Put in the time at your university’s gym and it might provide more than physical benefits. A new study in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research shows that the more often you go to your rec center, the more likely you’ll be passing calculus.
Researchers at the University of Texas pulled information from more than 1,100 college students about their regular weekly pump and their grades. The results revealed that students getting A’s exercised for at least 30 minutes 3.52 times a week, but people with a C, D, or F grade only exercised 2.81 times a week.
Strength exercise helps improve brain function in children, which helps them learn, says study author Xiaofen Keating, Ph.D., an associate professor in kinesiology and health education at Texas. Previous studies on children and older adults show that exercise can enhance prefrontal cortex activity in the brain—where your working memory is. This is one of the first studies to try and track whether the same holds true for college-age adults.
Sounds simple: sweat, study, score good grades. While more research is needed to see the connection between grabbing dumbbells and acing your next test, it certainly won’t hurt you to cram in a 30-minute strength session along with your philosophy notes.
Even if studying is keeping you from the physical gym, you can squeeze in this Ultimate Dorm Room Workout. It takes just 15 minutes, and if you combine it with another plan from our 15-Minute Workout Center, you’ll work up a massive sweat in the amount of time it takes you to get across campus.
Culled from Men'sHealth
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