The course will provide information regarding the background and evolution of CT Maxx expanding on the brains anatomy and neurotransmitters and how they relate to fitness. This will all be wrapped around the practical applications for fitness professionals as well as for CT Maxx.

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V I S I T U S O N L I N E A T
W W W . C T M A X X . C O M
CT Maxx Level 1

2. Welcome to CT Maxx Level 1
Presented By:
Marty Miller DHSc. ATC, NASM-CPT, CES, PES, MMACS
Creator of the CT Maxx

3. “Necessity is the mother of all invention”
Plato

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We grew up in top physical shape or we didn’t grow up at all!
Men use to cover 10-15 miles per day
Women use to cover up to 8 miles per day

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• 2,000 steps is roughly one mile
• Studies show that American men, with an average daily step count of 5,340,
are moving more than women, who averaged only 4,912 steps a day
• Americans are reaching roughly only 50% of their target amount of ste
• Sedentary is considered walking under 5,000 steps per day

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• “Learning is the survival method we use to
adapt to constantly changing environments”.

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Exercise stimulates Brain Derived
Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF), a protein that
keeps neurons young, acting as a fertilizer for
the brain. Encourage neurogenesis.

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BDNF is produced both in the central nervous system and in
other tissues, including the vascular endothelium, and it is
stored in platelets. A particularly high expression of
BDNF is found in the hippocampus and in the cerebral
cortex, and attenuated expression of BDNF in the
hippocampus may constitute a pathogenic factor common to
Alzheimer’s disease and major depression

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Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) promotes the survival and growt
brain development and mediates activity-dependent synaptic plasticity and a
BDNF levels are reduced in brain regions affected in Alzheimer’s, Parkinso

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Exercise is considered to improve cognitive function by promoting neu
effective in improving cognitive function in major depression
and Type 2 diabetes.

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In healthy humans, short-term exercise increases the
circulating BDNF level, and the contribution from the brain
to BDNF in the systemic circulation is enhanced after prolonged
exercise, possibly as a result of its release from the
hippocampus, cortex, and cerebellum

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• Exercise influences the brain directly at the cellular level.”

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• The brain is not “hard wired”, it is constantly being “re-wired”
• “Neurons that fire together wire together”

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Neuroplasticity
and reorganize synaptic connections, especially in resp

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“To Keep Our Brains At
Peak Performance Our Bodies Need
To Work Hard”

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• Naperville High School Results
• 3% of Student Body is Overweight
• National Average is 30%
• Scored #1 in the World in Science
• Top in the World in Other Categories
• Literacy Results - Exercise then Study

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• According to the World Health Organization Depression is the Le
“Not Exercising is Like Taking
A Depressant”

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• Glutamate: Is the most abundant neurotransmitter in the Central Nervou
Neurotransmitters
• gamma - Aminobutyric acid (GABA): Is the chief inhibitory neurotransm

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• Serotonin: policeman of the brain. Influences mood impulsivity, anger,
• Norepinephrine: Fight or flight response. Mobilizes the brain and body
• Dopamine: Reward, learning, satisfaction, attention and movement ne

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“The World Is Getting Faster, We Can Not A

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• If the brain is slow it can miss important informa
• Faster neurons have
cleaner and more
powerful signals which
leads to a greater impact

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• Critical Period
• During childhood development of the brain is less organized m
• Adult Brain Mapping
• The brain has become more organized making it harder, not imp

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• During childhood there are high levels of learning taking place, e
• During middle age is placid, or less learning, less focus required,
• In your 70’s systems are shutting down.

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• We need something that requires intense focus throughout o
• Keeping the mind alive requires learning something new with inte

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• Direct Recall
• Problem Solving/Decision Making
• Spacial Awareness
The Big
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