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5 ways running makes you smarter

The Runner's World UK Podcast

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Are You Eating Chocolate When You're Tired?

There's lots of theories about why it helps our cognitive health. A better blood supply circulating, which then triggers certain parts of our brain to work more effectively. It seems to be most effective right now if you're actually doing something kind of drill focus that uses your cognition. For cognition specifically, the research so far is found it needs to be exercise that using your cognition while you're doing it.

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