Rewire Fitness, to the HNL Movement Podcast! For everyone out there, especially athletes, how do you train and recover mentally and cognitively? There is evidence and proven strategies that help to enhance physical readiness and performance, however, many of us don't have the tools or experience to apply these mental and cognitive strategies to our training regimen.Ed shares his experiences growing up playing rugby, overcoming obstacles of Type 1 diabetes, and his growing fascination with the mind body connection as it relates to optimal performance. The mind has such a powerful influence over how we perceive exertion and our overall physical performance. Our mind can be a limiting factor that needs to be trained just like how we train physically with strength & conditioning. This is where Rewire Fitness comes in and provides solutions to improve our mental and cognitive readiness.Listen in to all the insights and the importance of mental and cognitive wellness. Rewire Fitness is providing a way to assess, train, and improve your mental and cognitive health that will help you to perform better in activities, sports, and life. Listen in to this episode and check out more information about Rewire Fitness at the links below! Enjoy the episode!Website: https://rewirefitness.app/IG: https://www.instagram.com/rewirefitness/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/rewirefitnessapp Twitter: https://twitter.com/rewire_appYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHleaoz9k4ceXEFVcUNdNqg Did you enjoy this episode?Please subscribe and leave a review on:AppleSpotifyGooglePandoraiHeartRadio

Ed Gibbins, Co-Founder and CPO of Rewire Fitness joined Sarah and Russ to talk hacking your brain to reach your full potential and avoid burnout. He shares tips to obtaining the mental strength of professional athletes and the tools that improve mindset, readiness and resilience.DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is solely intended as a self-help tool for your own use.

