More bang for your buck: doing it outside

Interesting article that backs up the way I intuitively think (and feel) about exercising outside.

“Almost certainly, downtime lets the brain go over experiences it’s had, solidify them and turn them into permanent long-term memories,” said Loren Frank, assistant professor in the department of physiology at the university, where he specializes in learning and memory. He said he believed that when the brain was constantly stimulated, “you prevent this learning process.” ...“There is more bang for your buck doing it outside, for your mood and working memory.”