Last Friday, Kathy Sierra asked an interesting question — Animals love exercise … why don’t we? — and points here to these findings:

[E]xercisers showed significant improvements in the higher mental processes of memory and in “executive functions” that involve planning, organization, and the ability to mentally juggle different intellectual tasks at the same time.

In ‘Healthy habits, sharper minds,’ this morning’s USA Today reports yet another study suggesting a strong correlation between physical fitness and brain fitness.

Spring is in the air. Get out and do your body and mind some good.