Aerobic exercise in particular has shown to help students perform better on tests and behave better in society´s communities, according to recent studies.
It have shown a number of different benefits that suggest exercising can improve brain activity, aid in memory, and help with attention, depression, and ofcourse learning.
The benefits of exercise seem mostly to flow from activity before learning. (by the way, I'm a 56 years old, in this field of academic, but only now I understand what it means when we´re `learning´).
Aerobic exercise not only improves learning ability and attention, it helps to expand and strengthen memory. This is particularly important to note for older adults.
But ..
Going for a run before workday or doing some jumping jacks before you head to the office can make you a more effective student or employee. Students who have gym at the beginning of the day show improved test scores in later classes that are directly linked with that physical activity.
We can see the same in animals´s behavior.
There were also some mouse-studies have shown that mice who exercise before a learning activity have greater cell growth in the hippocampus, the region of the brain most closely involved with memory. The connections in their brains were also stronger.
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