Key insights from
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
By John J. Ratey, Eric Hagerman
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11 minute read
Published Jan 1, 2013
What you'll learn
Since working as a research fellow at Harvard in the 70s, John J. Ratey has been researching the brain-body connection. Spark is his way of checking in with the general public to share good news from the field of neuroscience about the amazing impact of exercise on brain development and the deterioration we suffer without it. Ratey argues that exercise is one of the best treatments out there for many of the issues we look to psychology to fix.
Key insights
- 1 The modern sedentary lifestyle is damaging our bodies and brains.
- 2 Giving high school students time to work out before tough classes revolutionized their health and test scores.
- 3 The stress response of fight-or-flight primes us for action, so why not harness that energy buildup for exercise?
- 4 Exercise levels some of the highs and lows of PMS, pregnancy, and menopause.
- 5 Prescribing exercise for depression is a matter of life and death.
- 6 Even if you are not running everyday, something is better than nothing.
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