Do you have access to parks or jogging track in the city where you live? If not, is dodging traffic and weaving throught crowds a healthy alternative? VUB (Vrije Universiteit Brussels) did a research about this urban phonomenon and came to a coclusion that jogging in the busy traffic make people less smarter.
HOW COME?
One of the prominent factors is the air pollution in the city that prevents our bodies to gain exercise-induced cognitive benefits. Besides this, the participants of the research also show the higher blood levels of some inflamation markers. This may cause mental problems too.
FORTUNATELY...
Romain Meeusen, Ph.D., FACSM, head of the department of Human Physiology and Sports Medicine at Vrije Universiteit Brussel added that fortunately our body has a strong recovery mechanism so that inflamation can dissapear over time.
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