How Exercise Changes Your Brain To Be Better At Basically Everything

RECENT STUDIES HAVE REVEALED MORE COMPLEX AND NUANCED WAYS IN WHICH EXERCISE ACTIVATES AND AFFECTS THE BRAIN.

The brain is fundamentally a lazy piece of meat, according to neuroscientist Gregory Berns. But take the body attached to it on a brisk walk or jog and suddenly your meat-brain is lighting up like a Lite-Brite.

WHAT EXACTLY IS GOING ON IN THERE?
"When we exercise, blood pressure and blood flow increase everywhere in the body, including the brain," Justin Rhodes, associate professor of psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign writes in Scientific American. "More blood means more energy and oxygen, which makes our brain perform better."

Research has long shown that the hippocampus, a squishy seahorse-shaped region found on both sides of the brain that's essential for learning and forming memories, becomes highly activated during exercise. But recent studies have revealed new, more complex and nuanced ways in which exercise activates and affects the brain.

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TOPFIT Daily Activities --- Heavy Bag and Jacksonville Forest Park Foraging
After taking care of business in the morning, I spent 30 mins on the heavy bag.  Afterward, a friend and I spent some time on the J-Ville Forest Park trails studying and foraging for mushrooms.

~Feelin' Alive!~