Exercise and the brain quotes:

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The thing we don't want to do is overstate the benefits, but there is all kinds of proof that exercise, both physical and mental, increases brain activity. -- Nolan Bushnell
I like to exercise in the morning before work. It puts me in a good mood, which makes my coworkers happy, and jump-starts my brain, which makes me happy. -- Betsy Beers
Just as physical exercise is a well-known and well-accepted means to improve health for anyone, regardless of age or background, so can the brain be put 'into shape' for optimal learning. -- Naveen Jain
I have an overactive brain, and as a result of that, I can really get in my own mind. So I like to try and exercise it to the point of exhaustion. -- Jake Gyllenhaal
I soon became convinced... that all the theorizing would be empty brain exercise and therefore a waste of time unless one first ascertained what the population of the universe really consists of. -- Fritz Zwicky
Brain power improves by brain use, just as our bodily strength grows with exercise. And there is no doubt that a large proportion of the female population, from school days to late middle age, now have very complicated lives indeed. -- A. N. Wilson
Healthy foods are great, but it's important to keep your body active. Your muscles only get stronger and build more endurance for everyday things if you're moving and get the blood pumping. Exercising stimulates certain brain chemicals and can put you in a better mood! -- Jenna Ushkowitz
Exercise helps me with stress. It changes your brain chemistry. I turn to Ashtanga yoga when I feel the need to relax. I love it, but it's not right for everybody. It's taught to you a little bit at a time, according to your body type and your strength. That keeps things challenging. -- Lisa Edelstein
I was working in corporate Canada and I was doing all right. But I was burnt out... Long hours, a lot of clients. I just wanted to get away. Track and field was sort of like the elimination thing. I just wanted to go and do something. Exercise my brain and my body and kind of gravitate to that. -- Donovan Bailey
You know you've got to exercise your brain just like your muscles. -- Will Rogers
The brain is a tool that gets rusty without constant, albeit moderate, exercise. -- George Sand
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Meditation is just simple brain exercise. I exercise and this made sense to me. -- Dan Harris
Exercise not only tones the muscles, but also refines the brain and revives the soul. -- Michael Treanor
Exercise of the muscles keeps the body in health, and exercise of the brain brings peace of mind. -- John Lubbock
If you have a therapist who agrees with your every word, then your brain isn't getting proper exercise. -- Beth Ditto
Exercise is really for the brain, not the body. It affects mood, vitality, alertness, and feelings of well-being. -- John Ratey
Exercise is the single best thing you can do for your brain in terms of mood, memory, and learning. -- John Ratey
My brain gets stronger every day because I exercise it. The stronger it gets, the more money I can make. -- Robert Kiyosaki
We have discovered that exercise is strongly correlated with increased brain mass, better cognition, mood regulation, and new cell growth. -- Eric Jensen
But for the unquiet heart and brain A use in measured language lies; The sad mechanic exercise Like dull narcotics numbing pain. -- Alfred Lord Tennyson
Exercise your brain and body, keep engaged with work and friends, and feed your brain with a healthy, plant-based diet - as well as knowledge. -- David H. Murdock
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Your brain will eventually enjoy exercise for exercise sake, right; endorphins and endocannabinoids will create a sense of reward, but it doesn't know that at first. -- Charles Duhigg
With all the lines I have to learn for TV scripts, I don't think I have any problems with forgetfulness - that's brain exercise enough for me. -- Kevin Whately
According to the brain-centered model of exercise performance, a runner achieves his race goal when his brain calculates that achieving the race goal is possible without catastrophic self-harm. -- Matt Fitzgerald
Meditation suffers from a towering PR problem.â?¦ If you can get past the cultural baggage, though, what youâ??ll find is that meditation is simply exercise for your brain. -- Dan Harris

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