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goto10
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PostPosted: 11:47 - 02 Jul 2013    Post subject: Riding makes you smarter Reply with quote
Apologies if a pea roast.

https://www.geton.co.uk/news-reviews/topics/riding-makes-you-smarter


...which proves IlluminateTheMind hasn't got a bike.
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PostPosted: 12:21 - 02 Jul 2013    Post subject: Re: Riding makes you smarter Reply with quote
Except... that it seems that "riding makes you smarter at riding".

Just as I believe it turned out that brain training games made you better at playing brain training games.

So a bit like most activities, then... you get better the more you do!
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PostPosted: 14:02 - 02 Jul 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Shhh, thick folk might fall for it. Shhh!
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PostPosted: 14:18 - 02 Jul 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
"Riding makes you smarter" Or "Riding kills off the stupid"
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PostPosted: 14:35 - 02 Jul 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
The extra brainpower that riding a bike gives you is quickly negated by mile-wide chicken strips and dayglow leathers.
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PostPosted: 15:04 - 02 Jul 2013    Post subject: Re: Riding makes you smarter Reply with quote
G wrote:
Except... that it seems that "riding makes you smarter at riding".

Just as I believe it turned out that brain training games made you better at playing brain training games.

So a bit like most activities, then... you get better the more you do!


Or maybe thinking in general makes you better at thinking. Rolling Eyes
As study shows there is no such correlation between driving or riding a scooter and thinking improvement.
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PostPosted: 15:18 - 02 Jul 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
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An added benefit was discovered when participants revealed on questionnaires that their stress levels had been reduced and their mental state had changed for the better.


Genuineley totally agree with that - can have the worst day in the world, go for a ride and for a few hours on the bike and after the ride at least i'm care free Thumbs Up

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