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This is actually a fairly old idea and hinges on the role of leg muscles in general circulation and brain irrigation. I don't have the other papers on hand, bu
by omginternets 11y ago
This is actually a fairly old idea and hinges on the role of leg muscles in general circulation and brain irrigation. I don't have the other papers on hand, but I recall there being studies relating sitting time with cognitive performance, the idea being that there's a bit of hypoxia associated with immobility.
Edit: An anecdote which I think will resonate with many. Very often I start getting drowsy in front of my computer and decide to get a cup of coffee. By the time I make it to the coffee machine, I'm no longer drowsy ...
- abledon 11y agoYup, one of the premises of this book: http://www.amazon.com/Spark-Revolutionary-Science-Exercise-Brain/dp/0316113514 http://www.amazon.com/Spark-Revolutionary-Science-Exercise-B... Its also humorous to note that the in many schools of Chinese Yoga (Qi-Gong) and Tai Chi, the first pose given is a horse stance. Where you simply stand and relax into the bone structure of your body, then continue for hours on end, (for sometimes many years with this single pose depending on the student).
- shas3 11y agoDo stronger muscles result in increased blood flow?
- Namrog84 11y agoI could be wrong but I thought I read. Increased exercise increases capillary size and in some cases can form new ones? In which relates the more you exercise. Stonger your muscles. The more blood flow there is.
- omginternets 11y agoI believe so, but take that with a grain of salt. As I remember, the leg muscles play a role in forcing blood back up towards the heart.