Best Darn Nerve Fertilizer (BDNF)

Just finished reading "SPARK" by Dr. John Ratey. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0316113506/ref=rdr_ext_tmb

It explains the neurology of exercise and the BDNF* (I call it the "Best Darn Nerve Fertilizer") He make a pretty compelling argument for how exercise is the magic Miracle Grow that helps the brain pay attention, learn and remember. BDNF acts on certain neurons of the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system, helping to support the survival of existing neurons, and encourage the growth and differentiation of new neurons and synapses. In the brain, it is active in the hippocampus (where you learn new things), cortex (where you process what you already know and connect the new), and basal forebrain (the part of the brain that produces a chemi...cal vital in transmiting information from neuron to neuron). These are all areas vital to learning, memory, and higher thinking. BDNF is important for anything you learn to turn into long-term memory. After reading the book, it got me seriously thinking:

WHY WOULD YOU EVER sit a kid at a table or desk to learn anything?

WHY WOULD YOU EVER have them cross their legs and sit quietly on the floor as you teach?

WHY WOULD YOU EVER have them listen to you talk for 5, 10, 15 minutes in a pew without doing ANYTHING physical with what they just learned?

This is a no-brainer because it's a whole brainer.

Solution: Treadmills instead of pews.

No. Really.