(To jump ahead to Saturday’s Christmas Passage, click “Keep Reading This Article.”) A new study suggests that the stress-fighting benefits of exercise may also ward off post-workout anxiety. As corresponding study author, J. Carson Smith, Ph.D. (Department of Kinesiology, University of …
Would I Still Be a Good Mother if I Didn’t Workout?
It’s a rhetorical question. Any mother who has been blessed enough with fitting a workout into her daily routine knows that working up a sweat really does make us better moms. According to a 2012 review by Dr. Dawnine Enette Larson-Meyer, …
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Exercise and Cognitive Function Studies
The following studies, ranging from 2006 to 2011, examine the relationship between exercise and cognitive function. Enjoy! A 30-minute physical education program improves students’ executive function (2009) A neuroimaging investigation of the association between aerobic fitness, hippocampal volume, and memory …
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Mind Brain Health and Education: Action Magazine
MBHE: Action Magazine (Castellana, Gunawan, Luis and Walters; Harvard Graduate School of Education; June, 2010) is a group project I completed for Dr. Fischer and Dr. Peabody‘s class, “Mind, Brain, Health and Education.” I served as the editor and nutrition author. Click here …
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Walking Linked to Brain Growth
According to a February 4 “Talk of the Nation” broadcast: “A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that adults who walked for 40 minutes three times a week for a year had brain growth …
