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10 minutes of super-slow running can benefit your brain and mood

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Twenty-four healthy adults ran as slowly as they possibly could for 10 minutes - paces of 17 to 21 minutes per mile, slow enough to be walkable - and afterwards scored better on a cognitive test, reported brighter moods, and showed markedly more activity in the prefrontal cortex. Sitting on the treadmill for the same 10 minutes changed nothing.

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A single study of 24 people measuring what happened immediately after one run; it does not show whether the effects last.

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10 minutes of super-slow running can benefit your brain and mood

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