When discussing the effects of exercise on mental health, it is pertinent to consider the role of psychological mechanisms. Exercise routines and learning new skills through sport have been shown to distract negative thoughts and improve self-esteem through self-efficacy or mastery. In this episode, we share our thoughts and experience in learning new skills as an effective method to reduce anxiety in life ..read more

We start discussing proper weight management to avoid losing muscle mass. We use terms that almost every household nowadays is aware of. Still, we had the task of connecting the dots to present a structured approach. Additionally, we explain Basal Metabolic Rate and consider the timing, volume, and modality of cardio exercises ..read more

In this podcast, we launch our seminal work on sleep and sleep-related issues. The first episode of the series opens grand drape to reveal sleep pressure and our circadian rhythm — the two driving forces of sleep — in action. We sleep to reduce the sleep pressure of adenosine, a chemical compound that accumulates throughout waking hours until it sends us to bed. And we defy our sleep pressure with the rising sun and our circadian rhythm, a master clock that takes us for a ride during the day ..read more

In this podcast, we discuss environmental effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on people transitioning from the usual home-to-work routine to working at home, once again with an eye towards practical solutions. Two changes in our home environment can help us to change our habits, to improve our productivity, our knowledge and our relationships ..read more

In this podcast, we present practical guidelines for functional fitness. This involves a combination of knowing our bodies and emulating real-life situations so that we are functionally fit to apply our muscles as the need arises. We illustrate functional fitness in the framework of open and closed chain exercises, the goal of which is muscle pliability ..read more

In this podcast, we present thinking positively as a choice we can each make, recognizing and acknowledging, however, that positive thinking has to become a shared practice, not just another burden we place on each other. Positive thinking has intrinsic value; as a practice, it makes us happy and enables us to direct our energy towards desirable ends ..read more

The most honest podcast in the world. We try to define honesty through dishonesty. In the opening chapter, we question the definition of 'being honest'. Second, we discuss two available choices and ask why people opt for dishonesty or honesty and what are the underlying tendencies. Being deeply embedded in socio-cultural reality, we explore how universal is the term. Mind and body remain the central theme of the honest podcast ..read more

At Birken Sports Studio, we recorded our first Podcast. Being philosophical in our approach, we map three causes of mental health problems that often we are not aware of: (1) Individualisation, (2) Responsibilization and (3) Gaslighting ..read more