July 17th: Using Your Noggin
Well apparently exercise makes you smarter! We found this on Crossfit LA’s site and thought we should post it for you guys to check out.
Scientists for years have been exploring the mind-body connection, especially when it comes to exercise and it’s impact on your brain, and the ultimate question, can exercise really make you smarter?
Well in studying this, they have discovered a brain protein called, believe it or not, “Noggin.” When you exercise, more Noggin shows up… and the impact within your brain is significant. More Noggin means more brain stem cell activity… and when they’re more active, more responsive, they are actually dividing and differentiating into additional stem cells or baby neurons. In the brains of mice and rats, this led to their ability to breeze through mazes and other tests of rodent I.Q.
What does it mean for humans? Well we’re not sure… but if you want to read more click here.
WOD:
Its Saturday so lets do a team workout!
Piggy to the mailbox and back 1 x only
100 KB Swings (1person working at a time)
100 Ab mat Sit Ups (1 person working at a time)
75 Good Mornings (1 person working at a time)
1 mile run (both people running at the same time)
For time.
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