A recent study shows that working the muscles may strengthen not
only your body, but your brain as wemay improve the brain’s
ability to think. In past research, lab animals and people
generally performed better on cognition tests after engaging in
exercise for several weeks. Researchers designed an experiment
to observe the exact effects of exercise on the brain. Using two
drugs that simulate the effects of exercise on lab animals for 2
weeks, the experiment confirmed that changes in muscles did
indeed affect the mind. The lab animals that received the drugs
performed significantly better on tests of memory and learning
than control animals that had been idle for the same 2 weeks.
The results suggested, however, that exercise may need to be
aerobic in order to substantially affect the brain. For more
details, go to http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/ A study conducted
in Oregon State University has recently observed the positive
effects of short bouts of exercise as compared to the
recommended 30 minute structured