Sitting, not exercising is worse for your brain

Berkeley Lovelace Jr. writes for NBCnews that even small amounts of exercise can positively affect your brain function - especially when compared to the option of doing nothing.

Skipping out on exercise in favour of less demanding activities — such as sitting or lying down — was linked to a slight decline in memory and thinking abilities, according to a study published Monday in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

After analysing the participants' activity data, the researchers found that those who skipped exercise in favour of eight minutes of sedentary behavior saw 1% to 2% decreases in their cognition scores.

You can read the study here even though you already know that exercise is good for you!