Why Walking Help Us Think

• The heart pumps faster, circulating more blood & oxygen to the brain.
• We don’t have to be so conscious during walking, our attention is free to wander.

-> After/during exercise, even very mild exertion, people perform better on tests of memory and attention.

Walking on a regular basis :

• promotes new connections between brain cells,
• prevents the usual withering of brain tissue that comes with age,
• increases the volume of the hippocampus (crucial for memory) & levels of molecules -> stimulating the growth of new neurons