Speaker 1: (00:00)
Hey everybody, what's going on? Doctor Chad Woolner here and Dr. Buddy Alan. And this is episode 24 of the health fundamentals podcast. And on today's episode, our discussion is going to be about this money doesn't create happiness, but this does and it's free. So let's get started. Okay.

Speaker 2: (00:16)
You're listening to the health fundamentals podcast. I'm Dr. Chad Woolner and I'm Dr. Buddy Allen. And this show was about giving you the simple but powerful cutting edge tools you need to change your health and your life. So sit back and enjoy the show as we show you the path to your best life down to a science.

Speaker 1: (00:35)
So, hey everybody, we have a really cool, uh, subject for today that we're going to be talking about and it's, uh, something that will create happiness long or faster than better than I guess, money than even money. There was a study that was done, um, and it, and it showed something that I think is, it should make perfect sense. Um, but yeah, it was just cool to see that they had actually done an actual study on it. It was produced, uh, or it was published in Lancet. Is that it? Yeah. So, yeah, and uh, it was according to Yale and Oxford Research, he research study Yale and Oxford. So it's, so tell us about it. So basically this study said that exercise makes you happier than money and uh, and based, and it was interesting kind of how they went about it is they, uh, you know, they kind of, they, they went deep into this, this whole topic and they found a few neat things.

Speaker 1: (01:29)
If you episodes ago of our, of our podcast, we talked about, um, you know, the minimum amount of being in the outdoors, right? You know, that two hour minimal time that you spend in the outdoor is each week is, you know, increases your health and wellbeing. And what they, this here was basically saying is exercise. And they, it was a pretty rad little study is, um, it increased your happiness more so than money did. And, um, and they said that the, uh, the sweet spot was three to five times a week for 30 to 60 minutes. Okay. Um, there is a couple of other findings that I thought were kind of interesting. They actually said that exercising more than three hours per day actually had an opposite effect that actually made you feel less satisfied or less happy. Um, and then, um, oh, and then team, they said, Eh, whether it was sports or, or extras.

Speaker 1: (02:23)
And they said that cycling and aerobic exercise did well, but they found that teamsports actually was even a little bit greater boost in your happiness and you know, because you're doing something with others and connecting and, exactly. Exactly. So, uh, you know, just a very simple, and I think these are just the beauty, the little nuggets in life. It's like there's a lot of really small things that you can do that make a tremendous difference. We, uh, we go from business to business and we share the 30 minute reboot. That's right. And one of those three pieces as far as increasing someone's, uh, you know, essentially health and wellbeing, their productivity, decreasing pain and things like that and their life is making sure that they get in exercise. And sadly, most of us exercises one of those sometimes four letter words that, um, you know, you're like, oh, you know, I would but I don't have the time.

Speaker 1: (03:17)
Well, not only that, but yeah, I don't even necessarily know if it's that people view it in a, in a bad light is that it just takes a back seat to other things that are less important. Um, you know, that that TV time, uh, takes a greater pri is a greater priority. I think oftentimes it's not hard to do. It's just easier right. To, right, exactly. That's exactly right. There are far too many other things that are just easier to do, um, that are, that are more automatic we'll say, than to actually put in the, put in the effort of the exercise. Right? Yeah. And so it has to be something that has to be prioritized. I saw somebody say, you have to start making your, uh, what was it? You have to prioritize in making your priorities a priority or something like that. That's what it was.

Speaker 1: (04:03)
And I think that's the case when it comes to exercise, right? It has to be an essential priority. It does because it is such a critical far reaching, um, component or element of, of, of a happy, fulfilled, successful life. You know, and I would argue personally I would say that I think there is a very strong correlation, not necessarily causation or connection, but a very strong correlation between those who exercise consistently and also those who are more successful monetarily as well probably right. You know, I think, I think you'll find uh, the same effort, uh, w w the same work ethic, the same discipline, the same mental toughness, whatever you want to call it, that is required for consistently engaging in regular exercise. Those are going to be the same types of mental and physical attributes required to succeed in life in, in whatever career you choose.

Speaker 1: (04:58)
You know what, we were just talking shortly before this episode about running, how neither of us really care to run if I don't like it much at all. In fact, there was a point where I kind of really loathed it. And uh, and for that very reason I signed up for a half marathon cause I figured if I'm ever gonna get good at this, I have to force myself to do it. And I think you're selling yourself a little bit short. I'm going to brag about Dr. Allen her real quick. It wasn't just any half marathon. This is notorious. This is a bad one. It's up a stink and mountain is his and it's like what half of it, at least if not more of it is uphill the entire way. The first eight miles is pretty much uphill, right? So more than half. Yeah. It's a few that a few thousand foot elevation climb Praysee and then I think the last five, six miles is 1600 foot down the mountain.

