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We all know that exercise is good for the body. Now, scientists are discovering its good for the brain as well.

In recent years, researchers have found that exercise improves memory, concentration, and abstract reasoning among older adults, and may even delay the onset of Alzheimer's. It works like this: aerobic exercise increases blood flow to the brain, which nourishes brain cells and allows them to function more effectively - "kind of like making sure your engine is all tuned up," says Waneen Spirduso, Ed.D., a professor at the University of Texas at Austin and the author of Exercise and Its Mediating Effects on Cognition (Human Kinetics, 2007).

A recent study showed that exercise actually promotes the growth of new neurons (brain cells) in the hippocampus - the part of the brain that controls memory and learning.

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