1. The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain By John J. Ratey, M.D.

3. Exercise is the single most powerful tool you have to optimize your brain function. Dr. John J. Ratey

4. Exercise and Learning (Kids) Exercise as Medicine Exercise and Aging (Adults)

5. Nationwide, only 6% of U.S. high schools offer daily P.E. And…our youth spend 5.5 hours daily in front of a screen… Our youth are less active than at any time in history!

6.  Sophomores: 30% vs. 3% obesity rate  TIMSS results: First in Science and Sixth in Math in the world…

7.  Daily  Zero Hour P.E.  Heart rate monitors  Active vs. team sports  Assessed on effort rather than skill  Square Dancing – Mandatory for Freshmen  Scripts  New partners each dance  Final exam: facts about partners

8.  Cost to change their system: $ 0.00  State test results: from below average in reading and math to 17% above average in reading and 18% above average in math  Not one fist fight since 2000  Heart rate monitors donated and used beyond P.E. classes

10. “Exercise has a profound impact on cognitive abilities and mental health. It is simply one of the best treatments we have for most psychiatric problems.”

11. Exercise as Medicine… Stress Anxiety Depression Attention Deficit Addiction Hormonal Changes (women)

15. Exercise and Aging

17. 1.Small interventions yield big results 2.Consistency is more important than intensity 3.Should include a focus on… aerobic capacity strength balance flexibility