An hour of sudoku can help you lose weight
source: http://cannyminds.com
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Mental exercises such as puzzles and quizzes are said to burn an average of 90 calories every hour – more calories than are contained in a jammy dodger or a chocolate hobnob.
Mental agility expert Tim Forrester from brain training website cannyminds.com which published the claims, said giving the brain a workout burns calories in the same way that giving the body a workout does.
"Our brains require 0.1 calories every minute simply to survive," he said.
"When we do something challenging such as a puzzle or a quiz we burn through 1.5 calories every minute."
The brain is made up of millions of neurons which communicate with other neurons, transmitting messages to the body.
Neurons produce chemicals called neurotransmitters to relay their signals.
These neurons extract 75 per cent of the sugar glucose, available calories and 20 per cent of the oxygen from the blood to create these neurotransmitters.
So undertaking activity such as difficult crosswords or challenging sudoku’s means your brain will need more glucose and more calories.
Eight-time World Memory Champion Dominic O'Brien said brains needs work outs just as much as bodies.
"Just as you need to continually exercise your body to stay fit and healthy you also need to exercise your brain and memory to remain mentally agile," he said.
Mental agility expert Tim Forrester from brain training website cannyminds.com which published the claims, said giving the brain a workout burns calories in the same way that giving the body a workout does.
"Our brains require 0.1 calories every minute simply to survive," he said.
"When we do something challenging such as a puzzle or a quiz we burn through 1.5 calories every minute."
The brain is made up of millions of neurons which communicate with other neurons, transmitting messages to the body.
Neurons produce chemicals called neurotransmitters to relay their signals.
These neurons extract 75 per cent of the sugar glucose, available calories and 20 per cent of the oxygen from the blood to create these neurotransmitters.
So undertaking activity such as difficult crosswords or challenging sudoku’s means your brain will need more glucose and more calories.
Eight-time World Memory Champion Dominic O'Brien said brains needs work outs just as much as bodies.
"Just as you need to continually exercise your body to stay fit and healthy you also need to exercise your brain and memory to remain mentally agile," he said.
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AnnieMole
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I'm confused - a month ago researchers said they were supposed to make you fat
http://current.com/items/91050498_brain-training-makes-you-fat.htm
- 2 years ago
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AnnieMole
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tangibleparadox
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AnnieMole:
solution : do sudoku while on the exercise bike. ;P
i would assume, without reading either article in full (as i'm about to go to work here), that a good gym workout would beat the calories burned doing puzzles on paper. while your brain burns more calories doing puzzles than just sitting around watching TV, it's still better to go to a gym if weight loss is your goal. (eating better too of course.)
- 2 years ago
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tangibleparadox
