Properly timed exercise aids memory

Vigorous activity four hours after first learning something boosts recall

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MEMORY MASTERS  People who rode stationary bikes four hours after encountering new material (right bar) better remembered the material than people who didn’t exercise (left bar) or people who exercised right away (middle bar). 

Lucky Business/Shutterstock (image); E.V. van Dongen et al/Current Biology 2016 (graph)

If you want to lock new information into your brain, try working up a sweat four hours after first encountering it.