At best, sport is part of everyday life even in childhood. Because training helps to strengthen concentration and will, says brain researcher Sabine Kubesch in an interview. But it's never too late to get started.
One thing is clear: those who exercise daily become fitter. Exercise improves blood circulation, strengthens muscles, strengthens the heart. At the same time, training changes the brain - regardless of whether it is yoga, running, or road cycling. How does the movement get into the head? What then happens in the brain? And how does that help to be more attentive and calm? The sports and neuroscientist Sabine Kubesch has the answers.
The movement supports the brain to work easier, faster, and more sustainably. In short, better. That also helps with learning. The data show that just like an athlete's heart works more efficiently, the athlete's brain works better too. Whether that equates with cleverness is another question. Then we define “clever” as more attentive, relaxed, more receptive, and thus more capable of learning.
In this case, the answer is: yes, sport makes you smart! Children can also focus better after physical education or after short breaks in which they have been moving very intensively and block out disturbing stimuli more easily. In all age groups, researchers were able to show that the executive functions that significantly support self-regulation and learning success benefit from sport and exercise. In top athletes, it was also seen that they react calmer, less anxious, and with a better mood to psychological stress than untrained people
Every sport affects the brain. Because every physical strain represents a cognitive stimulus. How and where exactly the individual processes take place is very complex and difficult to answer.
It is advisable to start as early as possible because healthy behavior is formed in childhood. Even toddlers train strength, flexibility, and coordination through sport, which strengthens their basic cognitive functions. As mentioned at the beginning, exercise helps children concentrate. Therefore, physical education should take place in the morning. Well-trained executive functions correlate with better grades in math and language.
One thing is clear: those who exercise daily become fitter. Exercise improves blood circulation, strengthens muscles, strengthens the heart. At the same time, training changes the brain - regardless of whether it is yoga, running, or road cycling. How does the movement get into the head? What then happens in the brain? And how does that help to be more attentive and calm? The sports and neuroscientist Sabine Kubesch has the answers.
The movement supports the brain to work easier, faster, and more sustainably. In short, better. That also helps with learning. The data show that just like an athlete's heart works more efficiently, the athlete's brain works better too. Whether that equates with cleverness is another question. Then we define “clever” as more attentive, relaxed, more receptive, and thus more capable of learning.
In this case, the answer is: yes, sport makes you smart! Children can also focus better after physical education or after short breaks in which they have been moving very intensively and block out disturbing stimuli more easily. In all age groups, researchers were able to show that the executive functions that significantly support self-regulation and learning success benefit from sport and exercise. In top athletes, it was also seen that they react calmer, less anxious, and with a better mood to psychological stress than untrained people
Every sport affects the brain. Because every physical strain represents a cognitive stimulus. How and where exactly the individual processes take place is very complex and difficult to answer.
It is advisable to start as early as possible because healthy behavior is formed in childhood. Even toddlers train strength, flexibility, and coordination through sport, which strengthens their basic cognitive functions. As mentioned at the beginning, exercise helps children concentrate. Therefore, physical education should take place in the morning. Well-trained executive functions correlate with better grades in math and language.
But being able to learn efficiently is not the only decisive factor for success and satisfaction in life. Sport also shapes attitudes. Those who train regularly learn to motivate themselves again and again. Sport promotes the willingness to exert effort and stamina and in this way supports the development of willpower. The weather is bad? Anyway, I'll go running anyway! In the long term, this attitude is important for school and work.
Some may think: "What a Shame, Chance Missed!"
Understandable, but not true.
Because the Brain can still make New Connections even in Adulthood?
Yes, that's the great thing. It adapts for a lifetime. So it is never too late. Adults who take part in regular sport, for example, reduce the risk of developing dementia by 18 percent. For Alzheimer's, the value is 26 percent.
Some may think: "What a Shame, Chance Missed!"
Understandable, but not true.
Because the Brain can still make New Connections even in Adulthood?
Yes, that's the great thing. It adapts for a lifetime. So it is never too late. Adults who take part in regular sport, for example, reduce the risk of developing dementia by 18 percent. For Alzheimer's, the value is 26 percent.
Those who are also mentally active, eat healthily, refrain from tobacco and excessive alcohol consumption can even minimize the risk by 60 percent. No drug can do that. Sport is an all-rounder medicine that, when properly dosed, has no side effects and - as a colleague so beautifully puts it - does not even cost anything. Apart from running shoes now.
Written By - Khaled
Edited By - Kashish Chadha
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