Cognitive Benefits of Exercise in Physical Education
Brain based research links to help explain why exercise is so important in Physical Education
Exercise boosts brain power
Does exercise make you smarter?
A sound body means a sound mind
Exercise can boost young brains
Exercise before an exam can boost test scores
Can exercise make you smarter
- Increases Executive Function (impulse inhibition, behavioral planning, problem solving), increases blood flow to the brain which leads to growing more capillaries improves memory, aerobic exercise twice per week(or more) decreases chances of dementia by 50%, and Alzheimer's by 60%, increases blood flow to the brain, bringing it glucose for energy and oxygen to soak up the toxic electrons left over, stimulates the protein that keeps neurons connecting which improves memory, larger hippocampus which leads to improved memory and cognition
Exercise boosts brain power
Does exercise make you smarter?
A sound body means a sound mind
Exercise can boost young brains
Exercise before an exam can boost test scores
Can exercise make you smarter