Welcome back to The Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast, where we cover the science-based evidence behind social and emotional learning (for schools) and emotional intelligence training (in the workplace) with tools, ideas and strategies that we can all use for immediate results. I'm Andrea Samadi, an author, and educator with a passion for learning specifically on the topics of health, wellbeing and productivity, and launched this podcast to share how important an understanding of our brain is for our everyday life and results--whether we are a teacher or student in the classroom, or in working the modern workplace. For today's Brain Fact Friday, I wanted to revisit a topic that we have covered once already on the podcast, Heart Rate Variability or HRV. We covered an introduction to the importance of understanding HRV back in April of 2021 on EPISODE #125[i] on “What is HRV and Why is it Important for Tracking Health, Recovery and Resilience?” I wanted to go back to this episode and the basics of HRV because it's such an important number to measure and understand “not just for health and recovery on a regular basis, but (for) resilience.” (Neurohacker.com) Recently, I found myself not being able to explain what it is, or knowing exactly how I can manipulate it for improved results, leading me to take a closer look at what it is, or go back to HRV Basics. What is Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and Why is it Considered “the Most Important Biomarker--a measure that captures what's going on in a cell at any given moment that can serve as an early warning system for your health?”[ii] Unless you have been training with a forward-thinking coach, you're an elite athlete, or someone who has taken a serious interest in measuring their performance, most of us have not heard of, or really understand what exactly heart rate variability means. From the name, we can tell it has something to do with our heart rate. Maybe you're like me and you measure your own HRV and have even studied it to see what exactly it is, but when it comes to explaining it to someone else, you just say when asked what it is “that it's just an important number to know.”  When I heard that Dr. Rabin, a board-certified psychiatrist and neuroscientist, would consider HRV to be “the most important biomarker for tracking health” I knew it was time to revisit HRV closely so that I could better understand it myself, and explain it to others with more confidence. I wondered: What is HRV again? Why is it the most important biomarker for tracking health, recovery and resilience? What tools can I use to measure it? Besides clean eating, sleep and rest, how else can I improve this important number? Can I dive deeper and look at my HRV, and see if I can manipulate a higher score by doing things a certain way when I'm experiencing high stress or having an off day? How can I stay motivated when life is difficult to keep pushing forward and have more high HRV days than low? REMINDER: WHAT IS HRV? After reviewing EPISODE 125, where we covered “What is HRV and Why is it Important?”  I remembered that this number measures a person's ability to bounce back from stress. Kristen Holmes and Emily Capodilupo from Whoop are HRV experts and they remind us on their most recent review of HRV that “it's the timing between the beats of your heart and that the variability comes from the sympathetic side (where we take action) and the parasympathetic side (where we rest or digest).”[iii] BALANCING OUR PARASYMPATHETIC AND SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM: Our goal is to find balance between the two parts of our autonomic nervous system. When there's balance, we will see a lot of variability, or a HIGH HRV that tells us that our nervous system is balanced and that “you have a lot of resources that are available and ready to use.” (Kristen Holmes/Emily Capodilupo, Whoop's HRV 101 Podcast).  This is why more and more athletes are using wearable devices like Whoop, or there's the Oura Ring[iv], so they can wake up and see their score, and gain some insight into this number over time, using it for their training schedules.  If you wake up to a high HRV score, then you know it's going to be a good day, with lots of resources available to you whether you are an athlete training for an event, or if you just want to operate at your highest capacity. When your HRV score goes down, it's because “one set of the inputs, usually the sympathetic (action-taking) part of our nervous system is dominating, producing cortisol and the parasympathetic side, isn't getting heard.” (Kristen Holmes/Emily Capodilupo, Whoop's HRV 101 Podcast). WHY IS UNDERSTANDING THIS NUMBER SO IMPORTANT? Now that HRV has been explained, (what it is) and I feel that I've got a solid understanding of what a high HRV score means, ( I have more capacity to perform)  versus a low HRV score, (where I'm not as balanced as I could be), I wanted to review why this number is so important for measuring rest, recovery and resilience. I listened to Whoop's most recent podcast on HRV Insights where they took all of their HRV related podcasts and gave the highlights of these on this one episode, and I heard internal medicine and journalist Dr. Bob Arnot, (ar-not) say that “HRV is the best overall marker for biological age—it's how springy your overall autonomic nervous system is”[v] and world-renowned HRV expert Dr. Daniel Plews said that “knowing your HRV gives you more bang for your buck when you train” and then Whoop's Vice President of Performance Kristen Holmes, (who joined us on EPISODE #134)[vi] agreed, saying that “you show up with more capacity to training, and that it matters what you did the day before for next day capacity and next day HRV.” So, a higher HRV number is what we want to look for, if we have a day where our performance is important. Not just for athletes, but also an important number to watch for our productivity in the workplace. Will Ahmed, the founder of Whoop warns us “to avoid comparing your HRV to someone else's as it's “me verses me” number, and that we should be concerned with our score versus our baseline, and not ever look over the shoulder of someone else's numbers to compare. WHAT TOOLS CAN I USE TO MEASURE THIS SCORE? Before measuring my HRV with Whoop, (that has a yearly fee associated with it[vii]), I started with a free app[viii] on my iPhone and it felt accurate and was a great place to start. Then I moved to measuring this number with Whoop when I was preparing for my interview #134 with Kristen Holmes[ix] and decided to purchase a membership and try it out. HOW CAN WE IMPROVE THIS SCORE? So, if this score is so important, how can we improve it? There are many articles you can read that will give you tips on improving your HRV[x] but world class stunt guy, Steve-O told Whoop that he swears by his high HRV Score with “mindfulness and meditation”[xi] which made me think beyond what we already know with clean eating, sleep and exercise. While researching HRV on a deeper level, I got an email from the Rewire Fitness App that I had been using, since EPISODE #179[xii] with the CEO of Rewire Fitness[xiii] Sun Sachs, on Their First to Market Neuro Performance Mobile App for Athletes and the email said that I had been entered into a contest to win a prize (and the prizes were actually ones I could really use). The email said that the more we used this app, the more entries we would get into this contest. I thought, “I'm in” thinking that maybe I could see if I could increase my HRV levels with increased usage of this app, but adding something else to the plate is easier said than done, even with these incredible prizes. Even though I had been using this app regularly since our interview last November, I have to say that I wasn't using it twice a day (like Jack-O said gave him his noticeable HRV boost) and I was sometimes skipping a day. But this contest motivated me to take this all seriously and test out whether using the app, twice a day, consistently, could manipulate a higher HRV score with predictable results I could use in the future when needed. Here are the results: DAY 1: Friday July 24th, I took the Rewire Fitness app readiness test that I take first thing in the morning, (that takes just a few minutes and it involves hitting a key when you see a shape appear on the screen) flagged me with high cognitive fatigue. It also showed low scores on the physical track, but my emotional track was looking good. I was tired, and the app picked it up, giving me a Readiness Score of 53 at baseline, was congruent to how I was feeling. With this new understanding of HRV, after reviewing it last week, it would make sense that my HRV score would also be low, and I went over to the Whoop app to see, and it was. You can see on Friday, my HRV score took a dip down to 58 from 96. Remember, if you do measure your HRV, don't compare it to mine. 58 that's a low score for me, could be a high score for someone else. The Rewire app had me do a Mindset Recovery Program that included guided breathing, binaural beats, self-talk, subliminal priming and visualization. I did do two meditations suggested for this day, in addition to what I already do in the morning. DAY 2: The next day, Saturday July 25th, I woke up, took the 2 minute readiness test as usual, and all of my scores (cognitive, physical and emotional) had improved, giving me a rating of PRIMED with a score that went from 53 to 63. A quick glance at my Whoop app showed that my HRV score went up (just slightly) from 58 to 63 which I was hoping to see. I did do two meditations that the app suggested this day, in addition to what I already do in the morning. DAY 3: Sunday night, July 25th, I went to bed, and wanted my score to be higher the next day, so that I could make a case for Jack-O's theory that mediation and mindfulness really does improve your HRV score, and show how the Rewire App took me me from “Tired to Re-Wired” in one weekend, but I wasn't sure it would work. Not that I doubted the app, but when we are measuring something like HRV, there are so many different variables that can affect this number. Emily Capadilupo mentioned that if you are slightly dehydrated, this number can be decreased. So, I did everything I knew of,  to raise my HRV Sunday night, and Monday morning, woke up to an increased HRV score of 85, and a PEAK score on the Rewire Fitness app that went from 53 on Saturday to 88 on Monday. RESULTS OF THE EXPERIMENT: From this weekend experiment, it was clear that meditation and the mindfulness exercises did increase my HRV