Thursday, September 23, 2010

Listening to Music While Exercising Boosts Brain Power

Listening to music is a great way to make exercising more enjoyable. Digital audio players are an excellent way to do this. It’s wonderful to be able to exercise and have an essentially unlimited supply of music or audio lectures to listen to--very stress relieving!

Studies have shown that exercising alone has the capability to increase the speed of the decision-making process. Listening to music while exercising can provide some spice to otherwise mundane exercise routines and can also increase the duration of exercise due to its motivating effect.

Now, these studies are showing that listening to music while exercising is linked to improvements in verbal fluency. Committing yourself to a regular exercise routine is just as important as following a nutritious eating program. Taking into consideration these positive benefits from music and exercising, I would encourage those working out at their local gyms to add a little music to their workout routine.

If you are still looking for additional ways to keep your mind sharp especially as you get older, eating blueberries and taking ahigh-quality fish oil or cod liver oil are both excellent sources to improving cognitive development.

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