Spark, 9780316113519
Paperback
Unlock your brain’s potential: Exercise your way to a better mind.

Spark

the revolutionary new science of exercise and the brain

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  • Paperback

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    1 January 2013

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Summary

Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain

A groundbreaking and fascinating investigation into the transformative effects of exercise on the brain, from the bestselling author and renowned psychiatrist John J. Ratey, MD.

Did you know you can beat stress, lift your mood, fight memory loss, sharpen your intellect, and function better than ever simply by elevating your heart rate and breaking a sweat? The evidence is incontrovertible: Aerobi…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780316113519
ISBN-10:0316113514
Author:John J. Ratey, Professor John J. Ratey, Eric Hagerman
Publisher:Little, Brown & Company
Imprint:Little, Brown & Company
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:1 January 2013
Weight:272g
Dimensions:208mm x 137mm x 23mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“This is my self-help book for the season.”– Houston Chronicle

“At last a book that explains to me why I feel so much better if I run in the morning!”–Dr. Susan M. Love, author of Dr. Susan Love’s Menopause and Hormone Book and Dr. Susan Love’s Breast Book“Bravo! An extremely important book. What Cooper did decades ago for exercise and the heart, Ratey does in SPARK for exercise and the brain. An utterly convincing and brilliantly documented ground-breaking work…So, get moving! Your brain will thank you and repay you many times over.”–Edward Hallowell, M.D., The Hallowell Centers“I enthusiastically recommend this book…If your goal is to live a long and healthy life to the fullest then Spark should be required reading.”–Kenneth H. Cooper, M.D., M.P.H., “Father of Aerobics”“Ratey has culled the latest science and found that a regular workout can help build a better, faster brain.”–USA Today“SPARK is just what we need. In mental health, exercise is a growth stock and Ratey is our best broker.”–Ken Duckworth, M.D., Medical Director for the National Alliance on Mental Illness“SPARK is mercifully short on Ivy League med-school-speak. And it may just spell the end of all dumb-jock jokes.”–Outside Magazine “This book is a real turning point that explains something I’ve been trying to figure out for years. Exercise is not simply necessary, as Dr. Ratey clearly shows, it’s medicine.”–Greg LeMond, three-time winner of the Tour de France“This is my self-help book for the season.”–Houston Chronicle

About The Author

John J. Ratey

John Ratey, M.D. is a clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He is the author of numerous bestselling and groundbreaking books, including Spark, Driven to Distraction, and A User’s Guide to the Brain. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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