Monday, June 22, 2015

Aerobic Exercises for the Brain

Over the past 30 years, some of us have spent countless hours doing aerobic exercises to keep our physical body and keep us healthy. We attended dance studios, step class, classes and impact hello Some of us have even tried martial arts and aerobics water! In short, we put a lot of time and effort to keep the time and nature at bay.

We agreed that it is important to maintain the appearance and keep our body cut. But what about the mind and the brain?


The question is; You spent the same amount of time mental aerobics? Have you put in the same amount of effort to keep your mind and brain in shape?


Our minds and our brains also need help. As our body, without the type of exercise, they deteriorate, become lethargic, unhealthy and resemble the behavior of a couch potato.


But all is not lost.
Dr. Sara Lazar, a researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, found a way we can keep our brain healthy. Something you can do every day to stop brain aging process. In his research using MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) to compare the brain structure of 30 people living in and around Boston in the United States .. It examined 15 people who meditated regularly and 15 people who had never meditated .


He found that meditation:
"This increases the thickness of the cortex in the regions involved in attention and sensory processing, such as the prefrontal cortex and the right anterior insula. "


Now, what is it mean for you and me?
The prefrontal cortex is the part of the brain that is associated with decision making, planning and memory and naturally thins as we age, reducing our ability to think clearly and make rational decisions.


This research shows that you do not need to be a professional meditating and practicing meditation throughout the day to stop the aging process. Anyone can do it.


When you meditate, you make a type of aerobic exercise benefits the brain. Through daily meditation delaying the aging process. You encounter an effect on the deterioration of brain tissue.


The good news is that you should not have been meditating for 30 years to get this benefit. As said Dr. Sara Lazar in an interview with CNN:
"What we have seen is - correlates with the thickness amount of practice they had. So even people with only a few years of practice had more crust. "


In other words; it is never too late to start.
The secret is to find a meditation practice that suits you. Whatever you enjoy doing. If you've tried meditation before and do not feel comfortable with this practice did not give up trying something else. It is the same as for physical aerobic exercises; success comes to choose the method you are most comfortable with. The more you enjoy it going to be more and better results.


The next step is yours. To stop brain aging process, give yourself time each day to meditate.


Good Luck

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