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Binding: HardcoverDewey 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 Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: 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 Average Rating:
 Rating: - Buy This Before It Is Out of Print!Run, don't walk, to get this book. This should be required reading for every Doctor and School Teacher. This book will help me preserve many years of cognitive ability that I was surely destined to lose before I read it and started following Dr. Ratey's recommendations. I found this book easy to read, extremely informative and highly motivating. The few places where I seemed to get bogged down in the science were quickly replaced by huge chunks of information that really inspired me ... Read More Rating: - How reading this book changed my behaviorAfter reading SPARK, I bought a heart monitor and started a daily vigorous exercise program. Haven't missed a day yet, three weeks later. We sent copies to all of the teachers in the family, to encourage them to talk up the school in chapter 1 and how much the students there have progressed academically since the school switched to tailored exercise programs for students. I wanted to read this book aloud to everyone on my plane! Rating: - Sometimes knowing the benefits helps with the first step....Spark! An amazing book, hands down...why? Many books explain how exercise helps with wt. control, physical benefits of getting in shape, and other fountain of youth aspects . These are great reasons to exercise, but Spark hits on an entire different niche, the mental benefits and effects on the brain. Sometimes just knowing how and why exercise helps with bad moods, depression and anxiety is all the push people need to get moving. I have read a few negative responses, but hey, guess you can't please ... Read More Rating: - Gives new dimension to the phrase, "No pain, no gain."Being in and around the military my entire life (I was born in a military hospital) I can safely say that exercise has always played, at least, a small role in my day to day existence. And I think those of us who exercise on a daily basis can attest to the light form of euphoria you seem to experience after a workout. Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain, written by Dr. John J. Ratey, simply reinforces something most of us who exercise on a daily basis already recognize; which ... Read More Rating: - Should be required readingIn the interest of full disclosure, I will admit that I am a doctoral candidate in health psychology who is studying cardiovascular exercise as a viable treatment for comorbid emotional and physical disorders... that being said, I think that everyone should read this book. For a long time, the general public has minimized the beneficial effects of exercise and has consistently cut physical activity from school curricula. As we become more and more inactive, and consume much more calorie ... Read More 
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