A Good Place To Learn Is On A Walk Or On The Treadmill

We all know what the “University on Wheels” is: getting educated by listening to audios, while you drive the car. Bad idea.

Much better is to jog or workout while you listen. “University on the Treadmill” is better!

Put your learning into podcast format, plug in your ear buds and get walking or jogging on the treadmill. You’ll learn more; nearly 15% more, in fact. It’s proven science.

This comes from an interesting study in Charleston, S.C., where students took part in a program that incorporated physical activity and classroom lessons for 40 minutes a day, five days a week. Before the study, the students had 40 minutes of physical education classes a week.

Physical effort to the form of learned movement skills, such as hopping through ladders while naming colors on each rung.

Others used exercise equipment with TV monitors. For example, a monitor on a treadmill would feature geography lessons while a student “ran” through the scene.

The researchers compared results from standardized tests taken by the students before and after the program, and found that the percentage of students who reached their goal on the state tests increased from 55% to 68.5%.

That’s a pretty significant statistical increase in retention. Learn from it!

It would be a good idea to put my Thought Structures and mind enhancement materials from New Thought Horizons into your iPod or other MP3 player and go work out!

You’ll not only get fit in body, you’ll get superbly capable in mind!

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[SOURCE: American Academy of Pediatrics, news release, May 1, 2011]