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Walking For Just 10 Minutes Improves Brain Performance

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Walking For Just 10 Minutes Improves Brain Performance

Walking For Just 10 Minutes Improves Brain Performance

Walking For Just 10 Minutes , Improves Brain Performance.

The neurological study was by researchers with the U.C.

Irvine Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory ... ... and the University of Tsukuba, located in Japan.

The study was conducted with healthy college students on both campuses.

It found that even short exercise has a significant and immediate impact on brain function.

The students were asked to engage in extremely low impact exercise for ten minutes.

Once the ten minutes had passed, the participants would then undergo a difficult memory test.

According to researchers, the results clearly showed that the exercise improved student performance on the test.

Part of the experiment also included testing conducted in an MRI machine.

It was exciting to see those effects occurring so quickly and after such light exercise, Michael Yassa, U.C.

Irvine Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, via 'The New York Times'.

Researchers say that the results are useful, especially for those who may be averse to vigorous exercise.

This is potentially good news for those who are extremely overweight or living with a form of disability.

We are not talking about marathons, Michael Yassa, U.C.

Irvine Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, via 'The New York Times'.

They also point out that the positive effects light exercise has on a person's brain seem to be immediate.

It looks like people can improve their memories with a short walk or an easy session of something like yoga or tai chi, Michael Yassa, U.C.

Irvine Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, via 'The New York Times'


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