In the conversation about the solutions to obesity crisis worldwide, including its health and economic impact, we believe that two significant things are often missing:
* The positive effect of exercise on the brain: how that moves the discussion from one focused on health and its related costs to one that also includes improved mental performance and productivity in schools, the workplace, and life.
* The “fun” factor, which increases the appeal of exercise to a much broader cross section of the population who would otherwise be less inclined to participate in an exercise program.
This blog post deals primarily with the first point – how exercise, and specifically Sportwall interactive exercise, affects the brain.
The Plasticity of the Brain – Physical Exercise Stimulates Cognitive Capacity
Brain science strongly supports the link between movement and learning. The brain and the body’s movement and learning systems are interdependent and interactive. For example, motor development provides the framework that the brain uses for academic concepts. Children who have developed fine motor skills through daily exploration and manipulation of a wide variety of objects also possess the cognitive foundations necessary to build academic success… Continue reading