Chuck Hillman

That’s according to Charles Hillman, the co-director of the Center for Cognitive and Brain Health at Northeastern University in Boston. Hillman has been studying the relationship between exercise and cognition for decades and has generally found that making time for a 20-minute brisk walk can improve work performance and brain function.

Without physical education classes, opportunities for physical activity, and adult-led physical activity participation, it is highly likely that a large percentage of youth will not get their 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity recommended per day, according to Charles Hillman, PhD, of Northeastern University’s Center for Cognitive and Brain Health in Boston.

A new study, co-authored by Northeastern University professor Charles Hillman and Naiman Khan at the University of Illinois, found that drinking water and staying hydrated increased children’s ability to multitask and improved their reaction times.

Charles Hillman, a kinesiology professor at Northeastern University in Boston who studies the connection between the body and the brain, says there’s strong evidence that supports making physical education and recess a priority in schools. “The goal is to get kids moving throughout the school day,” Hillman said. While he grants that academic class time […]

Human beings evolved to move. Our bodies, including our brains, were fine-tuned for endurance activities over millennia of stalking and chasing down prey. “We’ve engineered that out of our lives now,” says Charles Hillman, a psychology professor at Northeastern University who has spent decades studying the link between exercise and cognition. The toll our relatively […]