I decided to write this article because in this period I study at the university and I really look for ways to better focus and better remember my courses ect ...
the function is: concentration * time = comprehension .
That means, if I concentrate 2 times better in a time interval of 1 hour, I will understand twice as fast.
But, how can I better focus or better remember my classes? So I decided to do some research, and I found some very interesting things ....
The sport
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The 3 benefits of sport for your brain
We often talk about the benefits of sport on the physical, especially in terms of muscles and heart. However, we often forget to evoke another area of our body, yet primordial, which also benefits from the effects of a regular sport: our brain!
There is indeed a lot of effect on your brain that you may not be aware of, and yet what follows may definitely change your view of the sport.
"Muscle" his brain through sport, is it possible?
Oh yes, of course, it's possible! There is indeed a better blood flow to the brain at the time of the effort. It would increase by more than 30%. This has direct consequences, better feed oxygen, and nutrients.
And of course, who says brain more "muscular", says better memory. Indeed, a study in mice, conducted by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, showed that mice with regular physical activity had 2.5 times more neurons than the others, who remained sedentary.
As you get older, the hippocampus, an area of the brain, shrinks, causing memory loss. But if you practice sport regularly, the consequent increase of neurons will compensate the losses, which will delay the first losses of memory.
Moreover, in addition to this neuron increase, the sport also makes it possible to avoid a certain loss, thanks to a better oxygenation. And, when we know that lack of oxygenation is often the main cause of diseases such as Alzheimer's, it makes you think, right?
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Better concentration ?
Do you have trouble concentrating at work or in class? Personally, I know this problem myself ... And when working alone as an independent, it's a problem that can waste a lot of time.
Here again, physical activity can be the solution. Indeed, while you run, or pedal, your body produces a protein BDNF, which, while improving memory, also decreases attention deficit disorder.
For this reason, many doctors advise parents to give their children physical activity, especially for hyperactive children. But what is valid for the children, it is also for us, at least in this case!
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Bye to antidepressants, hello sport!
Have you ever noticed that after a good workout you feel revitalized and in great shape? You have finally managed to forget your problems especially during the effort ...
Indeed, the sport promotes the production of dopamine commonly known as the "neurotransmitter of happiness". This is one of the reasons why, after a high production of dopamine (which can also be produced by chocolate), you are more positive.
For example, researchers at the Medical University of Texas in Dallais, have shown that adults who practice 30 minutes of sport a day, regularly (3 times a day) see their symptoms of depression disappear.
So as you could read, sport is far from having any benefits for the physical. I remain convinced that these contributions at the level of the mind, allow to reach its objectives as well at personal level as professional.