https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p how exercise impacts the brain, cognition, and learning en-us 2021-10-20 15:15:57 UTC 2026-02-22 18:06:28 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f9e0.png baysk1 https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1834156497 Think of a brain like a muscle. Exercise strengthens the prefrontal cortex, which is involved in executive functioning, and the hippocampus, which plays a key role in both memory and learning. Exercise supports one's ability to to think creativity, strengthen decision-making, focus, and retrieve key information (Kris, 2019). ]]> 2021-10-21 16:44:49 UTC https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1834156497 baysk1 https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1834160991 Exercise optimizes alertness, attention, and motivation. Second, exercise prepares and encourages nerve cells to bind to one another, assisting in cellular basis for logging new information. Last, exercise spurs the development of new nerve cells from stem cells in the hippocampus. This all makes retaining information easier (Barile). ]]> 2021-10-21 16:46:28 UTC https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1834160991 baysk1 https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1834192748 The bulk of research done regarding physical exercise and cognitive effects has been done in adults and rodents. However, there is more and more research regarding the connection between exercise and cognition/learning in children. For example, there are negative association between BMI and academic performance but and a positive association between math and reading and aerobic fitness ("Centre for Educational Neuroscience"). ]]> 2021-10-21 16:57:25 UTC https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1834192748 baysk1 https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1837450908 Recess has great benefits on children. When recess is cut down, you cut down time kids are allowed to go and move around. When kids are able to run around, their brains get a "bubble bath" of good neurochemicals, neurotransmitters and endorphins, which helps memory, mood, and focus (Kris, 2019). ]]> 2021-10-23 01:48:29 UTC https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1837450908 baysk1 https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1837552966 Dr. Ratey says structured exercise is one of the best treatment strategies for ADHD. The combination of challenging the brain and body is better than aerobic activity along because these sports activate the brain in areas that control balance, timing, sequencing, evaluating consequences, switching, error correction, fine motor adjustment, inhibition, intense focus, and concentration (Barile). ]]> 2021-10-23 03:31:17 UTC https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1837552966 baysk1 https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1837553950 Increased exercise over a lifetime cannot cure dementia or Alzheimer's disease, but increased exercise can do is create the biggest and strongest hippocampus and prefrontal cortex so it takes longer for these diseases to have an effect (Suzuki).]]> 2021-10-23 03:32:26 UTC https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1837553950 baysk1 https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1837568574 Exercise has immediate effects on your brain. A single workout can improve the ability to shift and focus attention. Focus improvement will last at least two hours (Suzuki). ]]> 2021-10-23 03:50:17 UTC https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1837568574 baysk1 https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1837573807 Physical activity in the classroom can improve concentration, reduce disruptive behavior, improve motivation and engagement in learning processes, help improve academic performance (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).]]> 2021-10-23 03:57:13 UTC https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1837573807 baysk1 https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1837575441 Regular physical activity in children and adolescents can improve cardiorespiratory fitness, build strong bones and muscles, control weight, reduce anxiety and depression, and reduce the risk of diseases like heart disease, cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, and others (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).]]> 2021-10-23 03:59:30 UTC https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1837575441 baysk1 https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1837613627 Different physical activities and exercises can impact various and multiple parts of the brain. This graph shows how different exercises like Yoga, strength and lifting, aerobic exercise, and sports drills all work toward improving different functions and parts of the brain. ]]> 2021-10-23 04:51:10 UTC https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1837613627 baysk1 https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1837615315 This graph shows different things that happen to your brain during and following exercise. Learning and mental performance is improved, sensitivity to stress, depression, and anxiety is reduced, BDFN levels increase, the impairment of brain cells is reduced, endorphins are released, and the function of the temporal lobe increases. ]]> 2021-10-23 04:54:12 UTC https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1837615315 baysk1 https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1837617094 In adolescents from age 13-16, even just just 10 minutes of physical activity or exercise can grab and increase their attention. ]]> 2021-10-23 04:57:18 UTC https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1837617094 baysk1 https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1837619074 Unfortunately, most high school-aged students are not getting the appropriate daily exercise. Students are in school for approximately five days each week and eight hours each day. Then students go home, do homework, have dinner, and maybe some of them have sports practices. Something that is overlooked by many schools is exercise. Exercise is something that I have become passinate about, and I personally believe that increased exercise it has benefited my ability to learn and study. So, this makes me wonder if exercise does indeed impact students’ cognitive function and ability to learn. ]]> 2021-10-23 05:00:44 UTC https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1837619074 baysk1 https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1838371125 1 - Neither credible nor relevant to the topic.
