Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley

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In his last interview, How to Live a Good Life, Michael Mosley talks to Prof Paul Bloom.

If time is tight, what's the one thing that you should be doing to improve your health and wellbeing? Michael Mosley reveals surprisingly simple top tips that are scientifically proven to change your life.

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Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley: Intelligent Exercises

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How strength exercises could boost your brain power and cut your risk of heart disease.

Michael explores which strength exercises are best for your heart and your brain – how press-ups may help you live longer, and squats could boost your brainpower.

In this episode, Michael reveals the best exercises you can do – to help your heart and your brain.  He now does press ups every morning – having discovered research that shows being able to do 10 could help you live longer, and doing 40 nearly doubles your protection against heart disease.  But strength exercises can do more than just improve your muscle tone and heart.  Michael speaks to Professor Damian Bailey at University of South Wales who’s been researching the effects of exercise on your brain.  He’s discovered that one of the best exercises you can do to boost your brain power is the simple squat.   Michael discovers how many and how long you need to do them for to get the best benefit – and it’s surprisingly little!

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