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inkspot
10-27-2010, 10:56 AM
I'm sure it comes as no surprise to any of you that cycling is good for you, but the neuroscience nerd in me can't help but love just how many benefits my brain receives from going out for a bike ride:

http://www.bicycling.com/news/advocacy/your-brain-cycling

moonfroggy
10-27-2010, 11:20 AM
i have been reading a book all about the benefits of exercise for the brain

called Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain

http://www.amazon.com/Spark-Revolutionary-Science-Exercise-Brain/dp/0316113506/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288203529&sr=1-1

it is pretty amazing how exercise helps in so many ways