number, giving me more resources to draw from on Monday morning. If you are measuring your HRV score over a long period of time, you can play around with this number to see what brings it up, and what takes it down. Obviously when we eat clean, get enough rest, and sleep, our score goes higher. Test it out and see what makes your score go higher for you, or lower. The CEO of Kernal, Bryan Johnson, says his HRV goes up higher when he sings. While my singing isn't good enough to increase my HRV score, for such an important biomarker for tracking health, recovery and resilience, I plan to continue to do whatever I can to keep this number high. MOTIVATION: Which brings me to motivation because there are times that we just don't feel like doing the activity that we know is important for our health and every day well-being. I often have days like this, and having a system that you can draw energy from within yourself can really help. EXTRINSIC VS INTRINSIC MOTIVATION: To review motivation, I revisited Clayton Christensen's ground-breaking and besting selling book for motivation in the classroom, Disrupting Class, where he reminds us that “motivation can be extrinsic or intrinsic. Extrinsic motivation comes from outside the task where a person might learn to do something not because they found the task itself stimulating or interesting, but because learning it would give them access to something else they want.” This would be like me using the Rewire Fitness app that I had gone off course with, in order to win the prize I wanted, or the sales person who makes extra sales calls to earn a higher commission, or the athlete who trains hard to win that trophy at the end of season. The motivation comes from outside the task. Intrinsic motivation is when “the work itself stimulates and compels an individual to stay with the task because the task by itself is inherently fun and enjoyable”[xiv] and I noticed this happening after using the app for some time, and seeing my results go up. I really started to enjoy doing the meditations and brain training when I could see how it was helping me to improve.  The motivation came from doing the task itself, just like when we exercise, and start to see how great we feel, it's really hard to stop, once it's a part of our routine. I thought about what was motivating me to begin using the Rewire Fitness app 2/day to increase my HRV like Jack-O said worked for him, and it was interesting because although I knew it was an important part of my day to Rewire my brain, sometimes I would forget to do the readiness assessment in the morning (even though it just takes a couple of minutes) but the minute there was a contest to use the app, with prizes I could really use, I suddenly became highly motivated to use the app. I was extrinsically motivated by the contest, and like Clayton Christensen reminded us, this makes learning something new much easier. I was motivated to win the prize, but when I saw how much the app helped improve my HRV, I suddenly became intrinsically motivated, and using the app alone, without the contest, was enough. Contests are great motivators and a good way to jumpstart someone to begin taking new actions.  WHAT MOTIVATES YOU? Looking deeper at motivation, I thought back to when I worked in the motivational speaking industry, and Bob Proctor was always talking about how he signed up for this Yo-Yo contest to win this red sweater he really wanted. He kept saying “you've got to want the sweater” to remind us of why we do what we do. He became a phenomenal yo-yo master, as close to a pro as I've ever seen, just to win this red sweater.  So what's your red sweater? What motivates you to do what you do?  The key is to figure that out, and then whatever you are doing becomes so much easier, whether it's adding a mindfulness and meditation app to your day, or just going back to the basics with clean eating, sleep and nutrition. You can draw on the energy from “your red sweater” or whatever it is, and before you know it, you don't need the contest, or the red sweater, but you'll be taking action, without the need of a prize to motivate you. Until one day life knocks you off course, it's always good to know that you have your red sweater to draw on, and a predictable way of staying on track, keeping your HRV levels high. REVIEW AND CONCLUSION: To close out this week's Brain Fact Friday, DID YOU KNOW that “Heart Rate Variability has come to the forefront the last 40 years as being the most important biomarker for tracking health and recovery on a regular basis, and not just for health and recovery, but resilience” (Neurohacker.com) What is HRV again? HRV is “the timing between the beats of your heart and that the variability comes from the sympathetic side (where we take action) and the parasympathetic side (where we rest or digest).” (Whoop Podcast HRV Insights) Our goal is to find balance between the two parts of our autonomic nervous system. When there's balance, we will see a lot of variability, or a HIGH HRV that tells us that our nervous system is balanced and that “you have a lot of resources that are available and ready to use.” (Kristen Holmes/Emily Capodilupo-HRV 101 Podcast).  If you wake up to a high HRV score, then you know it's going to be a good day, with lots of resources available to you whether you are an athlete training for an event, or if you just want to operate at your highest capacity. If you wake up to a low HRV score, you'll need to draw on the energy of whatever it is that motivates you (your red sweater) to keep you moving towards health and wellness. I used the Rewire Fitness App to show that I was able to go from tired, to rewired, and raise my HRV over the weekend, setting me up for a strong week, with lots of resources available for improved performance the next week. And I've got to say, it came in really handy, because this was a challenging week and I needed to be mentally sharp. The key in raising HRV, (to attain this resiliency and sharpness) is to pick what makes you feel good (happy and healthy) and track this score to see what you notice. With time and trial and error, you should be able to get predictable results and do what you need to do to increase your HRV levels that give you more capacity with whatever it is you are doing, as well as with recovery and resilience. I hope you have found this review of HRV as helpful as I did. I'll see you next week with Howard Rankin who is returning back on the show for the 4th time, to talk about his most recent book, Falling to Grace[xv], as well as Dr. Ashok Gupta[xvi], who will share with us why an understanding of the brain is important for eliminating chronic pain and chronic disease. See you next week. REFERENCES: [i] Neuroscience Meets SEL Podcast EPISODE #125 on “What is HRV and why is it important for tracking health, recovery and resilience.” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/what-is-hrv-and-why-is-it-important-for-tracking-health-recovery-and-resilience-with-andrea-samadi/ [ii] Biomarkers https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/science/biomarkers/index.cfm [iii] Whoop Podcast HRV Insights https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hrv-101-insights-from-the-whoop-podcast/id1445509665?i=1000530228812 [iv] https://ouraring.com/ [v] Whoop Podcast HRV Insights https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hrv-101-insights-from-the-whoop-podcast/id1445509665?i=1000530228812 [vi]Neuroscience Meets SEL Podcast EPISODE #134 with Kristen Holmes from Whoop on “Unlocking a Better You: Measuring Sleep, Recovery and Strain”  https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/kristen-holmes-from-whoopcom-on-unlocking-a-better-you-measuring-sleep-recovery-and-strain/ [vii] https://www.whoop.com/membership/pricing/   [viii] https://welltory.com/ [ix] Neuroscience Meets SEL Podcast EPISODE #134 with Kristen Holmes from Whoop on “Unlocking a Better You: Measuring Sleep, Recovery and Strain”  https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/kristen-holmes-from-whoopcom-on-unlocking-a-better-you-measuring-sleep-recovery-and-strain/ [x] Tips for Improving Your HRV by Roni Radhakrishnan August 18, 2021 https://www.medicinenet.com/how_can_i_improve_my_hrv/article.htm [xi] Whoop Podcast HRV Insights https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hrv-101-insights-from-the-whoop-podcast/id1445509665?i=1000530228812 [xi] https://ouraring.com/ [xii]Neuroscience Meets SEL Podcast EPISODE #179 with Sun Sachs, CEO of Rewire Fitness on Their First to Market Neuro Performance Mobile App for Athletes https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/sun-sachs-ceo-of-rewire-fitness-on-their-first-to-market-neuro-performance-mobile-app-for-athletes/ [xiii] https://rewirefitness.app/ [xiv] Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns by Clayton Christensen https://www.amazon.com/Disrupting-Class-Expanded-Disruptive-Innovation-ebook/dp/B00422LBY6/ref=sr_1_1?gclid=CjwKCAjwk_WVBhBZEiwAUHQCmbNtWNQSbSZuYVry-Jprwv-Ms8v9hMGvJ_sq6ZNGHq7IO38Hc_LoLBoCFEgQAvD_BwE&hvadid=241643135200&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9030068&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=7203507980497277162&hvtargid=kwd-6896407241&hydadcr=21875_10169765&keywords=disrupting+class&qid=1656605317&sr=8-1 [xv] Falling to Grace, by Howard Rankin, Published April 2022  https://www.amazon.com/Falling-Grace-Art-Science-Redemption-ebook/dp/B09KHK9ZC1 [xvi] Ashok Gupta https://www.guptaprogram.com/  

In this episode, Chris sits down with the co-founder of Rewire Fitness Ed Gibons. Rewire is a human performance system that provides evidence-based solutions for tracking your readiness to perform, building mental resilience, and improving mind/body recovery. Ed Discusses why mental fitness training is importantRewire connects with Apple Health, Strava, Oura, Standard Bluetooth Heart Rate Monitors, and more.  In this episode: mental fitness HRV Performance  Breathwork Sport ANS  PNS Connect With Rewire and Get a free trial: Website: www.rewirefitness.app.com Connect with Fudge Click Below: Instagram:   @cthefudge Facebook:   Chris Fudge email: chris@projectfitness.ca  

We have on Sun Sachs, Co-Founder and CEO of Rewire Fitness Rewire is a human performance company that provides evidence-based solutions for tracking athlete readiness, building mental resilience, and improving mind/body recovery. Find out about the company's origins How the Rewire App strengths athletes mental fortitude The development of the algorithm behind the app magic And much more, come take a listen!

