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- inactive, on 08/06/2008, -1/+38I have always found that I operate in a "sharper" mode when I exercise and feel better about myself.
- Hangly, on 08/07/2008, -0/+21"A healthy mind cannot reside in an unhealthy body." -- Adolf Hitler
- Alex74447, on 08/07/2008, -3/+19Our football team dominated the academic bowl last year!
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Yeah right, more like most of them are morons. - bbqsalad, on 08/07/2008, -1/+15Walking is not enough for most people. My boss walks all day and she is still a fat bitch.
- inactive, on 08/07/2008, -0/+7 He should have exercised more.
- CarolFil, on 08/07/2008, -0/+7Agree. I was on zoloft for a brief period and felt horrible. After I got off of them I started exercising and watching what I ate and felt much better then that stupid drug ever made me feel.
- Obelia, on 08/07/2008, -0/+7The brain needs a healthy blood supply, and exercise improves your circulation. When you think of it like that, it's obvious that beyond a certain point more exercise won't make you smarter, but if you don't do a minimum then your mind won't be as sharp.
- Typhoon2009, on 08/07/2008, -1/+7"People who exercise not only have better bods, they have better brains too, a host of studies have now firmly established."
Looking at some of the people I know, I find that hard to believe... - reddikilowatt, on 08/07/2008, -0/+5You need to maintain an aerobic heart rate for at least a half and hour a day (of course, to maintain cardio-vascular fitness you need about an hour). If you can maintain a high enough heart rate while walking, that's enough. However, as you gain fitness you'll find that you need to jog and or run. A heart rate monitor is a useful tool for managing your activity.
- Telmarine, on 08/07/2008, -0/+3Tahts because teh government exercises eats and reads
- MarshalBanana, on 08/07/2008, -5/+9But don't the smartest people never exercise? Look at Stephen Hawking.
- chaos7, on 08/07/2008, -0/+4he's stuck in a wheelchair and has not much else to do but think about things.
- dafragsta, on 08/07/2008, -0/+4Woo! Sixer! Beer me brah!
- inactive, on 08/07/2008, -0/+3Exercise is great... just don't mix it with vegetables. Then you'll be screwed!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-IOuSg9fSE - inactive, on 08/07/2008, -0/+3Should I run, jog, or is walking enough?
- PurplePassion, on 08/07/2008, -0/+3I am catching up for lost time. I feel empty inside when I miss a workout. It's the strangest void. I'm not kidding, either. So, I guess I am getting smarter at the same time. With the frequency and duration of my workouts in my favor, I might just be the next Ricki Lake. Go, me!
- davidw00t, on 08/07/2008, -0/+3I was on heavy doses of zoloft AND wellbutrin but still heavily depressed.
Once I started exercising frequently, and training for races, my life became so much more meaningful and enjoyable. - hemetae, on 08/07/2008, -0/+2Exception to every rule?
- quez, on 08/07/2008, -0/+2Makes sense. He was a drug addict with Parkinson's Disease and was also ***** insane.
- MalarkeyPN, on 08/07/2008, -0/+2Exercise can only bring your brain up to it's optimal state. So a person who is naturally dumb can only improve his intelligence so far before he starts to see diminishing returns. It follows that a moron that is a jock will be smarter than a moron who is not a jock.
Anyhow, let's not pretend there aren't dumb nerds out there. Some of the biggest geeks in my high school were also some of the stupidest people I ever met, through and through. - atact88, on 08/07/2008, -0/+2Digg provides ample evidence of this phenomenon. It's full of overweight retards.
- headbutt, on 08/07/2008, -0/+2I just finished a good book on what exercise does for the brain called "Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain" - I'd recommend it to anyone interested in the subject.
- Daniel591992, on 08/07/2008, -1/+3Work your way up :)
- KingGorilla, on 08/07/2008, -1/+3Does that make women stupider since some of that blood leaks out of their body once a month?
- thegrantman, on 08/07/2008, -0/+2Walking is very good for you.In addition to burning calories and increasing your heartrate walking has a meditative effect that is great for reducing stress and finding your "balance".
