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By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. For maximum health benefits, you should work for both endurance and intensity in your exercise program. We have lots of evidence that exercise prolongs lives by reducing risks for chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, heart attacks and diabetes (PLoS Medicine, January 12, 2021), and adding intensity to a workout…

By Martin Sigrist Takeaway: Mental strengths can be given a sports specific context by considering them in terms of  “long term” versus “doing it” (e.g. riding a bike) and “emotional” versus “rational”.  This results in four different aspects “Ambition”(long term, emotional), “Informed Planning”(long term, rational), ”Combativity” (riding, emotional) and “Positive Habits”(riding, rational).  Success requires mastery…