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One of the single biggest errors I’ve had to unlearn being taught in my life is that “exercise is for the body and mainly for athletes” instead of (or perhaps a
by pmarreck 5y ago
One of the single biggest errors I’ve had to unlearn being taught in my life is that “exercise is for the body and mainly for athletes” instead of (or perhaps along with) “exercise is also for the mind if you’re a nerd” ;)
(Naturally, the mind is part of the body, but the mental benefits are drastically under-emphasized!)
Morning exercise a few times a week (at Orangetheory, in my case) lead to fairly large productivity boosts. My head feels so much clearer and I seem to have a lot more focus on tap, and just raw motivation to get things done or what I call “mental oomph”.
- CaptArmchair 5y agoAs the Roman poet Juvenal once wrote: "Mens sana in corpore sano" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mens_sana_in_corpore_sano https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mens_sana_in_corpore_sano
- brimble 5y agoGods of the Copybook Headers. (edit: Head ings, of course) They may be old fuddy-duddies, but damned if they aren't right more often than not. Even when we'd rather they weren't.
- User23 5y agoOne of the quickest adaptations to physical activity is that your motor neurons get better at firing and recruiting motor units. There’s evidence that these benefits spill over to the entire CNS.