A review by laila4343
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by John J. Ratey

4.0

This book is inspirational and has really motivated me to view exercise differently. Instead of viewing exercise as something you "should" do, it's made me really WANT to exercise for the first time in a long time. Doing it for the sake of your brain is much more motivating than doing it to lose weight. And the evidence that Ratey presents is compelling. Exercise combats everything from stress to depression to addiction, which you might have suspected, but reading about the studies really drives it home. Having two grandmothers with Alzheimer's, I was delighted to read all the evidence that exercise helps keep your mind sharp into old age. Some of the technical, science-y stuff with all the initials (GABA, LPT, etc) kind if flew by me, but the point of the book hit home.