Sun Sachs joins Michael Rasile on For the Love of Sports to discuss his company, Rewire Fitness, and how they are helping people with mental readiness, reducing stress, and improving the brain! Sun comes from an endurance sports background where working harder than everyone else did him in due to burnout. He had a unique stop learning how to meditate from some of the world's finest, before helping start up Rewire Fitness. Considering how much emphasis athletes put on the mental part of their game, Sun and friends realized there wasn't anything out there that could give someone advice and actionable items to improve this. Rewire starts at the beginning of the day to understand your health data, gives you gamified tests on your phone, and helps bring meditation and mindfulness right to you! Who says no to reducing stress, improving readiness, and improving focus? Website https://rewirefitness.app/ Discord Community https://discord.gg/jZVWVcVudR Strava Community https://www.strava.com/clubs/535051 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rewirefitness/

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Sun Sachs describes the Rewire Fitness goal which is to enable users to be mentally prepared for training.

I have always felt there is a huge hole in how we access athlete readiness. Physically an athlete might be in optimum condition but mentally you could be drained. Mental fatigue plays a huge role in performance. Sun Sachs and his team at Rewire Fitness have created a product which takes account of both physical & mental fatigue to determine an athletes readiness to train.  Download the App here https://rewirefitness.app/a1 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/roadman-cycling-podcast/message

HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW: SUN SACHS (00:10:55) Sun Sachs is the co-founder and CEO of Rewire Fitness - a neuro performance mobile platform designed to holistically quantify athlete readiness, build mental resilience and improve mind/body recovery. A 20-year veteran in software development he is also a life-long endurance athlete in competitive cycling, triathlon and adventure racing. MARGINAL GAINS MONDAY: DAVE BOWDEN (00:55:51) Our new segment brought to you by Profile Design. This week we talk ‘tyres'. ONE STEP AHEAD: (01:28:05) Food labels – are they leading us astray. LINKS: More about MitoQ at https://www.mitoq.com/ Training Peaks discount at https://www.fitter.co.nz/about-radio 10% off INFINIT Nutrition at https://www.fitter.co.nz/about-radio More about Infinit Nutrition Australia at https://www.infinitnutrition.com.au/ More about Floe Bottle at https://www.floebottle.com/ More about Rewire Fitness at https://rewirefitness.app/ More about Profile Design at https://profile-design.com/ More about Dave Bowden and Speed Theory at https://www.speedtheory.co.nz/ Bicycle Rolling Resistance at https://www.bicyclerollingresistance.com/ Silca Tyre Pressure Calculator at https://silca.cc/pages/sppc-form More about Ultro Earbuds at https://www.ultroaudio.com/ Asker Jeukendrup blog at https://www.mysportscience.com/post/why-nutrition-labels-are-not-useful-for-athletes CONTACT US: Learn more about us at https://www.fitter.co.nz        Mikki Williden can be found at https://mikkiwilliden.com/

Sun Sachs, CEO , Co-Founder Rewire Fitness Sun grew up in Boulder Colorado and got involved in endurance sports at an early age eventually working his way up to an elite level in several disciplines of bike racing.  Sun retired early at 26, suffering from burn-out and injury.  Sun then pursued a career in product & software development bringing many products to market over the next 25 years.  Meanwhile as a self-described performance geek, Sun continued to relentlessly pursue all other avenues to improve his athletic performance & well being. After more than a decade of experimentation with a quantified self analysis, deep mindfulness practices and research into ways to train the mind, Sun created the basis of what would become Rewire Fitness which is a holistic approach to tracking athlete readiness, providing solutions for mind/body recovery and scientifically validated tools for building great resilience to improve athletic performance. ****For more information about the Rewire Fitness App visit Rewire Fitness online (https://rewirefitness.app).  ***                ****Host, Coach Pilar Arthur-Snead, https://linktr.ee/mindfulrunner **** Leave me a message at https://anchor.fm/pilar-arthur-snead/message*** ***Please Like and Subscribe to The Last Tenth Podcast on You Tube: https://bit.ly/37foa2f                       ***Listen toThe Last Tenth Podcast on:                  Anchor.fm (https://anchor.fm/pilar-arthur-snead),   Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/3lXB5ek),   Please be sure to leave your positive feedback and 5 star review on Apple Podcasts           Google Podcasts (https://bit.ly/3oqGUTo),    Spotify (https://spoti.fi/37Oowgm) and so much more! ***                        ****THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!! *****If you like what you've heard on the show, please consider contributing to or sponsoring the show.  Contact the host Pilar Arthur-Snead for more information on sponsorship! A portion of the sponsorship dollars and donation proceeds will benefit my charity of choice. So consider a monthly donation of $1.00, $5.00 or even $10.00.   *** --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pilar-arthur-snead/support

Today, Mark Divine speaks with endurance athlete and co-founder of Rewire Fitness, Sun Sachs, about overcoming childhood trauma through physical training in extreme sports, and the lessons he learned along the way that led him to co-founding Rewire Fitness. Rewire Fitness is a unique app that provides assessments and prescriptions for holistic resilience focusing on emotional and cognitive areas, as well as physical. Key Takeaways: Work smarter, and harder. Tough workouts can make you more resilient, but toughness is not the only thing that matters. Cultivating self-awareness allows you to be more in touch with what your body needs. Having a calm mind gives you an edge on the competition. Whether you are trying to win a race, or lead a seminar, having a calm mind allows you to enter a flow state and operate at a new level of peak performance. It's important to assess your frustration levels. If you are edgy and easily frustrated, you are experiencing cognitive fatigue. When you identify this, use your favorite mindfulness technique to help you relax and recover. Learning to see failure as part of the learning process is key. Being afraid to fail paralyzes us, and prevents us from even trying. When we embrace failure, we learn how to build our successes from our failed attempts. A good mental health approach is multidimensional. It is not one size fits all, but we all require some form of mindfulness, connection, and reflection.

Ed Gibbins is the host of Rewire Fitness Podcast, linked to Rewire Fitness, the first-to-market neuro performance mobile platform for athletes. Ed is the second guest in our 2nd series of episodes, during which we interview other podcast hosts in the sports science, tech, and innovation area, in order to get their insights on the sports tech industry & the role of research and innovation within it. In this episode, Ed talks about his insights from running the Rewire Fitness Podcast. Ed and Kristof also talk about neuro performance and methods of optimizing the mindset of athletes. The role of research and their collaborations with universities are also discussed. Finally, Ed talks about the interdisciplinary opportunities for Sports Tech & related Research, and reflects on the role STRN can play within this 'window of opportunity'. As mentioned during the episode, you can find the free trial of Rewire Fitness here & the episode with Timothy O'Donnell, World Champion Triathlete, here. Enjoy the episode!

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 145 is an interview with Sun Sachs, founder of the Rewire App. Rewire is a first-to-market neuro performance mobile platform designed for athletes looking to Unlock Their Ultimate Performance. The Rewire Mobile App is used for assessing exercise readiness monitoring overall, cognitive, physical and emotional readiness. It is a scientifically proven Neuro-Training system designed to build more mental resilience in order to improve both cognitive and physical performance. Inbuilt Mindset Recovery protocols are designed to combat and extend cognitive and physical fatigue. Linke to the app is here I really love working on this podcast and interviewing so many interesting people. I hope you enjoy listening! If you do, could you do me a huge favour and subscribe, rate and review?? It makes a huge difference to me not only personally, but helps the podcast audience grow and thus ensure I can keep getting amazing people to interview. Thank you so much in advance. The link is in the show notes. The link is here. Are you sick and tired of being injured or running in pain? Ensure you are ready for racing in 2022 and come in and see the team at Health & High Performance. Love running again by heading to www.healthhp.com.au/run or find them on Instagram Healthhighperformance. Wild Earth Australia are THE online store to help you make the most of the outdoors with top quality gear at great prices. Peak Endurance podcast listeners can use the discount code PEAKENDURANCE (all capitals) to get 10% off at checkout. Head on over to wildearth.com.au to get everything you need for your next adventure! If you want to get more awesome running info, make sure you join the Peak Endurance Running group on Facebook here. It's a great place for all things endurance running! Enjoy the episode!

Today we are talking about holistic health and fitness with the CEO of Rewire Fitness, Sun Sachs.   Sun Sachs brings 25 years of expertise in design, technology, product management and business strategy to create compelling concepts, meticulously build and innovate around the required technologies and inspire teams to actualize the vision. Boldly committed to creating the highest quality user experiences and keen awareness for every detail, Sun has built a reputation for creating flawless, award-winning work. We talk about: 03:00 - Regaining my confidence and self-love this year 06:00 - New Shop Page on my website 10:30 - The Rewire Fitness program 14:00 - How Rewire Fitness connects all of the data we're collecting on ourselves and our health 19:30 - Moving towards holistic health 21:00 - How can you know if you suffer from chronic mental fatigue 26:00 - Professional athletes have more cognitive resilience 31:00 - Tips for reaching peak performance 39:00 - Women usually have a higher level of resilience   Resources: Rewire Fitness website Rewire Fitness Instagram Rewire Fitness Facebook Page Let's Connect: Instagram Facebook Become A Client Join my Emfies pre-order waitlist Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play Sponsors:  Go to Kion to order your Lean supplement and use my discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 10% off all supplements and 20% off all supplement subscriptions. Coast NAD+ supplements: Use code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 20% off at coastdrink.com

