Move!—Because Exercise Can Boost Your Brainpower
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Have you ever considered preparing for an exam by doing physical exercise? Would it not be great to go outside and play capture the flag or double Dutch with your friends instead of doing math? Of course, you already know that this is wishful thinking. Everyone has to prepare carefully and learn attentively if they want to do better on their exams. However, it is also true that physical activity can boost your brainpower. In the following article, we are going to talk about when and to what extent physical activity is beneficial to your brain and under what circumstances positive effects can occur.
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