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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 612.76
EAN: 9780316113502
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0316113506
Label: Little, Brown and Company
Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: January 10, 2008
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Studio: Little, Brown and Company
Features:- ISBN13: 9780316113502
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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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This book is outstanding!! It should be a MUST READ for every person in the world. It literally might save your life!
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As a member of the "nerd-jock" club, I love this book. It takes recent research in exercise science and neurology and makes it very accessible and readable. I especially love how the book pulls you in with the real story of one school that took a chance and went against common wisdom to change their P.E. program and saw not just a huge improvement in student fitness levels, but also student academic test scores.
I will be teaching P.E. for the first time this fall, and this book really ... Read More
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Read the first 25 pages and you'll be out of your chair,into your cross-trainers, and rounding up your loved ones for a long brisk walk.
I read this, however, as someone with PTSD and ADD, the latter diagnosed a year ago in light of recent research showing that the two go hand-in-hand. I've been reading/skimming everything I can since we can't get my medication sorted out, my liver enzymes are abnormal, and since we've just identified which of the six observed types of ADD I have. SPARK ... Read More
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LEARNED OF THIS BOOK AT THE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM AT CMU (OSHER) AND BOUGHT SEVERAL COPIES OF THIS BOOK. EXCELLENT.
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Ratey's book is excellent. It was recommended to me by a friend last summer, I bought it on Kindle, and read it quickly. I was impressed with Ratey's background (more than a decade doing research on the subject of the book), and the wealth of studies and data he cited and summarized. His straightforward writing style helped him to make his case with me too.
I have exercised regularly all my life (now in my 60's) with the reason that it makes me feel better, look better, stay healthier, and ... Read More
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