Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain - John Ratey

Did you know that simply raising your heart rate and breaking a sweat can help you combat stress, improve your mood, fight memory loss, enhance your intelligence, and perform better than ever? Aerobic exercise physically remodels our brains for peak performance, according to the data. John J. Ratey, M.D., embarks on a fascinating and engaging trip through the mind-body link in "Spark", presenting stunning findings to establish that exercise is indeed our best defense against everything from depression to ADD to addiction to aggression to menopause to Alzheimer's.

Spark is the first book to study the relationship between exercise and the brain in-depth, with spectacular case studies (such as the innovative fitness program in Naperville, Illinois, which has ranked this school district of 19,000 students top in the world in science test results). It will forever transform the way you think about your morning run – or, for that matter, the way you think in general.

Pros:

• clear evidence about the benefits of exercises

Cons:

• a bit repetitive
• technical terms and information