第12章 让你的大脑更聪明 1（第1页）

第12章让你的大脑更聪明（1）

ExerciseYourHead

佚名Anonymous

Itgoeswithoutsayingthatexerciseisgoodforyourbody，butwhatmanydon’trealizeisthatit’salsogoodforyourmimearainingwillsuddenlyturnyouiein—butstudyhasfoundthatwularlyimprovesyourmood，boostsyourseeemahefunofyourbrain。

Aswithotheraspectsofthehealthbetweenmindandbody，stistsareoouandwhyphysicalrovideameionalboost。Butmanypossibilitiesarealreadyknown，andnewreseartinuallygoingforward。Forthoseinsearentalashysicalmotivation，hereare12extrareasonstobeginawramforthenewmillennium。

1。Woutgiveyouaseionandaent，andtheincreasedself-esteemthatresultsfromdoihingyouknowisgoodforyou。

2。Exercisecausesyourbodytoprodudorphins，thechemicalsthatdullpainandhelpproducewhat’sknownastheexercisehigh。

&-bearingexerciseparticularlyraisesyourtestosteronelevels，improveyourmood，especiallyifyourlevelsarenaturallyonthelowside。

4。AgtoHarvardpsychiatristJohy，M。d。，coauthorofabookonpsychologicaldisordersdromes，asiraiseyourbraiidepressantchemicals，suioninandnorepinephrine。

5。Ifydown，exercisemayhelppickyouup。Althoughresearchersdisagreeonthisissue，ostudiesfoundthatlong-termexercise，especiallywheniting-lastirainingsessions，hasaboutasmueffedepressionaspsychotherapy。（Ofcourse，thisdoesn’tmeanyoushouldherapy。Ifyoubelieveyoumaybesufferingfromdepressiohingtodoistoehprofessional。）

6。Wouthelpsyoudealwithstressinyourjob，relationshipsoranyareaoflife—possiblybecauseexerciseisaformofstressitselfandhelpsyourbodytodealwithit。WhenAustralianresearparedpeoplewhodid30minutesofaerobicexercisethreetimesaweektothoserogressive-relaxationteiques，theyfoundthatthefrouprespoestressandhadlowerbloodpressure。

&tleexermakeyouthinklessanxiously，Studieshaveshownthatanyamountofexerabrisk10-mioanintenseaerht-liftingsessioodecreasefeelingsofay。

8。Aerobicexercisemaymakeyouthiime，cardioexercise（coupledwithahealthfuldiet）improvestheflowofbloodthatcarriesoxygenaoyourbrain。