Physical Exercise Boosts Your Brain and Mind
The body “vs” the mind
For physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body; it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.
— John F. Kennedy
Our bodies are pretty miraculous when you give them a second thought. They are a network of tissues and organs, all designed for specific jobs that keep you alive. Each part of our body can flow, pump, and process, in the same regular mechanical fashion for 100 years or more. And for whatever reason, it still blows me away to know our bodies can heal themselves.
The brain that sits inside our skull is no real exception within the context of our body. Like other organs, it continuously interacts with the rest of our biology. This interactive process creates the all-important experience that we call our mind.
What exactly do we mean by the mind? You’d think it should be easy to define, but no. People see it and study it in their own peculiar ways. When I say ‘mind’, I use it synonymously with conscious subjective experience; basically how you think and feel. When we think about an old romantic partner, feel melancholic about the loss of a friend, consider what our…