Speaker 1: (05:50)
Right. But you know that be what I was what we were talking about or my, my big Aha with running this particular race was, I'm running up this, you know, it was about mile seven and I saw this little sign that said, do more of what you love. And I, I know they were referring to running and I'm like, this is not what I love. But as I, you know, after I finished this, this nasty little, a half marathon, I would have to say I sat back and I'm like, wow, that was an incredibly hard experience. And you know, just exhausting on many different levels, both the training and the actual event. Um, I sat back and I'm like, that was a very good experience, even though it was really hard. And what I kind of realized was, you know, if there's one thing that I really appreciate about running is it helps with your mental toughness, your mental fortitude, because that whole time, whether it was training or in the race, um, my mind is, you know, my mind is saying, this is hard.

Speaker 1: (06:49)
You should just stop and walk. And then I would say to myself, no, I want to do well with this. I want to complete it. And, and I would do these little, uh, self-assessments, like, am I breathing really hard? Like, no, not too bad. Are My legs exhausted? No. But my mind kept saying walk because that was easier. And so anyways, so like the long story was it did really help with that. That realization like, you know what, you're way too, we're all way tougher than we think we are. Right? We can do a lot for that. We can do a lot more than we think we can. It just is one of those things that you, like we said you got to make it a priority and uh, and it does get better. It still isn't my favorite thing to do, but I certainly, I have that appreciation for it will.

Speaker 1: (07:31)
And I would just simply say from an outsider's perspective, uh, those who know Dr. Allen, uh, no, he is probably one of the genuinely most happy people you'll ever meet. I think you're pretty happy person. Would you say consider yourself a happy person? I would say I'm a pretty happy person. Right. And, and I think that that, you know, I think, I think that there's a very natural disposition for a predisposition that you have towards being kind and, or happy. But I think to what you're talking about is proof or evidence of the fact that when you, you know, as a result of the exercise that you put in cause you exercise regularly. I know, I know you do that. We, you and I used to do a crossfit together there for a couple of years and um, and I think for the most part I tend to be pretty happy as well.

Speaker 1: (08:21)
And, and, and you know, this isn't some sort of a trying to convince people that exercise helps you be happy. It's one of those things where you find out for yourself when you do it, especially when you do it consistently, you find it, it really does make a huge difference. Um, there have been times in my life I can clearly see, um, when I haven't been as active and haven't exercised as much and it's very obvious to me to see that those also happen to be, um, not coincidentally times in my life where I haven't been nearly as happy as when I've been actively engaged in. So it's one of those things, I think it's self evident when we talk about this, that exercise would help to create a happiness. And I think it's one of those things too where it's like, I, I think we have this tendency naturally to gravitate towards, uh, things that would, uh, make, make money and think that that would generate happiness.

Speaker 1: (09:13)
But the reality of it is I think if we would put our health I e exercise first, I think that so many other wonderful things with those disciplines, those same disciplines that are necessary in creating health, doing things that you don't feel like doing oftentimes by doing it anyways and right or the same disciplines that will help you be successful in your business, in your career, in other, um, you know, things that push you forward in life. There's a great book, uh, by Jocko Willink. He's a former navy seal turned entrepreneur, leadership development guy, and the book that, the title of the book is such a powerful phrase in and of itself. It's it, the title is discipline equals freedom. And I, I love that concept because it's, it is so profound. And simple and true, you know, that, that the, the greater we can learn to improve and increase our self-discipline, uh, our, our, you know, intrinsic motivation, um, our mental toughness, like you said, um, I think we will find a greater opportunities will open for us in our life, thus creating greater happiness and fulfillment and success in every, it, it literally bleeds over into every other aspect of our life, truly.

Speaker 1: (10:25)
Um, so, uh, hopefully this has got you a little bit more excited and, or motivated to exercise. I mean, cause you know what I mean, money is important for, for happiness, even though if we're, if you're broke and destitute, it's hard to be happy. Right. But, you know, understanding that, you know, something as simple as exercise can make you happier than even money. Yeah. That's pretty awesome. Yeah. And it's free and it's free. It doesn't cost you anything. You don't have to have a gym. You could literally, anyone can run, right? So anyone can go out and walk, run, run, do whatever. Yeah. So anyways. Alright. Well hopefully this has been helpful for you guys and uh, we're, uh, we're excited to share even more with you guys on upcoming episodes. Yep. We'll talk to you guys soon.

Speaker 2: (11:07)
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