Anybody see Akeelah and the Bee? It was kind of a fun movie about a smart kid who came from the wrong side of town…worked to win a 
spelling bee and about a professor of the classics who coached her to the top…. In one scene Akeelah and her coach discover she remembers the hardest words while skipping… and when she draws a blank in the big contest… she skips her way through the words with an imaginary rope…. And to everybody’s surprise she gets the impossible word and wins the bee…
Somebody researched that scene well … because we now know that movement does link to the brain in powerful ways it turns out. Drawing on one of Howard Gardner’s intelligences, bodily kinesthetic intelligence some workers need to move to create at the top… You see this link between move and succeed again in the book, Brain Gym for Business by Gail E. Dennison…. She shares many instant brain boosters for on the job success… because she found that movement allows you to coordinate brain functions with productivity in unique ways…. Brain Gym for Business offers tips to increase your flexibility and coordination as a way to facilitate brain function for the physical skills required for such activities as reading, writing, and … you have it… spelling….
It’s a nice break from the html that invades us more and more at work … to move in ways that are fun, easy, and for some of us it’s good to know it doesn’t take special talents or coordination skills. It a good read for those heading to a spelling bee or a business deal…. Just remember to run the stairs to get there….
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