{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60b20104ffcfab00117e6199/6a0dff403bbd73b46eff08e6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Making Health Fun - could it be as important as any other aspect of health?","description":"<p>In this episode I look at how we can make health fun. Many people find it hard to get going with healthy habits and</p><p>I look at ways we can make them easier to access without thinking of them as ‘health’.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Monkey brain and bad habits:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/saving-lives-in-slow-motion/id1573742958?i=1000597803315\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/saving-lives-in-slow-motion/id1573742958?i=1000597803315</a></p><p><br></p><p>Nushu circles:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://digitize.library.ubc.ca/2025/04/10/nushu-chinas-secret-language-of-women-in-our-open-collection/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://digitize.library.ubc.ca/2025/04/10/nushu-chinas-secret-language-of-women-in-our-open-collection/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Padel benefits:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.ltapadel.org.uk/play/benefits-of-playing-padel/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ltapadel.org.uk/play/benefits-of-playing-padel/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Queens College Step Test:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySQ5bawZpMo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySQ5bawZpMo</a></p><p><br></p><p>Dancing benefits:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1Hpr6R1f4M7f8Qc6fPGH2hg/why-dancing-is-the-best-way-to-enhance-your-brain-and-fitness\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1Hpr6R1f4M7f8Qc6fPGH2hg/why-dancing-is-the-best-way-to-enhance-your-brain-and-fitness</a></p><p><br></p><p>Keep dancing:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.uclahealth.org/news/article/keep-dancing-preserve-memory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.uclahealth.org/news/article/keep-dancing-preserve-memory</a></p><p><br></p><p>The IDEAL framework from my book:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/the-health-fix-dr-ayan-panja-new-years-resolutions\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/the-health-fix-dr-ayan-panja-new-years-resolutions</a></p>","author_name":"Dr Ayan Panja"}