What Exercise Can Do for Your Mental Health
March 8, 2010 by admin
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An article from Newsweek has reiterated again how exercising can provide the human body with more than physical benefits.
You may have heard of the derisive phrase “dumb jock”, a stereotype that has stuck for years, but according to the most recent research results, this stereotype could in fact be false.
In fact many high school students are also scholars or A-listers, as reported by most guidance counselors in high schools.
Of course, it can be assumed that perhaps the high grades are only due to the discipline adopted by athletes so as to maintain the scholarship. However, this account is more than what it seems. Due largely to the fact that athletic students have better physical health; these individuals are also able to perform better academically.
When you exercise regularly, you are essentially keeping your heart and your mind healthier. Physical effort prompts your heart to deliver more oxygen into your brain. This is why your brain becomes more attentive. In effect, your brain allows you to think more clearly and be more alert.
Since there are higher levels of oxygen in your brain, neuron connections are also much improved. This makes you retain more information in a highly effective manner, so that being an achiever in school is not too far a goal, if you are a student.
The concept and belief that exercise contributes to better intellect is still the subject of heated debate until the present day. The athletes in ancient Greece nonetheless, were also recognized for their brilliant minds and in-depth philosophies.
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In a report by Newsweek however, cardiovascular health is not the only health benefit of exercise. It also aids in the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease.
A connection between physical health and mental alertness has been established through a study conducted by one professor of Neuroscience and Kinesiology at the University of Illinois. The tests included elementary students who were asked to perform typical routines in PE classes. The scores achieved by such students were compared alongside other test takers all over the state.
The studies results were such that those students who were more physically fit were able to obtain among the highest of scores. These results have prompted other studies to be conducted so as to establish these findings better.
One such study involved using an aerobic routine for three months so as to grow healthy nerve cells in the body. Some studies have indicated that through intensive exercise, old nerve cells are able to form webs, making the brain more alert and attentive.
Even in rats, physical activity can lead some rodents to be smarter than others. The latest study has indicated that rats which were given an exercise regimen performed faster in going through mazes than those who just stayed inactive.
The physical advantages to be obtained from exercising are wide-ranging, and experts are still on the process of establishing newer findings on the benefits of regular exercise. However, it is important to note that one you have a healthy physique, a healthy mind is sure to be one consequence.
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