Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
by John J. Ratey
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Author: John J. RateyContributor: Eric Hagerman
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-01-10
ISBN: 0316113506
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
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- ISBN13: 9780316113502
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Book Review: EXCELLENT resource puts the mind in motion
Summary: 5 Stars
I found SPARK to be one of the most fascinating books I have read on exercise and the brain. As an author and researcher whose focus is on integrating psychotherapy with exercise and a lecturer on stress management who focuses on using exercise to help diminish stress, I could not think of a better reference than SPARK. Each chapter combines extensive research with real-life examples of how exercise can influence our holistic health. For individuals seeking alternative treatment options, reading SPARK will ignite an understanding of how initiating exercise can influence your choices to lead invigorating lives.
The lucid articulation of each chapter will help you think about yourself more positively and empower you to approach to anxiety, depression, ADHD, and aging (to name a few) with a positive action oriented mind frame. Although some of the early content was dense (e.g., brain chemistry), it set a strong foundation to help me understand how much the mechanisms of the brain and how I think influence my ability to exercise. The authors did an excellent job of providing the public with a window into the powerful impact of preventative self-care through exercise. I am so glad my cousin insisted I read SPARK - it helped validate how much of an influence my choices have on my physical and mental well-being.
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Summary of Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
A groundbreaking and fascinating investigation into the transformative effects of exercise on the brain, from the bestselling author and renowned psychiatrist John J. Ratey, MD.Did you know you can beat stress, lift your mood, fight memory loss, sharpen your intellect, and function better than ever simply by elevating your heart rate and breaking a sweat? The evidence is incontrovertible: Aerobic exercise physically remodels our brains for peak performance.
In SPARK, John J. Ratey, M.D., embarks upon a fascinating and entertaining journey through the mind-body connection, presenting startling research to prove that exercise is truly our best defense against everything from depression to ADD to addiction to aggression to menopause to Alzheimer's. Filled with amazing case studies (such as the revolutionary fitness program in Naperville, Illinois, which has put this school district of 19,000 kids first in the world of science test scores), SPARK is the first book to explore comprehensively the connection between exercise and the brain. It will change forever the way you think about your morning run---or, for that matter, simply the way you think
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