Susan Britton argues your brain works best when you do things that are slightly hard and new. Lifting weights if you don't normally exercise, or learning something unfamiliar, stimulates healthier brain function. Repetitive easy tasks like your daily walk don't give you the same benefit.
Ideally, I think the brain is gonna be happiest, healthiest when you are developing new behaviors that are probably a little bit difficult to do. And yet there's, there's research that, that talks about when you do behaviors that are out of reach and they're outta your comfort zone, like going out and walking 2 miles, if you do that every day, that is not outside of your comfort zone. Lifting weights, if you don't do it, is outside of your comfort zone. Your brain thrives and works better when it has those kinds of challenges.
Susan’s ICF Educator Award | The Heart Behind the Impact Katy Montgomery, PCC
