Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
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A groundbreaking and fascinating investigation into the transformative effects of exercise on the brain, from the bestselling author and renowned psychiatrist John J. Ratey, MD.
Did you know you can beat stress, lift your mood, fight memory loss, sharpen your intellect, and function better than ever simply by elevating your heart rate and breaking a sweat? The evidence is incontrovertible: Aerobic exercise physically remodels our brains for peak performance. In SPARK, John J. Ratey, M.D., embarks upon a fascinating and entertaining journey through the mind-body connection, presenting startling research to prove that exercise is truly our best defense against everything from depression to ADD to addiction to aggression to menopause to Alzheimer’s. Filled with amazing case studies (such as the revolutionary fitness program in Naperville, Illinois, which has put this school district of 19,000 kids first in the world of science test scores), SPARK is the f… More >>
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
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Excellent reading… explains how each part of your brain processed information. How exercise can help your memore…
I bought this book since the title sounded interesting. However, after reading the first three chapters I found it to bequite technical, full of jargons and missing the point. There are some interesting snippets but on the overall its quite disappointing.
This book has alot of technical language but is very good at stressing why excersise is so important for our bodies and mind. It’s a good read and school phys ed teachers could learn a tremendous amount to help their students.
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
Excellent book. Useful information.