Lesson 3: Addiction And Physical Health - Slide 41
Physical Activity Changes Your Brain
- The brain needs oxygen
- Walking, running or any cardiovascular exercise strengthens your heart
- More blood flows to your brain
- People who do a lot of physical activity feel mentally sharper
- As it receives regular increased blood supply, the brain creates new neurons
- Whatever keeps the heart and blood vessels fit keeps the brain fit… good diet and regular exercise
- Simply walking at a good pace stimulates the growth of new neurons
Notes:
Pg. 255-256, Doidge, Norman, “The Brain That Changes Itself,” Penguin Books, New York, 2007.
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