Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain A groundbreaking and fascinating investigation into the transformative effects of exercise on the brain, from the bestselling author and renowned psychiatrist John J. Ratey, MD. Did you know you can beat stress, lift your mood, fight memory loss, sharpen your intellect, and function better than ever simply by elevating your heart rate and breaking a sweat? The evidence is incontrovertible: Aerobic exercise physically remodels our brains for peak performance. In Spark, John J. Ratey, M.D., embarks upon a fascinating and entertaining journey through the mind-body connection, presenting startling research that proves exercise is truly our best defense against everything from depression to ADD to addiction to aggression to menopause to Alzheimer's. Filled with amazing case studies (such as the revolutionary fitness program in Naperville, Illinois, which has put this school district of 19,000 kids first in the world of science test scores), Spark is the first book to explore comprehensively the connection between exercise and the brain. It will change forever the way you think about your morning run -- or, for that matter, simply the way you think. |
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User Review - Kronomlo - LibraryThingA book that spends the entire time telling you, through proven scientific findings, how exercise improves your physical and mental health. It is a fantastic book and I recommend reading it if you are ... Read full review
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User Review - nnschiller - LibraryThingThis has been sitting in my Audible library for a while. I think I started it instead of Abercrombie's Heroes because I wanted to listen to more non-fic in an "eat more broccoli" sort of way. THIS ... Read full review
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| Title | Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain |
| Authors | John J. Ratey, Eric Hagerman |
| Contributor | Eric Hagerman |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Little, Brown, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0316113506, 9780316113502 |
| Length | 294 pages |
| Subjects | › › Health & Fitness / Exercise / General Health & Fitness / Exercise / Stretching Psychology / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition |
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