As we are in the middle of our holiday season, wherever you might be listening around the world, rushing about, tying up loose ends with work, with a focus somewhere in our heads towards whether we are ready, or not, for the holiday, where we can spend that quality time with those we love,  I want to release a quick episode to thank you, the listener, for your support with this podcast. This year, we were listed in the Top 15 Best SEL Podcasts for 2021,[i] and Top 20 Best Neuroscience Podcasts for 2021[ii] and I owe this honor to you. Without listeners, and high quality guests, there is no podcast, so thank you for tuning in, sharing the episodes that you enjoy, and sending me messages and feedback with new ideas to continue to feature the leading experts in neuroscience, education and the brain. For those new, or returning guests, welcome back! I'm Andrea Samadi, author, and educator from Toronto, Canada, now in Arizona, and like many of you who tune in, have been fascinated with learning, understanding and applying the most current brain research to improve results in our lives (whether we are a teacher in the classroom, or using these ideas in the corporate space). This podcast uses Seasons to separate our content, and as we move into Season 7 at the start of the New Year, our theme will remain “Brain Health and Well-Being” as my friend Dan Vigliatore[iii] Health and PE Teacher from Toronto, Canada reminded me this year, that there's more to this podcast than providing meaningful content around neuroscience. Wellness education must be at the heart of everything we do, since our brain is involved in everything that we do, and everything that we are, and I do want to make that apparent for those listening, like Dan noticed. Especially with the fact that I began my teaching career as a PE teacher in the late 1990s. As we move into 2022, and plan for a new year of content, around the theme of Brain Health and Well-Being to optimize our cognitive, social and emotional competencies, I'm  truly honored to have this opportunity to host this podcast, because the strategies that we are uncovering in each episode are not only for you, but they are transforming my results, as well! I do look forward to uncovering new ideas, strategies and research in this field in the New Year that we can all use to take our results to new heights. Especially since it's such an interesting time in our world. Last night, we were speaking with our pediatric cardiologist who told us that at the beginning of the Pandemic, almost 2 years ago, it was very quiet in his offices, and now, with the new spike in COVID cases, he is busy with new patients coming in, with symptoms they weren't experiencing in the early stages of the virus[iv], showing us how important our health remains for us. With everything going on in the world today, I'm sure that YOU will have health in the back of your head this whole time, knowing full well that 2022 is only a few days away, and before we know it, we will all be back in the swing of a New Year, with our old schedules, homework routines reestablished, and hopefully, healthy habits back on track, so for just a minute, I want take this moment to stop, pause and think about what's important at this time of year.   Instead of releasing an episode about setting goals, like we did to launch the New Year Last year, with EPISODE #103[v] on “The Neuroscience of Leadership: 3 Ways to Reset, Recharge and Refuel Your Brain for Your Best Year Ever” that I still think is a good episode to revisit, for this week's BRAIN FACT FRIDAY and EPISODE #188, I want to cover “Putting Our Physical and Mental Health First: To Ensure a New Generation of Thriving Adults.” Our next generation needs us to model the way. The signs pointing in this direction have been clear the whole time of the Pandemic, but have you noticed there's a sense of urgency around mental and physical well-being at this time? I saw it with one of my first XMAS cards that came in the mail. I've been getting a Christmas card every year from my mentor Bob Proctor and his wife Linda. It always makes me smile to keep in touch with people who have had a profound influence on my life, and this year, when I opened the card, there was a handwritten note highlighting the importance of a “healthy” and joyous 2022. This was early December, before the Omicron Variant began impacting people around the world, but I noticed this, and it stuck in my head “pay attention to health this year.” Then I remembered that my next interview is scheduled for the middle of January, with Nick Jonsson,[vi] author of the #1 International Best Selling book on Executive Loneliness whose website headliner says “mental health issues are rising dramatically” especially in the workplace and I'd say the writing on the wall is clear where our focus needs to be in 2022, especially if we want to be stable, strong and predictable for the children in our lives, who watch and respond to everything that we do. So, for this week's Brain Fact Friday, DID YOU KNOW: “That one-quarter of Americans intend to improve their mental health in 2022”[vii] and that according to a poll conducted by the American Psychiatric Association, “almost 70 million adults resolve to find ways to improve their mental health this coming year.”[viii] American Psychiatric Association president Vivian Pender, MD thinks this statistic is “important and encouraging” but points out of the “level of variation among demographic groups” and that “psychiatrists need to understand these trends.” She references a poll conducted by APA's Healthy Minds from Dec. 6-8th with a nationwide sample of 2,119 healthy adults and 37% of them revealed “anxieties about the state of their mental health approaches.” The poll listed the following resolutions to make an impact on mental health as meditation (53%) therapy (37%), purposeful social media hiatus (35%), journaling (32%), accessing a mental health app (26%) and seeing a psychiatrist (1/5th of the participants). Since there is such an important and timely movement toward mental health and well-being at this time, I want to provide the TOP STRATEGIES that we've covered over the past 2 years on this podcast, that would fall into the categories of the top modalities for improving mental and physical health. STRATEGY 1: Meditation There's so much to this strategy, that it can be overwhelming for a beginner to know how to start. I learned something valuable from each of these episodes and I hope that it helps you to begin, or fine tune your meditation practice. EPISODE 25: Mick Neustadt covers “How Meditation and Mindfulness Changes Your Life”[ix] and this episode is great for people who are new to meditation and mindfulness. He explains what mindfulness is, why it's so important for young people, and what the research is saying about the importance of implementing a mindfulness program into your daily life. EPISODE #98: Dr. Dawson Church covers “The Science Behind Using Meditation: Rewiring Your Brain for Happiness”[x] where he explains how he was able to turn his attention away from the horrible tragedy of losing his home in the 2017 Northern California wildfires, to create thoughts, habits and behaviors to support a happy life. I still use Dawson Church's Bliss Brain Meditations every morning when I first wake up, because there's something very peaceful about them. EPISODE #28: Dr. Dan Siegel, a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine covers “Mindsight: The Basis for Social and Emotional Intelligence”[xi] taking us into the results he is seeing with understanding the “mind” in others (whether in schools or the workplace). EPISODE #60: I cover a deep dive into Dr. Dan Siegel's Wheel of Awareness Meditation[xii] for anyone new, learning about what to expect from this meditation.  Dr. Siegel's guided meditation has the potential for fascinating insights and results, and I will always point to this one, for anyone looking to strengthen their mind. EPISODE #154: Author and movie producer Tom Cronin on “The Portal Book and Film: How Meditation Can Save the World”[xiii] if you want to see how Tom transformed his life with meditation. Strategy 2: Accessing a Mental Health App or Tool In order to dig deep and make improvements with our brain and cognition, there are tools out there that can help. Before knowing about these tools, I thought the only way to strengthen my brain was through nutrition and exercise. EPISODE #108: CEO of Fisher Wallace Laboratories Kelly Roman who covers “Wearable Medical Devices for Anxiety, Depression, and Sleep/Stress Management.”[xiv] Fisher Wallace has over 70,000 patients and 10,000 subscribers using their devices and has continued to run three sizable clinical trials during the pandemic, investigating how neurostimulation is a strong contender as a treatment for anxiety and depression compared to drug use.  EPISODE #120: My Personal Review of the Fisher Wallace Medical Device[xv] came from following month following my interview with Kelly Roman after I had a chance to test the device myself. This is to date is our #1 most downloaded episode of all time with over 5K downloads and the episode I receive the most emails, and DMs on social media about. People want to know that there is a real person behind this review, who really did use the device. I would add a photo of me wearing it to prove I do use it but think the model in the picture looks much better than I do. All joking aside, this is a serious topic, and the emails I have received tell me that people are desperate for solutions when it comes to mental health. While I tested this device to help improve my sleep, I did notice feeling less anxious and worried about things, and it had a calming effect on me. Like I tell anyone who emails me, I highly suggest this product, and if you use it consistently, the way it's designed to be used (20 minutes twice a day) you should notice an improvement in whatever it is that you are looking to improve (among other things) like I did.  The only way to know this, would be to try it. They do offer a hassle-free 30-day trial period so you can return the device with no questions asked if you don't want to keep it. We had a BONUS EPISODE in February of this year, with World Renowned Neuroscientist Dr. Carolyn Leaf on “Cleaning Up Your Mess: 5 Simple Steps”[xvi]  She has an app that goes along with her book, called Neurocycle and I would say it's the most effective way to clean up your mind (other than going to therapy, that I have not done) that I have ever seen. She helps you to pinpoint a problem that you have, and eliminate it in a process she calls Neurocycling. EPISODE #106: I Review Dr. Leaf's “Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess” book and Neurocycle App.[xvii] EPISODE #134: with Kristen Holmes from Whoop.com we cover “Unlocking a Better You: Measuring Sleep, Recovery, and Strain with a WHOOP Device.”[xviii] EPISODE #135: I offer my biggest AHA moments from my interview with Kristen Holmes on “Recovery Strategies to Build Resiliency Against Physical, Mental and Emotional Stressors.”[xix] I haven't been wearing this device for a full year just yet, but there are immense benefit if you are able to measure your sleep, HRV, recovery and even your skin temperature and respiratory rates, on a daily basis. EPISODE #179: Sun Sachs, the CEO of Rewire Fitness covers their “First-To-Market Neuro Performance Mobile App for Athletes”[xx] This interview I really needed this app before and after, as I had just tested positive to COVID the day before and was right in the middle of the wonderful symptoms. I think that Sun Sachs' story was so engaging, and his voice was so calming, that I quickly forgot I was under the weather that day, and diligently use this app to help prime my mind before and after workouts. Strategy 3: Exercise I can't leave exercise off the table, but have put this strategy last, because I usually put it first. The research points to the fact that exercise can help us to achieve optimal physical and mental health and learning about this research really can help us to all put exercise first to move the needle with health and wellness in 2022. EPISODE #116: with Best Selling Author John J Ratey, MD on “The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain”[xxi]  who explains why the brain is primed for learning after exercise. EPISODE #118: with a Deep Dive into John J Ratey's Books[xxii] EPISODE #123: with Northeastern University Professor Chuck Hillman, Ph.D. on “The Impact of Exercise on the Brain and Learning”[xxiii] On this episode we dive into the brain scans Dr. Hillman did showing how exercise had a clear impact on student's during test taking and can help us to all see of the importance of physical activity on a student's academic performance. To Review This Week's Brain Fact Friday: DID YOU KNOW: “That one-quarter of Americans intend to improve their mental health in 2022”[xxiv] and that according to a poll conducted by the American Psychiatric Association, “almost 70 million adults resolve to find ways to improve their mental health this coming year.” With the TOP 3 strategies I've shared with you (Meditation, Using a Mental Health App or Tool and Exercise) I wonder what you found to be the most insightful and interesting. Your brain will ONLY pay attention to what it finds interesting, which would be the first step towards making lasting change with whatever health and wellness strategy you choose. If you are ready for to make 2022 your best year ever (mentally and physically) pick one strategy that you find the most interesting, and start with that. Have a happy and healthy holiday, and I'll see you next week. FOLLOW ANDREA SAMADI:  YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/AndreaSamadi   Website https://www.achieveit360.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samadi/  Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Achieveit360com   Neuroscience Meets SEL Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/2975814899101697   Twitter: https://twitter.com/andreasamadi   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreasamadi/  RESOURCES: Prioritize Mental Health in 2022 by Rochelle Ryan, Dec. 22, 2021  https://www.peoriatimes.com/opinion/article_d8b17f14-605c-11ec-b901-af80d364da97.html 3 Tips for Better Mental Health in 2022 https://www.colorado.edu/health/2021/12/20/3-tips-better-mental-health-2022 Employee Mental and Physical Health the Spotlight for 2022 https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/96614-employee-mental-and-physical-health-support-in-the-spotlight-for-2022 4 Mental Health Tips for Creating an Even Better 2022 https://www.harvardpilgrim.org/hapiguide/4-mental-health-tips-for-creating-an-even-better-2022/  REFERENCES: [i] Top 10 Social and Emotional Learning Podcasts for 2021 https://blog.feedspot.com/social_emotional_learning_podcasts/ [ii] 20 Best Neuroscience Podcasts for 2021 https://welpmagazine.com/20-best-neuroscience-podcasts-of-2021/ [iii] Dan Vigliatore https://twitter.com/PhysEdDynasty [iv] Heart Problems After COVID-19 by Wendy Susan Post https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/heart-problems-after-covid19 [v] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #103 “The Neuroscience of Leadership: 3 Ways to Reset, Recharge and Refuel Your Brain for Your Best Year Ever” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/the-neuroscience-of-leadership-3-ways-to-reset-recharge-and-refuel-your-brain-for-your-best-year-ever/ [vi] https://nickjonsson.com/page/mystory [vii] One-quarter of Americans Intend to Improve Mental Health in 2022 December 20, 2021 https://www.healio.com/news/psychiatry/20211220/onequarter-of-americans-intend-to-improve-mental-health-in-2022 [viii] IBID [ix] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE  #25 with Mick Neustadt on “How Meditation and Mindfulness Changes Your Life” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/mindfulness-and-meditation-expert-mick-neustadt-on-how-meditation-and-mindfulness-changes-your-life-results-and-potential/ [x] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #98 Dr. Dawson Church on “The Science Behind Using Meditation: Rewiring Your Brain for Happiness” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/dr-dawson-church-on-the-science-behind-using-meditation-rewiring-your-brain-for-happiness-resilience-and-joy/ [xi]Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #28 with Dr. Dan Siegel on “Mindsight: The Basis for Social and Emotional Intelligence”  https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/clinical-professor-of-psychiatry-at-the-ucla-school-of-medicine-dr-daniel-siegel-on-mindsight-the-basis-for-social-and-emotional-intelligence/ [xii]Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #60 on “The Science and Benefits of Dr. Dan Siegel's Wheel of Awareness Meditation”  https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/the-science-behind-a-meditation-practice-with-a-deep-dive-into-dr-dan-siegel-s-wheel-of-awareness/ [xiii] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #154 with Author and Film Producer Tom Cronin on “The Portal Book and Movie: How Meditation Can Save the World” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/author-and-film-producer-tom-cronin-on-the-portal-book-and-movie-how-meditation-can-save-the-world/ [xiv] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #108 with CEO of Fisher Wallace Laboratories Kelly Roman who covers “Wearable Medical Devices for Anxiety, Depression, and Sleep/Stress Management” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/ceo-of-fisher-wallace-laboratories-on-wearable-medical-devices-for-anxiety-depression-and-sleepstress-management/ [xv] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #120 with Andrea Samadi's Personal Review of the Fisher Wallace Wearable Medical Device https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/personal-review-of-the-fisher-wallace-wearable-medical-device-for-anxiety-depression-and-sleepstress-management/ [xvi][xvi] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast BONUS EPISODE with  World Renowned Neuroscientist Dr. Carolyn Leaf on “Cleaning Up Your Mess: 5 Simple Steps” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/worldrenownedneuroscientistdr-caroline-leaf-oncleaningup-your-mentalmess5-simplescientifically-proven-stepsto-reduceanxiety-and-toxic-thinking/ [xvii]Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #106 Review of Dr. Carolyn Leaf's  “Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/book-and-app-review-of-neuroscientist-and-best-selling-author-dr-caroline-leafs-cleaning-up-your-mental-mess-coming-march-2-20201/ [xviii]Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #134 with Kristen Holmes from Whoop.com we cover “Unlocking a Better You: Measuring Sleep, Recovery, and Strain with a WHOOP Device.” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/kristen-holmes-from-whoopcom-on-unlocking-a-better-you-measuring-sleep-recovery-and-strain/ [xix]Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #135 on “Recovery Strategies to Build Resiliency Against Physical, Mental and Emotional Stressors” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/brain-fact-friday-using-recovery-to-become-resilient-to-physical-mental-and-emotional-stressors/ [xx]Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #179 with Sun Sachs,  the CEO of Rewire Fitness covers their “First-To-Market Neuro Performance Mobile App for Athletes” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/sun-sachs-ceo-of-rewire-fitness-on-their-first-to-market-neuro-performance-mobile-app-for-athletes/ [xxi]Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #116 with Best Selling Author John J Ratey, MD on “The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain”https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/best-selling-author-john-j-ratey-md-on-the-revolutionary-new-science-of-exercise-and-the-brain/ [xxii]Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #118 with a Deep Dive into John J Ratey's Books  https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/deep-dive-into-best-selling-author-john-j-rateys-books-spark-go-wild-and-driven-to-distraction/ [xxiii] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #123 with Northeastern University Professor Chuck Hillman, Ph.D. on “The Impact of Exercise on the Brain and Learning” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/northeastern-university-professor-chuck-hillman-phd-on-the-impact-of-exercise-on-the-brain-and-learning/ [xxiv] One-quarter of Americans Intend to Improve Mental Health in 2022 December 20, 2021 https://www.healio.com/news/psychiatry/20211220/onequarter-of-americans-intend-to-improve-mental-health-in-2022

