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

informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

The book balances scientific explanation, exercise advice, and personal stories fairly well. The sections on how exercise can benefit folks with ADHD, anxiety, and depression seemed to be  backed fairly well by scientific studies, while the sections on changing hormones seems to be a bit iffy. My main complaint is that it sometimes got a bit repetitive, and the phrase "powerful impact" was used constantly when describing how exercise changed things. If brain health and fitness is something you read / research a lot then this book can feel like a bit of a "well duh" experience. Overall though, I died enjoy it and found some sections to be quite helpful.