Jamie Hyneman Quotes

I find that arduous physical labor can jump-start my thought process.

Sport develops your brain. It helps your learning. It's not an add-on at the end of the day.

I have an overactive mind and I find that doing exercise clears it.

I run hills anytime I really have to think.

The reason I really started running was for meditative purposes. I would pick some problem to have in my head while running.

When I don't feel like working out, lifting weights or doing serious cardio, the best thing for me to do is just go on the treadmill and walk. I walk and listen to music and 10 minutes will go by, then 15, and then I'll speed up a bit. Once my blood really starts flowing, I'll get a second wind and then I want to work out.

5-Hour Energy is not an energy drink, it's a focus drink. But we can't say that. The FDA doesn't like the word 'focus.' I have no idea why.

The brilliant thing about swimming is that, while you're doing it, there's nothing else you could be getting on with, like the ironing or sorting out the children. My mind goes into free-float mode; some of the best ideas for plots come into my head while I'm ploughing up and down the pool.

I'm not thinking about anything when I'm climbing, which is part of the appeal. I'm focused on executing what's in front of me.

I exercise every day. I don't get up and have a cup of coffee anymore, I get up and move to get blood to my brain.

Running is a way for me to relax. With one hour of intense running, I can get a lot of physical exercise. I can relax my body. I feel a tension in my muscles when I don't run. In that sense, I need to get out a few times a week in order to do my work as a scientist, which involves a lot of sitting still.

Lion's mane may be our first 'smart' mushroom. It is a safe, edible fungus that appears to confer cognitive benefits on our aging population.

I think if you exercise, your state of mind - my state of mind - is usually more at ease, ready for more mental challenges. Once I get the physical stuff out of the way it always seems like I have more calmness and better self-esteem.

For some reason, chewing gum for me gets my brain going.

Sometimes I wake up and stretch and do 20 minutes on the treadmill, or anything to just break a sweat. And then I have the weekends where I can get out and play nine holes and maybe go to the gym.

When I'm working, I always make time to get exercise into my schedule.

All exercise releases endorphins and makes you feel good.

I was exercising so hard that I began to lose weight.

I love to sweat, I love to dance on the treadmill, and I need that in my life.

Now I'm fast and under control. I can just play, seeing the game slower now.

Rather than running on the treadmill, which can become quite boring, I prefer to work on my dance routine. Besides being a good form of cardiovascular exercise, it is also a form of escape for me, as I never realise how much time has flown by when I am dancing.

Exercise is great for your mental health!

I'm a believer in the nap. I don't care what it is. 15 minutes. Five hours. If you know someone's going to come back and come to work.

Bike riding is great for your thinking. I can't say I've written an entire tune while cycling, but riding has definitely inspired songwriting ideas.

Much of our brainpower goes unused, and many people could benefit greatly from optimizing their mental assets.