Here’s another reason to head for that run or bike ride this morning: It might make you more creative. That’s right: The healthy habit of exercising improves your heart and lung health, helps keep blood sugar and blood pressure in check and can boost your creativity. 

We’ve experienced this effect, but we’re not relying on our own qualitative data. Science is here to back us up: Researchers at Austria’s University of Graz looked at how regular exercise drives human imagination and found a clear link: A healthy lifestyle leads to a positive mood and innovative thinking. And there’s more where that comes from.

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