Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Literally in a Different State of Mind

We all know that keeping active mentally and physically is supposed to be good for mood, weight, and health but new research suggests that certain movements may help in problem solving skills. Scholars at Illinois University conducted a study in which subjects had to connect two ends of string, far enough apart the connecting wasn't through a simple know. The subjects had two minutes, twenty seconds of which were filled with exercises (swing of the arms). One group swung their arms front to back, while the other group swung them side to side. Not surprisingly the direction the arms were being swung effected the time and ability of the subjects to reach the answer.
I wonder what the effects of certain types of physical exercise have on occupations. Maybe construction workers are more prone to a type of thought because of the physical labor they perform. Think About it.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090512121259.htm

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