Recent findings from biology and education research show that regular schedules of physical activity actually improve the workings of the mind.

In children, regular exercise has shown an increase in memory retention, attention span, and overall learning development.  It has also shown to assist in decreasing attention deficit disorders. 

Older people are also encouraged make exercise an every day habit.  By doing so will help decrease cardiovascular disease as well as many other diseases and delay a cognitive decline. 

Brain cells grow and develop and work better when challenged.  Studies have shown that at least thirty minutes a day of walking, jogging, or weightlifting helps improve mental health. 

A recent study at the University of Carolina medical school concluded that physically active elderly people showed more cerebral blood vessels than those who were not active. 

For starters, aerobic exercise pumps more blood throughout the body, including the brain.  More blood means more oxygen, and therefore with more oxygen, the brain actually appears younger.

Overall, if you keep yourself moving, you will have more brain power when you are older!  Honestly, who doesn’t want that? 

As roman orator Cicero put it: “It is exercise alone that supports the spirits and keep the mind in vigor.”

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