#mindhack 9
#MindHack 9.0 Rule #1: Exercise Boosts Brain Power Exercise improves cognition for two reasons: 1. Exercise increases oxygen flow into the brain, which reduces brain-bound free radicals. One of the most interesting findings of the past few decades is that an increase in oxygen is always accompanied by an uptick in mental sharpness. ... How the Brain Works The brain makes up only 2 percent of our body weight, but it consumes 20 percent of the oxygen we breathe and 20 percent of the energy we consume. Information about the Brain - NIH Curriculum Supplement Series - NCBI Bookshelf How to Improve Your Brain Function with An Oxygen Concentrator What this means is that physical exercises help mental exercises by supplying more oxygen to our brain hence increasing ability of the brain to think . "reduces brain-bound free radicals" - this will also help in having a healthy brain and hence help in performing better mental exercises. "always accompanied by an upstick in menta...