Rewire Fitness CEO Sun Sachs and Co-Founder Ed Gibbons hop on the podcast to discuss their game-changing new mobile app, the importance of mind/body recovery and readiness to compete, and what mental resilience really means. Rewire Fitness is a neuro-performance mobile app designed to holistically quantify athlete readiness, build mental resilience, and improve mind/body recovery. Download the Rewire Fitness app here: https://rewirefitness.app/partners?via=ryan Follow Rewire Fitness on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/rewirefitness/?hl=en Make sure you guys follow us on Instagram! @psychathletes Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and share what we do with your friends and family! It's the biggest way to support us right now, and we would really appreciate it :).

On this podcast, Sun and Ed discuss with Fergus some of his crazy challenges, including Project Vertical, where Fergus scaled the height of Everest three times over 11 days; and 500FIVE, where Fergus achieved a sub-5-minute mile, 500lb Squat and Marathon all in the same day. We explore the mental and physical resilience needed to tackle these challenges and some of the most challenging moments of them. We also discuss Fergus' Movember projects and his personal journey with mental health.

Did you know that there is crucial component of mental, psychological, and social health that is often overlooked[i] and that “Gratitude is a mindset that activates your prefrontal cortex and sets the context for your experience such that you can derive tremendous health benefits?”[ii] Dr. Andrew Huberman On this episode you will learn: ✔︎  Why your gratitude practice might be outdated, like mine, without brain-science in mind. ✔︎  The physical, psychological and social benefits of an effective gratitude practice. ✔︎  The most effective way to practice gratitude, with your brain in mind. ✔︎  5 STEPS for an effective Gratitude Practice that will help you tap into the mental, psychological and social benefits.  If you are like me and have a gratitude journal that sits on your desk, and you might have heard of the many health benefits that being grateful can have on you and your life, but you aren't really sure if your gratitude practice is truly an effective one—then, this Brain Fact Friday is for you. Welcome back to the Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast for EPISODE #181 on “The Ingredients of an Effective Gratitude Practice.”  I'm Andrea Samadi, author, and educator from Toronto, Canada, now in Arizona, and like many of you listening, have been fascinated with learning and understanding the science behind high performance strategies that we can use to improve our own productivity in our schools, our sports, and workplace environments. We can achieve outstanding and predictable outcomes with whatever it is we are working towards, when we act intentionally, with our brain in mind. For those of us in the United States, we are approaching Thanksgiving, where we traditionally think of what we are grateful for. I know our Canadian listeners have had this holiday last month, as I watched friends and family celebrate, but I always wonder why there is just one holiday that puts an emphasis on practicing gratitude, especially when there are so many studies that show the clear benefits that gratitude has on our life. You can see for yourself. Go to www.pubmed.gov and type in the word gratitude and fMRI and you will see many recent studies that show how “gratitude leads to benefits for both mental health and interpersonal relationships”[iii] and when you look at the researchers immersed in this work, you will see University Professor and Chair in Neuroscience, Antonio Damasio's[iv] name come up often with his contributions to the understanding of brain processes that underlie emotions, feelings, decision-making and consciousness, in addition to his work with gratitude. I'm sure those of you listening to this podcast would know that gratitude is good for your brain, and if you dig deeper into it, you would have discovered that “scientifically speaking, regular grateful thinking can increase happiness by as much as 25%, while keeping a gratitude journal for as little as three weeks results in better sleep and more energy.”[v] But as I dug deeper into the research behind this episode, I started to see there was much more to creating the benefits of a gratitude practice when you dive into the Science of Gratitude like the impressive and respected podcaster, Dr. Andrew Huberman[vi] who covered this topic on his podcast this week. I highly suggest listening to his podcast, where I had many AHA Moments, for a thorough look at the why gratitude has such a profound impact on our health and well-being. Then I came across professor of psychology, at the University of CA, who has studied more than one thousand people, from ages eight to 80, and found that people who practice gratitude consistently report a host of benefit that go far beyond helping us to be happier and well rested. Robert Emmons, a leader in the positive psychology movement, editor in chief of the Journal of Positive Psychology and Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Davis, is the author of over 200 original publications in peer‑reviewed journals and has written eight books, including The Psychology of Gratitude (Oxford University Press), Thanks! How Practicing Gratitude Can Make You Happier (Houghton-Mifflin), Gratitude Works! A Twenty-One Day Program for Creating Emotional Prosperity (Jossey-Bass) and The Little Book of Gratitude (Hachette). Robert Emmons' research focuses on the psychology of gratitude and how gratitude is related to optimal human functioning, improved health and overall life happiness. His research that began with college students, found that those who kept a gratitude journal for 3 weeks had the following benefits Physical Benefits Stronger immune systems Less bothered by aches and pains Lower blood pressure Exercise more and take better care of their health Sleep longer and feel more refreshed upon waking Psychological Benefits Higher levels of positive emotions More alert, alive, and awake More joy and pleasure More optimism and happiness Social Benefits More helpful, generous, and compassionate More forgiving More outgoing Feel less lonely and isolated.[vii]   DOES A GRATITUDE JOURNAL OR LIST REALLY WORK? I've had a gratitude journal on my desk since October 5th, 2008 and this journal is hard covered, with an Introduction to Gratitude by Jack Canfield[viii].  I remember joining a training class that Jack was teaching, and he used this practice as a part of creating a positive future, by keeping your mind focused on what you were grateful for, with this journal. So I bought one, and have used it since then (not daily but often enough I can open it up and get a pretty good idea of what made me happy at a certain time in my life. I remember when I first started this practice, I was working for a corporation that was going through some difficult times, and I was always looking for new ideas to infuse happiness and optimism into our work life. I shared the ideas with the importance of looking at the positive side of things with my teammates, and writing out everything we were grateful for on a daily basis, since I knew there were benefits to doing this. Fast forward to 2014, when I first began learning about the brain, and wrote the Level Up book, if you attended one of my presentations, you would have received a notepad where you could write your Daily Gratitude List when you sat down to hear my presentation. Is There a Better Way? So what's wrong with a gratitude journal or list? I didn't know there was anything wrong with this method until this week when I listened to Dr. Andrew Huberman's podcast on “Gratitude.” Dr. Huberman did mention that some researchers like Kelly McGonigal[ix] have done some incredible work with students around this topic, and I if I think about it, EPISODE #109 on “The Reticular Activating System”[x]  that explains why writing out what we are grateful for is not too far off the mark when we understand that there is a part of the brain, our Reticular Activating System[xi] which is a filter that helps you to focus on what's important to you.  When we write our list of what's important to us, or if we are writing things that inspire us, this practice will keep our mind away from thinking of the negatives in our life, or our defensive brain circuits, helping us to lean towards a more positive way of thinking. HAVE I BEEN DOING IT WRONG FOR THE PAST 13 YEARS? But what was I missing? What did I not understand until I wrote this episode about creating an effective gratitude practice? Dr. Huberman's podcast explained the missing link of what I've been doing wrong the past 13 years with my gratitude practice, with ideas for improvement. If you want the deep dive explanation, I highly recommend listening to his most recent episode on gratitude. Here's what I learned: DID YOU KNOW THAT “we have pro-social circuits in our brain that are designed to bring us closer to ourselves, others and things (like our pets and certain foods) or anything that we want to be closer to and want more of? They actually reduce defensive circuits that involve areas of the brain and body associated with freezing or backing up, when these pro-social circuits are activated?” (Dr. Andrew Huberman) Dr. Huberman went on to explain the positive psychology movement where Robert Emmons' research comes in, and that there are parallel universes (happiness/unhappiness) where positive psychology urges us towards practices that tap into our neuro-circuits for happiness, away from sadness. I think of the speaker I worked with in the late 1990s, Bob Proctor[xii], who was always pointing us towards possibility thinking to find solutions to problems and away from the negative thinking of lack and limitation. This is much like what Dr. Huberman was saying exists with neuroscience, as our brain has these parallel circuits—the pro-social circuit that brings us closer to others, and the defensive circuit that backs us away, and is designed to keep us safe. What's important for us to all know is that gratitude is an important tool that leans us towards these pro-social circuits and all of the benefits associated with them so that they become dominant in our mindset and with regular practice, we will default towards this way of thinking. This is when the true power of a gratitude practice comes into play. When you are faced with a challenge in your life, where would you prefer to go with your default reaction to this challenge? To the defensive circuits that our brain has wired to keep us safe where we freeze and back away from the challenge, or to the pro-social circuit where we look for solutions to our problem that brings some sort of understanding, allowing us to move closer to others, and therefore experience the mental, psychological, and social health benefits. I'm sure you'll agree with me with the choice to take the pro-social circuit for learning, growth and the health benefits any day, over the defensive circuit. WHAT ELSE? It was Antonio Damasio who we mentioned earlier, who discovered that these pro-social and gratitude circuits are activated when we feel resonance with another. This can be explained with an understanding of Theory of Mind that we covered on EPISODE #46[xiii] where we are able to experience the mind of another, knowing how another person feels, and Damasio found strong links in the Prefrontal Cortex with ToM that will lift our gratitude and pro-social circuits. BUILDING A GRATITUDE PRACTICE WITH YOUR BRAIN IN MIND The way I learned my gratitude practice from Jack Canfield in 2008 was missing some key ingredients and this is precisely why I host this podcast. These episodes are not just for you, the listener, but I'm learning and growing as well. If I hadn't of chosen this topic this week, and tuned into Dr. Huberman's podcast, I would have moved into another year of practicing gratitude without my brain in mind.  I would never have known that the old way “is not particularly effective in shifting your neuro-circuitry, neurochemistry, or the circuits in your body towards enhanced activation of your PFC, or enhanced activation of these pro-social circuits” (Huberman) and would have been missing out on the myriad of health benefits. WHAT'S A BETTER WAY TO PRACTICE GRATITUDE? Think of how gratitude activates your prefrontal cortex and sets the context for your experience so that you can gain access to those health benefits that Robert Emmons discovered with his research. Dr. Andrew Huberman affirmed that “a gratitude practice is not wishy washy…and that the neurochemical, anti-inflammatory and the neural circuit mechanisms that gratitude evokes are equally as important as potent forms of intervention like HIIT (high intensity interval training) and can steer your mental and physical health in positive directions, and that those effects are very long-lasting.”[xiv] The most effective way to do this, and shift your pro-social circuits towards these health benefits is when you are able to put yourself into the mindset of another (ToM or the ability to attribute or understand the experience of another, without actually experiencing it), is one way to do this by giving gratitude to another, but we can't just sit around and wait for others to tell us how grateful they are for us, so Dr. Huberman suggests a way that we can recreate this experience. This shift will take some thought on your part, as you shift from the old way (writing out everything that made your day) to now thinking about how someone else's story, made THEIR day, and impacted you.  It's a distinct shift, and will take some practice.   Here's How to Do This: To fully activate these gratitude circuits, one must be able to put themselves in the mindset of another person who is “receiving” (Dr. Huberman) gratitude, not just write out what you are randomly grateful for.   STEP 1: THINK OF A MEANINGFUL STORY THAT INSPIRES YOU, THAT YOU REPEAT OVER AND OVER AGAIN: Think of a story that is powerful to you, or inspired you in some way, where a person overcame a struggle. The person receives genuine gratitude for the work they did in this process.  This could be you, or someone else who has received gratitude for overcoming a struggle or challenge. STEP 2: ACTIVATE YOUR GRATITUDE AND PRO-SOCIAL CIRCUITS AS YOU JOT DOWN SOME NOTES that go along with your story. As you are doing this activity, for just 1-3 minutes/day, think about how you are activating the pro-social circuits in your brain that will tip you towards physical, psychological, and social wellbeing.   Think of the STRUGGLE/WHAT HELP WAS RECEIVED/AND THE IMPACT THAT OVERCOMING THE STRUGGLE HAS HAD ON YOU. I took one of my GRATITUDE notepads and wrote these tips at the top of the page. STRUGGLE/HELP and IMPACT. Then I picked a story that moved me that I will repeat as I my build my gratitude practice with my brain in mind. STEP 3: THINK ABOUT HOW THIS STORY OF STRUGGLE IMPACTED YOU EMOTIONALLY? Using ToM (feeling resonance, empathy, or even sympathy with the person). Think of how the person who experienced the struggle felt as they overcame their challenges. How does this make YOU feel? Imagine your gratitude circuits lighting up in your PFC as you are doing this. STEP 4: REPEAT this same story again for 1-3 min/day (3x/week) and with each time you activate your neural circuits, it will become easier each time, and won't require as much effort. Essentially you are training your brain to look for the lessons learned from overcoming struggle, and the impact that this has on you emotionally. Did it inspire you to work harder, keep going, try something new? What did you learn from watching someone else overcome their struggle?   STEP 5: BE CONSISTENT with your gratitude practice. During my interview with Sun Sachs[xv], the CEO of Rewire Fitness, he talked about the fact that the brain training component of the app only needed 3 times a week to generate the benefits.  Keep your Gratitude Story Notes somewhere you can quickly glance at them, (either on a notepad on your desk, or on your phone) and look at them 3 times/week. REVIEW To review this week's Brain Fact Friday, DID YOU KNOW THAT there is a crucial component of mental, psychological, and social health that is often overlooked?[xvi]  Even with a gratitude journal on my desk for the past 13 years, I know that gratitude is a practice that could be improved, but until this week, I didn't know exactly how to refine my gratitude practice. I'm only on day 2 of looking at my Gratitude Story Notes, and know it will become easier with time and practice, and truly am grateful to have learned this new way of practicing gratitude from Dr. Huberman, and hope that you find it useful as well. For those celebrating Thanksgiving this week in the US, see if you can put this new gratitude activity into practice and tell a story over the holidays using the STRUGGLE/HELP/IMPACT Model, and activate those pro-social circuits with those around you. Then, my challenge is to continue this practice, and make it a habit, so that you not only recognize the lessons learned from those who overcome struggle and adversity, but that you let others know when they have inspired you with their story, lighting up their brain, and providing them with the health benefits that research shows are possible when we offer genuine gratitude to others. Happy Thanksgiving for those in the US, and for everyone tuning in, I'm grateful that you have taken the time to join me. See you next week. FOLLOW ANDREA SAMADI:  YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/AndreaSamadi   Website https://www.achieveit360.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samadi/  Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Achieveit360com   Neuroscience Meets SEL Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/2975814899101697   Twitter: https://twitter.com/andreasamadi   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreasamadi/  REFERENCES: [i] Thanks! How Practicing Gratitude Can Make You Happier by Robert A. Emmons, Ph.D. Published November 1, 2008 https://www.amazon.com/Thanks-Practicing-Gratitude-Make-Happier/dp/0547085737 [ii] Huberman Lab Podcast with Dr. Andrew Huberman “The Science of Gratitude and How to Build a Gratitude Practice” https://hubermanlab.com/the-science-of-gratitude-and-how-to-build-a-gratitude-practice/ [iii] Neural Correlates of Gratitude Published Sept. 30, 2015 by Glenn R Fox, Jonas Kaplan, Hanna Damasio, Antonio Damasio https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26483740/ [iv] Antonio Damasio https://dornsife.usc.edu/cf/faculty-and-staff/faculty.cfm?pid=1008328 [v] Thanks! How Practicing Gratitude Can Make You Happier by Robert A. Emmons, Ph.D. Published November 1, 2008 https://www.amazon.com/Thanks-Practicing-Gratitude-Make-Happier/dp/0547085737 [vi] Huberman Lab Podcast with Dr. Andrew Huberman “The Science of Gratitude and How to Build a Gratitude Practice” https://hubermanlab.com/the-science-of-gratitude-and-how-to-build-a-gratitude-practice/ [vii] Why Gratitude is Good by Robert Emmons Published November 16, 2010 https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/why_gratitude_is_good [viii] Gratitude Journal by Jack Canfield and D.D. Watkins Published December 4, 2007 https://www.amazon.com/Gratitude-Daily-Journal-Jack-Canfield/dp/0757307108 [ix] Kelly McGonigal on Gratitude http://kellymcgonigal.com/gratitude [x] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #109 on “Activating the Reticular Activating System to Set Your Intent and Achieve It”[x]https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/brain-fact-friday-on-using-the-reticular-activating-system-to-set-your-intent-and-achieve-it/ [xi] What is the Reticular Activating System May 2013  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCnfAzAIhVw [xii]Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #66 on “Expanding Your Awareness with a Deep Dive into the Most Important Concepts Learned from Bob Proctor Seminars” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/expanding-your-awareness-with-a-deep-dive-into-bob-proctors-most-powerful-seminars/ [xiii]Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #46 “As Close to Mind Reading as Brain Science Gets, Using Theory of Mind in Your Daily Life”  https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/as-close-to-mind-reading-as-brain-science-gets-developing-and-using-theory-of-mind-in-your-daily-life/ [xiv] Huberman Lab Podcast with Dr. Andrew Huberman “The Science of Gratitude and How to Build a Gratitude Practice” https://hubermanlab.com/the-science-of-gratitude-and-how-to-build-a-gratitude-practice/ (12:20) [xv] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #179 with Sun Sachs from Rewire Fitness https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/sun-sachs-ceo-of-rewire-fitness-on-their-first-to-market-neuro-performance-mobile-app-for-athletes/ [xvi] Thanks! How Practicing Gratitude Can Make You Happier by Robert A. Emmons, Ph.D. Published November 1, 2008 https://www.amazon.com/Thanks-Practicing-Gratitude-Make-Happier/dp/0547085737

