The science behind travel, a question to unlock your brain + a new resource from 66.1

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Food for thought:

Did you know that frequent travelers are more satisfied with their life?

According to research by a team at Washington State University, traveling on a regular basis could make you up to 7% happier.

If happiness is a priority and travel is fun for you, you might consider booking a trip…

A question for you:

This week’s question is inspired by George Mack’s essay “High Agency in 30 Minutes”.

We often get trapped in our own minds, thinking that we can’t change our circumstances.

Of course, that’s never true.

Zoom out for a second. Think about your current biggest challenge in life.

Now, think of the friend you’d call if you woke up in a 3rd world jail cell.

How would they address the challenge?

Go and do that.

It’s probably going to involve skipping a few steps you thought were “necessary” (spoiler alert: they probably aren’t).

An example might help…

Let’s say you’re struggling to get into a training routine. What would your jail cell escape friend do in your shoes?

The answer would probably look something like the following:

They’d simplify the routine. That might look like this:

20 minutes/day (because you’re busy)At home (again, you don’t have the time)With kettlebells (low-cost, low complexity, high likelihood of increasing fitness)Only 2 movements (swing and press, for example)

You just went from needing to travel to the gym, pack a bag, work out on dozens of machines for an hour, to moving 2 kettlebells for no more than 20 minutes.

Where else can you do this in your life?

Workout of the week:

Burpees

A great exercise to build cardio + strength, quickly.

Adaptations for all levels included in the video below:

PS: keep an eye on the “30 Exercises you can do Anywhere” page. We’re building this resource so you’re never left wondering how to squeeze a workout in to your busy life.

As we build it, we’d love to hear from you: What should we build next? 

Do you want exercise programming, diet frameworks, habit formation resources?

Send a reply to this email or drop a comment on the Substack post.

That’s all for this Wednesday.See you on Saturday.Have fun out there.Marcus

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