Physical exercise

There is a popular phrase that says 'a healthy mind in a healthy body'. Although we tend to repeat it without paying attention to its importance, its locution refers to the strong interrelation that exists between the body and the mind.

During student life, we focus our energies on a host of activities that are reduced to memorizing, reading, learning, writing, among other intellectual activities. However, little is said about the need for exercise in the learning process, it seems that we see our brain as an organ independent of the body, which does not need the rest of it.

If we pay attention to the study programs of the most prestigious and competitive universities at international level, we will easily notice that sport occupies a very important place in student life. Likewise, it is enough to attend to many of the executives of the most important companies in the world, to observe how in their busy schedules they manage to include a time to exercise daily.

The following is a brief analysis of the impact that physical exercise has on our student performance, so that you can have all the necessary data to understand and value giving exercise the space it deserves in your daily routine.

Importance of exercise

Studies conducted by several universities show that a few minutes of exercise a day have a considerable impact on the concentration and mood of students. In fact, certain students have been subjected to various tests that measure concentration, and the response has been significantly higher in groups of students who had previously exercised than those who had not.

Improvements in mood, and in general in the state of mind, are a natural antidote against stress. Exercise relaxes, allows us to get away from problems and express accumulated anxiety in a positive way. Although it may seem strange, it has been proven that physical exercise influences various aspects of our memory, so that our ability to remember things over a long period of time is benefited.

Consequences of lack of physical activity

Lack of physical activity during student life can have very unfavorable consequences for the mental and psychological health of students. First of all, it is valid to note that we spend most of our student life in a biological period in which our body is growing and developing. The absence of exercise during this period translates into possible affectations in muscles and bones, growth retardation, diseases, among other problems.

Children and young people who suffer from lack of physical activity find it more difficult to relate to other people, so they tend to appear introversion t