Strong Legs Associated with Healthy Brains in Twin Study

Post by njbooher » Fri, Nov 20, 2015, 6:01 PM UTC

agentgt wrote: post #84

lloydde wrote: post #49

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Both A->B and B->A can be true without A B with complex relationships. Dr John Ratey, M.D. covers the topic of exercise and those mental attributes in his seminal 2008 book Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain. I can't recommend this book strongly enough particularly if there are mental health issues in your life -- and who doesn't! Dr Ratey references and describes a number of experiments a…

I met John Ratey I believe at his house-office when I was around 16 or 17 (circa 1997) for ADD counseling (my mother was determined to find the best). I remember distinctly telling him how lifting weights was one of the only things that helped me somewhat keep organized... he un-officially agreed that it was better than the medication being pushed at the time (I'm sure things have changed). He was one of the reasons…

Post by Chris2048 » Fri, Nov 20, 2015, 6:55 PM UTC

avar wrote: post #27

Chris2048 wrote: post #26

What I'd like to know is how this boils down wrt work. If an increase in mental ability represent a greater work-done-per hour; But the cost is time spent exercising -> less time working (maybe somewhat compensated for other positive non-work benefits), Then what would be the perfect amount of exercise to boost productivity? i.e. would an hour spent exercising pay for itself in productivity boost?

You run out of the ability to be able to do practical mental work long before you run out of the ability to do physical exercise, so I think you're making a false zero-sum comparison of the two.

Post by Chris2048 » Fri, Nov 20, 2015, 6:59 PM UTC

nosequel wrote: post #54

Chris2048 wrote: post #26

What I'd like to know is how this boils down wrt work. If an increase in mental ability represent a greater work-done-per hour; But the cost is time spent exercising -> less time working (maybe somewhat compensated for other positive non-work benefits), Then what would be the perfect amount of exercise to boost productivity? i.e. would an hour spent exercising pay for itself in productivity boost?

This would only be a problem if you currently spend every waking hour working effectively. It is now 7:18am my time, and I already worked out for an hour, mostly lifting weights. I didn't cut into my work time at all and I'll be way more capable of working than if I just woke up and started work.

Post by askafriend » Fri, Nov 20, 2015, 7:27 PM UTC

Post by Kluny » Fri, Nov 20, 2015, 7:35 PM UTC

stinos wrote: post #79

padobson wrote: post #47

I go to therapy to manage my depression. I don't have a severe case, but it's bad enough that it affects my productivity at times. Once a year or so I'll have a bout where I am almost completely unable to function. The tools I use to manage depression are (wait for it) diet, exercise and prayer (or meditation, if you want to keep it secular). Exercise is particularly useful. Depression affects the mind, so it's diffi…

it's difficult to be self-aware about it I don't have any difficulties myself with being self-aware about it at all, on the contrary. The major difficulty for me is using that knowledge to do something with it. Not sure what is worse: being depressed, or being depressed and knowing that you are and realizing all your thoughts are going downwards into the wrong spiral and not being able to do shit about it. Well, exce…