Active physical exercise increases intellect, established canadian scientists who conducted the experiment with the participation of the people leading a primarily sedentary lifestyle. The results of the study were presented at the Annual Congress on the problems of the cardiovascular system, is spoken in the press release of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.


The researchers subjected the group of volunteers intensive physical training for four months and found that in the result of their intellectual ability and the ability to make quick decisions has increased significantly.

"If you ask anyone involved in sports, he will answer that became sharper. And we found a way to measure this effect", - are quoted in the press release of a word of the Wife of Dr. Martin (Martin Juneau) from the Institute on problems of the heart in Montreal.

In the course of the sport increases the blood supply to the brain. The more you practice, the more blood, the scientists explain. As volunteers, they got a group of people with a mean age of 49 years, with overweight and sedentary lifestyle. Before the beginning of the experiment, all the party went through neuropsychological tests were also taken into account their physical parameters, the rate of cerebral blood flow, heart and set the maximum piznarski.

Twice a week the participants worked on a stationary bike and performed intense anaerobic exercise. Four months later the weight of the participants, the reserves of fat and body mass index were significantly decreased that was expected. At the same time, their endurance from the point of view of physical activity increased by 15%.

The most interesting, according to the author of the study, was the fact that the cognitive abilities of the participants has also increased, and in proportion to the change in weight and levels of endurance. Namely, the more people went and lost weight, the smarter they became.

Scientists note that the decrease of intellectual functions is an integral part of the aging process, but exercise can not only save from a stroke or heart attack, but also help to maintain clarity of thought.