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Did You Know After a Session of Intense Exercise, Your Vocab Memorization Speed Improves by 20%?
A Short Insight from the Book Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
Some people are born with a genetic predisposition against exercising.
“For a man to succeed in life, God provided him with two means: education and physical activity. Not separately, one for the soul and the other for the body, but for the two together. With these two means, man can attain perfection.” — Plato.
Exercise helps our brain even more than it helps our body. According to the author, the mind and the body are not mutually exclusive.
If you exercise for only half an hour daily, you can focus better and learn faster. Specific emotional issues have a biological basis and can be treated by focusing on the body.
Exercise improves the brain and body.
At Naperville Central High School in Western Chicago, a Pilot Zero Hour PE Program focuses on students’ physical activities. They aim for cardiovascular fitness in the kids. The kids stay between 80% and 90% of their maximum heart rate, which helps them achieve their personal bests.
