Exercise Makes You Smarter By Giving Your Brain Extra Energy

gizmodo.com — Everyone knows exercise is good for you, and studies have previously shown that it can boost learning and even stave off dementia in later life—though nobody knew why. Feb 29, 2012 View in Crawl 4

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Exercise Makes You Smarter By Giving Your Brain Extra Energy

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emfk Feb 29, 2012

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Exercise is good for you, but sometimes it is hard to get motivated. Extra brain energy is definitely good!

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dloeppky Feb 29, 2012

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Maybe it's because you get extra oxygen when you exercise. My dogs keep me motivated to do uphill walking.It burns more calories in a shorter time.

meddelem Feb 29, 2012

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bicyclists here; seeing how fast i can go is all the motivation i need. that and riding a bike feels like flying.

NewsMeBack Feb 29, 2012

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All I need is a discipline...

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meddelem Feb 29, 2012

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biking can be a discipline

lindareinhart Mar 1, 2012

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Wish it was bottled and sold over the counter...cheap

macbookforme Feb 29, 2012

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Feed me good news, pls...THX!

diggb Mar 1, 2012

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Having two elderly parents with different states of dementia (from moderate to severe), I can only say that the chances are very likely that I'm in for a similar fate. Not only does Alzheimer's rob you of your memory, it changes your personality. In my father's case, it has changed a confident successful man into someone who is extremely fearful and paranoid. It is a real nightmare to deal with. So, what I'm most interested in is not necessarily in becoming smarter but not becoming dumber. That's a pretty powerful motivation for me to exercise.