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Remember how your pumping

heart is increasing the blood

flow throughout your body?

The blood is pumping to your

brain, too, and that can make

your brain function better. Some

research shows that exercise acti-

vates the hippocampus, the part

of your brain that’s important for

memory and learning.

Researchers have found that girls

who play sports often do better

academically. And because you’re

sleeping better and concentrating

better, you may also, in turn, be

getting better grades.

Some exercise helps you relax

because of the kind of activity

you’re doing. Maybe you like the

solitude of walking the dog or the

peace of canoeing with your big

sister on a quiet lake. Some people

get their best thinking done when

they have fewer distractions.

Worries about friend drama,

school, or your busy schedule just

fade away. Ahhh! Peace and quiet,

inside and out.