Brain Fact Friday on "The Key Ingredients of Learning with the Brain in Mind."

<p>Welcome back to the Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast, for Brain Fact Friday and episode #119.</p> <p>Hello and Welcome back! I’m Andrea Samadi, a former educator who has been fascinated with learning the science behind high performance strategies in schools, sports and the workplace, for the past 20 years. If you have been listening to our podcast for some time, you will know that we’ve uncovered that if we want to improve our social and emotional skills, and experience success in our work and personal lives, it all begins with putting our brain health first. As I am working closely with neuroscience researcher, Mark Robert Waldman, and learning new ideas that could help improve results for students in our classrooms, or those in the corporate world, I will share with you what I am learning, with the hopes you can implement the new idea in your life, for immediate, improved results.</p> <p>This week’s brain fact goes right along with the past few episodes where we have been talking about the profound impact that exercise has on our cognitive abilities and mental health. Dr. Daniel Amen, (who we’ve talked a lot about on past episodes) and Dr. John J Ratey would both agree that it’s “simply one of the best treatments we have for most psychiatric problems.”<a href='#_edn1'>[i]</a></p> <p>Instead of just one brain fact about the importance of exercise on our brain, I have a few-- to really hit the importance of this brain fact home.</p> <p>Here are Your Brain Facts for This Week: Did You Know That:</p> <p>“Physical activity is crucial to the way we think and feel.” (John J Ratey, MD).  </p> <p>“Children who exercise regularly are likely to do the same as an adult.” (Spark, Page 12)</p> <p>“Statistics show that about half of those who start out with a new exercise routine drop out within six months to a year” (Spark, Page 260) probably because they jump in at a high intensity, it’s too much, and they give up.</p> <p>If you have heard our past 2 episodes, you will know th