- TheNakedChef, on 08/07/2008, -0/+2Walking is only good if you weight a ton and have zero fitness and you need to start some place. You need to put your body under strain and make it work. Walking doesn't do that, but it can be good start. I can't run or job (dodgy knee). But there are plenty of other alternatives. You can lift weights, play team sports, ride a bike, swim etc... my personal choices are lifting weights for strength and rowing for cardio. I also row in dragon boats which is great way to meet people.
- mf0thrilla, on 08/07/2008, -0/+2Dude bro, dog...
Could you help me with this syringe?
I need to juice up before spring break. - EnnuiStudent, on 08/07/2008, -0/+2Our high school cross country team dominated all sports in having the highest GPA average out of all other teams in the school, with the average GPA being above 4.0.
And they weren't some crappy, half-assed team either. They happened to win 3 state championships in 4 years. - KingGorilla, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1I feel great after a few minutes after a good work out.
- Steeple, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1bwaaa-ha-ha
beg to differ - ignisatra, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1That's probably because of blows to the head and alcohol.
- or3n, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1hahahaha this article is so irrelevant to Digg users
- Telmarine, on 08/07/2008, -1/+2Tihs is a good time to say teh oldest person who ever lived smoked for 118 years of her life
- inactive, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1i highly doubt it
unless you exercise to the point where you actually die - inactive, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1exercise keeps you young, though, too. and smart young people are universally hated. There's no escape!!!
- sklter84, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1Could have fooled me.
- inactive, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1 To extend the mind as a computer analogy your heart can be thought of as a power supply. If you aren't in good physical shape your heart wont be able to supply the same amount of blood at a resting state to your brain is it would if you were an athlete. To overclock a processor sometimes you need more voltage. Being in physical shape provides more voltage(blood) to your brain and allows you to think and concentrate better.
- TheNakedChef, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1If you put all of your energy towards athletic achievement and zero towards academic, of course you are not going to get very far brain wise. There's a fine balance in every aspect of life.
- ieee, on 08/11/2008, -0/+1No, you do not rule the world. The heads of your corporations who do exercise, who eat right, who DO READ rule the world and rule YOU
- ieee, on 08/11/2008, -0/+1Imagine how much MORE smarter he would be if he could exercise
- Requeim, on 08/09/2008, -0/+1as the old saying goes.. brain is like muscle.. the more you pump it the better it works!!
http://www.healthpoints.info - Riggs, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1Way to base your entire ideas about exercise and health on ONE exception, brilliant.
- zwendkos, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1small sample size, i know, but my roommates are huge muscle meatheads who work out everyday, drink their protein shakes, take their vitamins... and they're STILL dumb as rocks. i think there are plenty of people out there like this (e.g. New Jersey?). point is, seems like just another situation in which studies can make conclusions on both sides of an argument. i'm not saying being fat and lazy makes you smarter, but i'm saying it doesn't necessarily make you dumber (e.g. a lot of diggers?)
- smrdka, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1I don't understand what you're getting at...
- reddikilowatt, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1Oh, absolutely walking is good for you in lots of ways. However, if you want to get an aerobic workout (what TFA suggests for increasing brain function), after you start to get in condition, you will find it harder and harder to maintain your HR target zone while walking.
From what I've read, the aerobic workout level/activity goes something like this:
Walking
Cycling
Running/jogging
Swimming
Rowing.
However, as you engage in an activity, your body does start to adapt. For example, I ride a bicycle. When I really was obsessive about these things, my normal HR was about 120bpm after a 10 minute warm up. If I go for a run, my HR jumps all over the place and I have a very tough time getting my breath. This is mostly due to the fact that I use different muscles than when riding. The riding muscles have extra capillaries running to them, so they are better able to use oxygen from the blood. The article is claiming the same thing happens to your brain. - TheNakedChef, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1Workout releases opiates and endorphins, that's why it's addictive. It's a reword for job well done, it also why exercise helps with depression. Keep it up!
- BotchaMcCoola, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1Five negative diggs? Amazing
- FoxFaction, on 08/07/2008, -0/+0I got over schizophrenia and HPPD with exercise. No joke. I used to hate exercise a lot, but it really does work.
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