In this episode, Fergus is joined by Ed Gibbins: co-founder of Rewire Fitness, a fast-growing company that utilises Brain Endurance Training (BET) as part of its system for human performance.Fergus and Ed explore the fascinating concept of Brain Endurance Training, how it has been applied, and how it can rewire our brains to perceive effort in new ways.BET sits as one component of Rewire's ecosystem, so we explore the other key metrics, recovery protocols, and the science behind the holistic approach to human performance that Rewire sets out to achieve.So the question really is, how can we rewire our brains to become more resilient?Rewire's Social Media: @rewirefitnessRewire's Website: https://rewirefitness.appStudies mentioned: https://rewirefitness.app/studies/ -Get 10% off Love Lane Brewery and Contact Coffee Co with code TMM10.www.lovelanebrewing.comww.contactcoffee.comGet 20% off Mancave with the code FERGUS20.https://mancaveinc.com

Welcome back!In this week's episode, my guest is Ed Gibbins. Ed is the lead product designer and co-founder of Rewire Fitness app. Ed and I discuss how the rewire app is different than any other fitness app on the market, why now is the best time to leverage neurotraining, and how just 2 minutes can completely change your day using the Rewire app.If you like today's podcast, please subscribe, rate, review, and share with a friend!

The Rewire Fitness app is geared towards athletes, but after learning more about it, and after talking to Sun Sachs, I can see an obvious correlation to brain injury/concussion recovery. The app is "designed to holistically quantify athlete readiness, build mental resilience, and improve mind/body recovery." I talk to Sun about the three pillars of the Rewire Fitness program; Train, Diagnose, Recover. There is also the Rewire Fitness Podcast where, to quote Sun, they "geek out" about neuro-performance and the three pillars mentioned above. Link to Rewire Fitness's special offer on concussiontalk.com - Podcast description for this episode. Please consider supporting Concussion Talk Podcast on Patreon!

