??Your Weekly Recharge
September marks a fresh start for The 5-Minute Recharge that’s switching to a speedy format to respect the 26 seconds that research says you will devote to skimming this email.
? So here’s five minutes of recharging in 26 seconds.
1. ??Help wanted!
Helpful photo: Tim Mossholder, Unsplash
Has physical activity changed your life??If you’ve made physical activity a part of your life and have found it to be transformative, I’d like to Zoom with you.
Why? Your experience will help me with a research project I'm working on that seeks to uncover why certain people have been able to make physical activity a life-changing habit.
What's involved? When you contact me we'll set up a 40-minute interview during which we'll talk about what first made you want to move, how it changed your life, and how you motivate yourself to keep moving.
?? What's in it for you? All interviewees will receive a copy of the finished research product — you may have to wait a while — along with my gratitude and the hope that your insights will move others to move.?
2. ??+??+?? = The perfect pickle pastime?
Michael Phelps, Leonardo DiCaprio, George and Amal Clooney.?All, so says?The New Yorker, are pickleball enthusiasts.?
Where did the pickle?come from? Three dads on summer vacation created pickleball in 1965 as a cure for their children’s boredom. Legend has it that the pickle in pickleball comes from Pickles, the dog that would often chase the game’s wiffle-like ball and run away with it.?
Yes, but?is it exercise? “Pickleball is not just a good workout, it’s a great workout,” says Lance Dalleck, a professor of exercise science at Western Colorado University.?
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Can you fall in love?playing pickleball? Yes, and you can have a pickleball wedding! “We consistently heard it was the most fun wedding anyone had ever been to,” said pickleball groom James Kloss.
Why pickleball matters:?Combining the wellness pillars SWEAT and CONNECT in a fast, fun, and easy-to-learn package, pickleball may be the world’s most perfect pastime. It's so enjoyable that you won’t realize you’re exercising.
?? But, in San Quentin, they’re sticking with tennis.
?3. ?? Gut reactions
Photo of a gut microbe feast: Unsplash
Why your gut matters:?The community of microorganisms that live inside your digestive tract (a.k.a. your gut microbiome) affects your mood, your metabolism, your immunity, and ultimately, your longevity.
What’s the problem??Compared with guts from 100 years ago, we’ve lost half the diversity in our microbes!
?? The good news: You have the power?to improve your microbiome.
?? The final word?on wellness goes to Her Majesty...