2 - Not credible and not relevant to the topic, but it is interesting. 
3 - It is credible and interesting, but it does not quite contribute to the specific topic.
4 - It is credible, interesting, and contributes some implications to the topic. 
5 - Very credible, very interesting, and has serious implications to the topic. ]]> 2021-10-23 19:37:47 UTC https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1838371125 baysk1 https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1838371835
This fact is interesting, and it comes from a credible source. However, it states that most of the information regarding exercise and the relationship with the brain/learning comes from rodents and adults, but the research from children is slowly growing. This contributes some and talks a little about the positive association between math and reading and aerobic exercise, but beyond that it does not really cover. ]]> 2021-10-23 19:38:29 UTC https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1838371835 baysk1 https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1838372040 This fact comes from an experienced teacher and contains information from a well-known neuroscientist, Wendy Suzuki. This keys in on specific things like memory, decision-making, focus, and memory retrieval, which all contributes to learning. This fact discusses which parts of the brain are affected by exercise, and it is very interesting.  ]]> 2021-10-23 19:38:45 UTC https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1838372040 baysk1 https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1838372188 This fact from the same source as the previous fact is reliable. This fact receives a 4 because while it is relevant to the topic, it does not specifically touch on the parts of the brain impacted or how it specifically relates to learning. Memory and learning are important, but less important than skills listed from the previous fact. This does mention it also benefits ability to focus, which supports the learning aspect. So, it is relevant and interesting. ]]> 2021-10-23 19:38:55 UTC https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1838372188 baysk1 https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1838372379 This fact is from an award-winning teacher. It is credible, and it is interesting. Additionally, this fact touches on what exercise does, which areas of the brain are impacted, and how it translates into benefiting learning. This is a good fact and provides a serious contribution to the topic. ]]> 2021-10-23 19:39:09 UTC https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1838372379 baysk1 https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1838372506 This fact is from a credible source from an award-winning teacher. It is very interesting, but this fact would contribute more to a topic covering the relationship between exercise and how it benefits children with ADHD. Overall, the fact covers how children with ADHD can exercise in order to learn better, but it does not really explain how exercise benefits learning in general. ]]> 2021-10-23 19:39:18 UTC https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1838372506 baysk1 https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1838372604 This fact is from Wendy Suzuki, who is a well-studied and well-known Neuroscientist. The fact is very credible, and it is very interesting. Again, it helps to know that exercise does impact the brain. However, it does not provide important information to how students' can exercise to benefit their learning. Additionally, most young students are not worried about dementia or Alzheimer's disease, so it does not relate to my topic over young students and their brain and exercise.]]> 2021-10-23 19:39:25 UTC https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1838372604 baysk1 https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1838372727 This fact is again from a very credible source. It is more relevant to the topic than the previous fact. It discusses how exercise can benefit students by means of improving their attention and ability to focus. However, it does not explain how this can further improve their learning. ]]> 2021-10-23 19:39:34 UTC https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1838372727 baysk1 https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1838372869 This fact is from a useful and credible source, and it is interesting. It also provides significant information because it claims that exercise does improve academic performance. However, to receive a rating of "5," the fact would need to discuss HOW exercise can provide these benefits. ]]> 2021-10-23 19:39:43 UTC https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1838372869 baysk1 https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1838373048 This fact from the CDC is credible, and it does contain important information. However, the information provided is not relevant to the topic. This fact touches more on how exercise can prevent future diseases. ]]> 2021-10-23 19:39:54 UTC https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1838373048 baysk1 https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1838373271 This article is somewhat credible. However, the fact is very vague. "Physical activity" is vague and could be classified as strength training, aerobic exercise, or stretching. It also does not go into detail to explain how it can increase attention. However, it does provide some information to the topic, although it is not descriptive.]]> 2021-10-23 19:40:06 UTC https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1838373271 baysk1 https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1838397329 From these facts, I feel it is safe to conclude that exercise does positively impact a student's brain and learning. With that being said, there are many ways I can use this information to improve my classroom. Because students are sitting for many hours a day, between classes they should have movement breaks and opportunities to exercise, even if only for 5 to 10 minutes. If I have a block period, I will split the period into two halves and allow students to stretch and do short bursts of exercise for about 7 minutes. By doing this, hopefully students are able to get some energy out and then have increased attention and focus. Exercise has benefits to many different parts of the brain, so hopefully by doing this, I am allowing their brains to be stimulated and grow. ]]> 2021-10-23 20:07:08 UTC https://padlet.com/baysk1/7mowdu2g4bempa6p/wish/1838397329