Is there really a way to reduce stress while simultaneously boosting our memory? To improve our IQ while slowing down the aging process? To become more creative while enhancing our concentration? The answer is simple: movement.

All the data from current neuroscience research point, more than ever, to the conclusion that the positive impact of physical exercise on our cognitive functions is, at the very least, impressive.

In Brainfit, Swedish psychiatrist Anders Hansen guides us, in a simple and inspiring way, through the world of the brain as a whole, presenting the latest findings on the health of the center of our existence.

By reading this book, we understand, among many other things, how and why physical exercise is the best protection against dementia, why exercise increases concentration in children, how it can help them when they exhibit ADHD, and what it is that makes the "runner's high" enhance our health and mood...

With erudition, deep knowledge, and an interdisciplinary education, Hansen picks up the thread of a story that goes back to antiquity, bringing to the present Hippocrates' exhortation: "If you are in a bad mood, go for a walk. If you still feel bad, go again."

"I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone interested in the brain, their own or others'."   Carl Johan Sundberg, MD, PhD, Professor at the Karolinska Institute

"An exciting read that literally moves you. And as a professional, I find it extremely interesting how exercise enhances creativity."   Martin Lorentzon, co-founder of Spotify

"One of the best, and I have read a lot, books about the brain."   Nils Simonson, MD, surgeon, author

"Popular science at its best."   Inga Gill Mosander, Aftonbladet