You may just be more likely to find your car in the parking lot if you’ve briskly walked there. Why? Because your brain needs physical exercise as much as your body does. You can get a date without abs, but just try getting that attractive stranger to go out with you if you forget your prospect’s name.
Neuroscientists have found that exercise increases blood flow and the release of beneficial chemicals including dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin, plus a substance known as BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor), which essentially fertilizes new neurons, or brain cells.
So, armed with this knowledge, but with limited time – and, if you’re anything like me, mental discipline – how do you choose the best workout for both brain and body? I asked three leading experts in the field what they do, and here are their secrets: