Does sports really make us smarter?
July,19,2021
Jeff Bezos has gained some serious muscle during his time as CEO of Amazon.Despite his 100 hour work week, Elon Musk makes it a point to squeeze in two workout sessions a week.
The disproportionate number of successful people who workout is an indicator of the magical association between working out and success.Working out has been linked with physical fitness for time, immemorial.Yes, we, do achieve physical fitness,but it is merely a beneficial by -product.
The most important things that we achieve thanks to working out are:
1.Makes You Smarter
Investigators at Harvard University's Lazar Lab, which studies how yoga and meditation affect the brain,have found that regular practice of these activities can increase gray matter in both the hippocampus (the area responsible for learning and emotional regulation) and the temporo-parietal junction (responsible for compassion and perspective taking).
Exercise can also enhance the neurological processes; that make it easier to learn new skills.Douglas Noordsy, MD, director of sports psychiatry at Stanford University, notes that exercise can increase synaptic plasticity, or the brain's ability to adapt to new uses overtime, which is important for learning and memory.
2.Sharpens Focus
Dr. John Ratey, author of “Spark - The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain” says that exercise improves your brain in the short term by raising your focus for two to three hours afterwards.If you have a presentation or speaking engagement try to work out beforehand;you'll be at your peak when you have to perform.In the long term, it can even help starve off brain aging and Alzheimer's.This works on the cellular level through neuroplasticity, the ability of the brain to improve itself with blood flow and levels of brain-derived protein.He calls it “miracle gro” for the brain, and it call comes from regular exercise!
3.Increases Energy
“We feel heavy all day”. “We rarely feel hungry”. “Our energy is non-existent”.The quickest fix to the metabolism problem working out.The more you move, the more energized you will feel.
Regular physical activity improves your muscle strength and boosts your endurance,giving you the energy you need to think clearer and come up with new ideas.
A good 15 minutes of moving around, even just around your living room, makes your body produce more energy on a cellular level.
The disproportionate number of successful people who workout is an indicator of the magical association between working out and success.Working out has been linked with physical fitness for time, immemorial.Yes, we, do achieve physical fitness,but it is merely a beneficial by -product.
The most important things that we achieve thanks to working out are:
1.Makes You Smarter
Investigators at Harvard University's Lazar Lab, which studies how yoga and meditation affect the brain,have found that regular practice of these activities can increase gray matter in both the hippocampus (the area responsible for learning and emotional regulation) and the temporo-parietal junction (responsible for compassion and perspective taking).
Exercise can also enhance the neurological processes; that make it easier to learn new skills.Douglas Noordsy, MD, director of sports psychiatry at Stanford University, notes that exercise can increase synaptic plasticity, or the brain's ability to adapt to new uses overtime, which is important for learning and memory.
2.Sharpens Focus
Dr. John Ratey, author of “Spark - The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain” says that exercise improves your brain in the short term by raising your focus for two to three hours afterwards.If you have a presentation or speaking engagement try to work out beforehand;you'll be at your peak when you have to perform.In the long term, it can even help starve off brain aging and Alzheimer's.This works on the cellular level through neuroplasticity, the ability of the brain to improve itself with blood flow and levels of brain-derived protein.He calls it “miracle gro” for the brain, and it call comes from regular exercise!
3.Increases Energy
“We feel heavy all day”. “We rarely feel hungry”. “Our energy is non-existent”.The quickest fix to the metabolism problem working out.The more you move, the more energized you will feel.
Regular physical activity improves your muscle strength and boosts your endurance,giving you the energy you need to think clearer and come up with new ideas.
A good 15 minutes of moving around, even just around your living room, makes your body produce more energy on a cellular level.
