A number of studies have shown that exercise can remodel the brain by prompting the creation of new brain cells and inducing other changes. Now it appears that inactivity, too, can remodel the brain, according to a notable new report.The study, which was conducted in rats but likely has implications for people too, the researchers say, found that being sedentary changes the shape of certain neurons in ways that significantly affect not just the brain but the heart as well. The findings may help to explain, in part, why a sedentary lifestyle is so bad for us.
Supporting my preference (and as yet unfilled desire) to have some standing tables in our classrooms.
Lots of boys in our learning environment - also lots of people who like to sit about and yet are fidgety.
We do have a variety of learning spaces but they all encourage various forms of sitting.
Love this bit..
But in the years since, neurological studies have established that the brain retains plasticity, or the capacity to be reshaped, throughout our lifetimes. Exercise appears to be particularly adept at remodeling the brain, studies showed.
There is yet hope for brains for adults who have been trapped in the cycle of a sedentary work environment for most of their life!
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