Insights from Dr. Chase Feiger on the Importance of Physical Activity for Mental Recharge

And what what are some of the daily habits you've built in to make maintain that health? Absolutely. It, you know, first and foremost, I wanna start off by saying that it's crazy to me when I meet so many executives, whether you're CEO, FO, and I find out that you're living a very sedentary lifestyle. You know, there's only so much direct attention. There were a number of research studies done on called direct attention and indirect attention. And what direct attention means is anytime you're reading a book, anytime you're at the office, you know, writing an email, putting together a PowerPoint deck, an Excel spreadsheet, sitting down and having a conversation with someone on a show like this, That requires direct attention. A lot of people think by taking a break, I'm gonna go watch TV. I'm gonna read a book. They don't recognize that watching TV reading a book, that's also using up that same direct attention. So think of direct attention as a fuel tank. Every time you use it, whether you're watching TV and you're taking that break -- Right. -- or you're, you know, reading a book or writing an email, The only way to recharge direct attention is indirect attention. And indirect attention comes in the form of going for a walk, going for a run, going to the gym, lifting weights, pilates, tennis, basketball, any physical activity. So I mean, I I take the approach of I'm gonna practice what I preach. And what that means to me is, I mean, I'm I'm working out six to seven days a week. My I'm not lifting weights every single day. I'm lifting weights around four to five days a week. And I'm putting in on average. If you look at my phone right now, and we could pull it out later in the episode for for proof and evidence, average number of steps a day in June was over eighteen thousand a day. Wow. July over eighteen thousand a day, as well as May over eighteen thousand a day. So I try to keep that active lifestyle, when I'm not lifting weights. It also means diet. You know, diet nutrition, as we know, is is ninety percent of the journey. Sure. So, I do intermittent fasting. Okay. I will go I will run sixteen to eighteen fast, you know, periods of a full intermittent fast. And, when I'm eating, I'm consuming highly nutritious foods, not empty calories.