“What if we could practice for those most difficult moments that we will face in competition, for those moments when your mind begins to unravel, and self-doubt starts to creep in? How could this type of practice change our lives? Not only for sport, but for anything that requires mental toughness?” Sun Sachs, Rewire Fitness Watch the interview on YouTube here. https://youtu.be/vJf_avKW5g4 Download the Rewire Fitness App FREE TRIAL here. www.rewirefitness.app/360   Stay tuned for today's episode #179 with Sun Sachs, CEO and Co-Founder of Rewire Fitness[i] who will explore this very important question with a human performance platform that he created, combining his passion with endurance sports and software development, to create an app that many of us have been looking for, providing evidence-based solutions for tracking your readiness to perform, building mental resilience, and improving your mind/body recovery. For those new, or returning guests, welcome! I'm Andrea Samadi, author, and educator from Toronto, Canada, now in Arizona, and like many of you listening, have been fascinated with learning and understanding the science behind high performance strategies that we can use to improve our productivity in our schools, our sports, and workplace environments. I can't even tell you how excited I am to share this new platform with you. At a time when mental resilience is crucial for the entire world, not just those who know the importance of mental toughness for sport, but for every one of us, myself included, this is a skill that requires daily practice. Every athlete knows the importance of mental resilience in sport and would tell you that at least 50-90% is mental when it comes to the focus and precision needed for their performance, but if you ask them “how much time do you spend training your mind?” most will not have a solid answer for you. I receive many emails from people around the world with different ideas and suggestions from the podcast, and I'm laser focused with the direction we are going and the speakers we are looking for, but every once in awhile, someone comes in front of me, and if I had read the email quickly, or not taken the time to understand exactly what their product is, it would have been a missed opportunity. This was the case when I was saw the email from Rizala Carrington from Rewire Fitness that came in just a few days before the end of October.  The heading of her email said “First to Market Neuro Performance for Athletes” and in the body of the email I saw something about an app that “unlocks human performance” with major investments from Under Armour and elite athletes such as NBA All-Star Kyle Korver.  On this episode you will learn: - Sun Sach's journey as an athlete and why he founded Rewire (would love to know this!) - Why cognitive fatigue is a blind spot for most athletes (I wonder what solution he has?) - Why most readiness trackers are using an incomplete data set (YES! As a fitness tracker user, I've noticed this and I wonder what they see is missing/the solution). - Tips for accelerating mind/body recovery (YES! What do they suggest?) - Why the traditional way of building mental resilience is flawed (exactly! I don't have all the answers but know there must be a better way than just pounding the pavement). This began my conversation with Rewire Fitness, and I can't even tell you how excited I am about this app. I signed up right away, so that I could experience the product before creating their questions, and each day, kept emailing Rizala with how impressed I was. If you are an athlete, or a regular person like me, looking to take your performance to new heights, sit back, and listen to this interview and when it's over, I highly recommend going to their site, Rewire Fitness,[ii] and starting your own journey with the FREE trial they offer. Let's meet Sun Sachs, the CEO and co-founder of Rewire Fitness, and explore this app together. Welcome Sun Sachs, it's incredible to see you again. Thank you for joining me today. INTRO Q: Sun, it's been just a couple of weeks since Rizala Carrington sent me the email introducing me to your work, and I feel like we've known each other for much longer. Maybe It's because I spent the weekend listening to your podcasts,[iii] on the edge of my seat on your Alpine hike one, but it wasn't difficult for me to see that what you have created fills a need I noticed when I started tracking HRV to measure performance, but can you start out with when you saw this need and what it took to create this app to fill it? Q1: We don't need to be a pro athlete to know that when it comes to sport, we all know how to train the body, but can you explain what happens if we are missing out on cognitive training? Why is cognitive fatigue a blind spot for athletes or anyone looking to improve their mental toughness? Q2: I know you dive deep into this on your podcast, but for someone new listening, can we walk through each of the 3 PARTS of the APP? I'll introduce each part, and then could you provide the research behind the training we are doing as we are using the app? READINESS/MINDSET RECOVERY/NEURO TRAINING PART ONE: READINESS ASSESSMENT: Wake up, same time every morning, before I grab my coffee and do my readiness assessment. Consistency. Tracks lapses and misses, cognitive fatigue and readiness. What's the science behind this part of the program, that I know you mention came from the military? PART TWO: MINDSET RECOVERY: I can do the Mindset Recovery pre workout (to put me in the right mindset) for competition mindset, or even before I have a big presentation to calm me down and reduce my stress. I love the affirmations and binaural beats (and my headphones for this part). Can you explain the science behind the Mindset Recovery, and how it reduces stress or preparing me for competition? I like hearing how you used this on your Alpine hike when you didn't get enough sleep (or had to wake up at midnight, so how could you?) and used this part of the program to mimic the audio, calming your brain? This could be extremely useful for people in many different situations. PART THREE: NEURO-TRAINING: That is the part of the program that builds my resilience, prepares me for those difficult times that we all must face. With daily practice, I'm working my willpower muscles and strengthening this part of my brain. Can you explain this part, and how this is a better approach than the method I told you I was using, (the hammer approach) that just takes up too much time to build resiliency and strength? Q3: As someone who measures everything, I noticed that there was a data set that was missing, and even wearing 3 trackers consistently, I was fully aware that something was being left off the table. Can you tell me when you noticed this and was it intentional to not have something else that we wear? I was so was glad to see this skillset can be accomplished through an app that's stand alone. Q4: I listened to your podcast with your cyclist study, and how brain training improved their results by 120%! WOW. Can you revisit these results and any other outstanding stats like this? Q5: What I loved the most about this app, coming from someone who worked 6 years with a motivational speaker whose focus was on training your mind to be in control of all of those outside forces that will inevitably come our way, is that not everyone has the chance to have this training, and if you have, there are still moments in life that will happen that will stop us in our tracks, and if we are not prepared for them, could catch us off guard. How does this app prepare us for life in general, and why is it not just for athletes? Q6: Of course, I had to listen to your hike up Mount Rainier and its comparison you made to Mount Everest. I interviewed Dalip Shekhawat on EPISODE #45[iv] of our podcast and heard the preparation that went into his climb, making me think how your app could have helped him during his training and climb. Can you explain how the app helps us to deal with the mental strength we must generate to prevent something from unraveling (and causing death if you are hiking up a mountain like Ranier or Everest) or losing a game (might as well be a death if you are a pro athlete) or preventing a life situation from getting worse? Can you take us through this experience? Q7: I've heard you mention a BETA program where you were already working with endurance athletes, winners of triathlons, and coaches from different sports. I know that ALL athletes are looking for new ways to improve performance, but what are you doing with this BETA program? Are you tailoring any of the exercises to certain sports and what is your vision for the future of the app? Q8: Anything I've missed that's important? Thank you, Sun, for those who are listening who want to try out the app, I will put the link in the show notes that they can click on to access the app for a FREE Trial. I want to thank you very much for your time today, and like I mentioned to you when we first spoke, I will be a lifetime member of this app, and will continue to follow your vision. Thank you for all you are doing to help build mental toughness and resilience in those who have been looking for a new way to accomplish this. Best of luck with the future of this app, and all you are doing to prepare the world for mental and physical toughness. FREE TRIAL OF REWIRE FITNESS APP www.rewirefitness.app/360   FOLLOW SUN SACHS https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunsachs/ FOLLOW ANDREA SAMADI:  YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/AndreaSamadi   Website https://www.achieveit360.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samadi/  Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Achieveit360com   Neuroscience Meets SEL Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/2975814899101697   Twitter: https://twitter.com/andreasamadi   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreasamadi/    Best of luck. RESOURCES: Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #125 on “What is HRV and Why is it Important for Tracking Health, Recovery and Resilience?” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/what-is-hrv-and-why-is-it-important-for-tracking-health-recovery-and-resilience-with-andrea-samadi/ Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #134 with Kristen Holmes from Whoop.com on “Unlocking a Better You: Measuring Sleep, Recovery and Strain.” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/kristen-holmes-from-whoopcom-on-unlocking-a-better-you-measuring-sleep-recovery-and-strain/ Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #134 BRAIN FACT FRIDAY on “Using Recovery to Become Resilient to Physical, Mental and Emotional Stressors.” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/brain-fact-friday-using-recovery-to-become-resilient-to-physical-mental-and-emotional-stressors/ Autobiography of a Yogi, by Paramahansa Yogananda ublished April 22, 2014   https://www.amazon.com/Autobiography-Self-Realization-Fellowship-Paramahansa-Yogananda-ebook/dp/B00JW44IAI/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= REFERENCES: [i] EPISODE 2 https://rewirefitness.app/podcast/ [ii] www.rewirefitness.app/360   [iii] https://rewirefitness.app/podcast/ [iv] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #45 with Dalip Shekhawat on “Lessons Learned from Summiting Mount Everest” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/manitoba-canada-educator-dalip-shekhawat-on-life-lessons-learned-from-summiting-mount-everest/

On this podcast, the Rewire team discuss with Tim his journey to being a world-class professional triathlete. We dive into how he has managed his training and recovery to achieve a long and successful career.  We also hear from Tim about his recent heart attack which he experienced during a triathlon at Challenge Miami and how he has recovered since.

On this episode, the Rewire Team discuss with Ben the mental demands of competing on the world stage, as well as some of the ways he trains, recovers and monitors his mind and body in preparation for a race to ensure that he's ready to perform. We dive into Ben's journey to where he is today, as well as his obsession with some of triathlon's hardest and most unique races, like Escape from Alcatraz. 

On this episode, the Rewire team discuss with Matt his journey from being a professor in exercise science to now being a professional triathlete competing at the highest level. We discuss the lessons that he's learned along the way, both as an athlete and a coach, including how Matt is able to prioritize both cognitive and physical recovery whilst training. 

On this episode, the Rewire Team discuss what our Mindset Recovery System involves, its uses, and the science behind the protocols it uses. Stay tuned at the end of the podcast for a demo of our Mindset Recovery System featuring guided box breathing and binaural beats specifically designed for relaxation.

On this episode, Sun Sachs talks through his recent experience of climbing Mount Rainier and how he used the Rewire system to prepare for his climb, to perform under challenging conditions and to recover. Lindsay Shaffer, Rewires Strategic Advisor, and Ed Gibbins discuss with Sun the mental and physical challenges that he faced and how he overcame them. We also analyse Sun's data from during the climb to understand the effects from a cognitive, emotional and physical perspective.

On this episode, Ed Gibbins sits down with Sun Sachs, CEO and Co-Founder of Rewire Fitness. Sun started Rewire over a year and a half ago and we discuss his inspiration behind the product, what the system involves and its applications in sport and in life. We also discuss current affairs at Rewire including our beta program as well as some plans for the future.“What if we could practice for those most difficult moments that we'll face in competition. For those moments when your mind begins to unravel and self-doubt starts to creep in. How could this type of practice change our lives, not only for sports but for anything that requires mental toughness?” - Sun SachsTo learn more about Rewire Fitness, check us out at rewirefitness.appInstagram - @rewirefitness ;Twitter - @rewire_app ;Facebook - @rewirefitnessapp

On this episode, Ed Gibbins sits down with Walter Staiano, Rewire's Chief Scientist, to talk about Brain Endurance Training. Our discussion includes what BET is; how it works; who it benefits and how it assists with improving athletic performance.Walter has a Ph.D in Psychobiology of Perception of Effort and Exercise Tolerance and is the leading researcher and expert in the practical application of Brain Endurance Training (BET).His research has been featured in best selling sports performance books including Alex Hutchinson's ‘Endure' and he's worked with Olympic and World Championship teams as well as the British Military.To learn more about Rewire Fitness, check us out at rewirefitness.app !Instagram - @rewirefitness ;Twitter - @rewire_app ;Facebook - @rewirefitnessapp