{"id":131,"date":"2008-05-07T11:48:18","date_gmt":"2008-05-07T11:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/changeyourbody.wordpress.com\/?p=132"},"modified":"2008-05-07T11:48:18","modified_gmt":"2008-05-07T11:48:18","slug":"10-steps-to-improve-your-brain-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2008\/05\/07\/10-steps-to-improve-your-brain-power\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Steps to Improve Your Brain Power"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We know that exercise will help us look \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t better in a bathing suit, but most of us aren&#8217;t aware of how important it is \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t when it comes to brain function. While common lore suggests that jocks are dumb \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t and brainiacs rarely leave the research lab, science paints a different \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t picture  one wherein the fitter you are, the smarter you become. 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