How to pump your brain, or why it is important to walk

How often do you go out for a walk or just get up from your desk to walk around the office? Did you notice, during which lessons you came inspiration or find solutions to the current problems? It turns out that walking is useful not only for health and keeping yourself in good physical shape, but also to the brain.

Personally, I have the most fresh and interesting ideas appear during walking. Perhaps because of this, I love to wander around the city, walk in the woods or in any other place. In addition, I try getting up from a chair more often, and if you do not walk, then perform some tasks while standing or on the move. When the weather is good weather, I'm happy to go out on a few stops before the final destination, and then I can spend a few hours free in the evening for a walk. A few days ago I read newsWho settled my habits and love for walks.

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Scientists from Stanford University proved that walking stimulates creativity. They studied the levels of creative thinking of the two groups of people, one of them went, and another - sat. It was found that during walking human creativity increases on average by 60%.

Steve Jobs was known for his walks, meetings, and Mark Zuckerberg has a habit to hold meetings standing up. Stanford research explain this phenomenon from a scientific point of view.

According to a study Marily Oppezzo and daniel Schwartz, Which was attended by 176 adults, creative thinking person rises on foot and remains at this level for some time after. In addition, the study confirmed that the same good effect on creative thinking as a walk on the street and indoors. So, the people who were on the street or on a treadmill, issued twice as many creative responses compared to people who were sitting in the same conditions.

Many people argue that the best thinking while walking. Now we can finally take the first steps is to identify the cause of this phenomenon.

So we put Oppezzo and Schwartz in the publication of the results of their research in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition (Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition).

Of course, not all mental processes are so walking may not be suitable for tasks that require concentration. But when you need a fresh look and new ideas, walking will have great service.

We are not saying that walking will turn you into a Michelangelo, but it can help you in the initial stages of creation.

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I hope that this news has inspired you on walks. Meanwhile, I'll write down the item to effective methods exit stagnationAnd will continue to practice the mental processes on the go, because for this you just need to organize your time. A few examples of where to start:

• Go for a walk at lunchtime.
• Practice with colleagues stand-up meetings.
• Abandon travel one or two stops to walk.
• Every hour up due to the operating table and walk around the office.

The main thing - the desire, and the results did not take long to wait.

Tell us, how often do you go on foot, and both affect walking on your thought process and mood.