Physical exercise profoundly enhances the areas of the brain
responsible for:
Memory
Learning
Reasoning
Attention
Problem-solving
Mood
“Studies are determining that exercise prevents the negative
effects of chronic stress on the brain at the molecular level
and boosts the brain's biological battle against infection.”
Society for Neuroscience, sfn.org, January 2000
“Researchers found a group of couch potatoes, measured their
brain power, exercised them for a period of time, and
re-examined their brain power.
They consistently found that when couch potatoes are enrolled in
an aerobic exercise program, all kinds of mental abilities begin
to come back online.”
Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and
Thriving at Work, Home, and School, John Medina, Pear Press,
2008
