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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">IPJ</journal-id>
      <journal-title-group>
        <journal-title>International Physiology Journal</journal-title>
      </journal-title-group>
      <issn pub-type="epub">2578-8590</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Open Access Pub</publisher-name>
        <publisher-loc>United States</publisher-loc>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">IPJ-19-2679</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.14302/issn.2578-8590.ipj-19-2679</article-id>
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        <subj-group>
          <subject>Short Communication</subject>
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      <title-group>
        <article-title>To Activate the Brain, Activate the Body First</article-title>
      </title-group>
      <contrib-group>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Nasim</surname>
            <given-names>Habibzadeh</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="idm1841954484">1</xref>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="idm1841953332">*</xref>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <aff id="idm1841954484">
        <label>1</label>
        <addr-line>PhD in Sport Science, Department of Sport Science, Teesside University</addr-line>
      </aff>
      <aff id="idm1841953332">
        <label>*</label>
        <addr-line>Corresponding author </addr-line>
      </aff>
      <author-notes>
        <corresp>
    
    Nasim Habibzadeh, <addr-line>PhD in Sport Science, Department of Sport Science, Teesside           University, UK</addr-line>, Email: <email>nasimhabibzadeh@yahoo.com</email></corresp>
        <fn fn-type="conflict" id="idm1842004396">
          <p>The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.</p>
        </fn>
      </author-notes>
      <pub-date pub-type="epub" iso-8601-date="2019-02-26">
        <day>26</day>
        <month>02</month>
        <year>2019</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>2</volume>
      <issue>2</issue>
      <fpage>14</fpage>
      <lpage>16</lpage>
      <history>
        <date date-type="received">
          <day>20</day>
          <month>02</month>
          <year>2019</year>
        </date>
        <date date-type="accepted">
          <day>20</day>
          <month>02</month>
          <year>2019</year>
        </date>
        <date date-type="online">
          <day>26</day>
          <month>02</month>
          <year>2019</year>
        </date>
      </history>
      <permissions>
        <copyright-statement>© </copyright-statement>
        <copyright-year>2019</copyright-year>
        <copyright-holder>Nasim Habibzadeh</copyright-holder>
        <license xlink:href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple">
          <license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.</license-p>
        </license>
      </permissions>
      <self-uri xlink:href="http://openaccesspub.org/ipj/article/1017">This article is available from http://openaccesspub.org/ipj/article/1017</self-uri>
      <abstract>
        <p>The brain is the most complex organ which governs almost all activities in human body. Thus, the mental fitness has high level of importance in every day workouts. The good activities for long-term brain health include performing regular exercises such as a simple  walking for 10 min at each day. More importantly having good level of diet can keep the brain workouts in an ideal situation. Indeed, taking enough rest can enhance the brain                  performances. Listening to the desirable sound of music could also enhance concentration and improve the mood. In overall, these aforementioned life style modifications significantly can easily boost the brain power and its healthy function through different aspects in daily life. </p>
      </abstract>
      <kwd-group>
        <kwd>Brain workout</kwd>
        <kwd>Brain efficiency</kwd>
        <kwd>Brain health</kwd>
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    <sec id="idm1842092156" sec-type="intro">
      <title>Introduction</title>
      <p>The brain is the most complex organs in body which is made up of many different and connected parts. In the brain, the cerebrum, the brainstem and the cerebellum are the most largest parts that are             connected through nervous systems <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ridm1842181908">1</xref> (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842439428">Figure 1</xref>). The brain control and coordinates the most activities in              human body. It processes the thoughts, memories, sensing and any actions in body. In fact, the brain and its nervous system activate all tasks in human body <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ridm1842182700">2</xref>.                  Nonetheless, one of the most important question is that how the brain should be activated  to initiate its function in an optimal way at all ? </p>
      <fig id="idm1842439428">
        <label>Figure 1.</label>
        <caption>
          <title> The brain compounds</title>
        </caption>
        <graphic xlink:href="images/image1.jpg" mime-subtype="jpg"/>
      </fig>
      <p>The brain is extremely a sensitive organ in                human body and for producing an optimal work, it               necessitates to be in a good working conditions <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ridm1842194052">3</xref>.  Optimal sleep in 24 hours at each day for example boosts better brain function and improves quality of             life <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ridm1842290044">4</xref>. Taking bath daily is another activity which               enhance the brain performances and increase mental                     power. Walking also is a simplest form of physical             activity which easily can cause the brain to release hormeses such as endorphins which decreases mental stresses and improves  mind effectiveness. Further, walking activity as enhances the oxygen supply in brain space, promotes optimal brain workouts <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ridm1842036996">5</xref>. Likewise, listening to a desirable sound of music will advocate the center of attentions <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ridm1842035124">6</xref>. More importantly, good nutrients consumptions and drinking enough water strengthen the brain cells for more powerful performances at any tasks or movements at each              day <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ridm1842029284">7</xref> (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="idm1842437556">Figure 2</xref>). </p>
      <fig id="idm1842437556">
        <label>Figure 2.</label>
        <caption>
          <title> Beneficial implications to activate the brain</title>
        </caption>
        <graphic xlink:href="images/image2.jpg" mime-subtype="jpg"/>
      </fig>
    </sec>
    <sec id="idm1841802764">
      <title>Summary </title>
      <p>Preserving the brain health is a vital task since the brain govern almost all actions in human body. The brain efficiency can improve through activities such as performing some exercises such as simple 10  or 20 minutes walking at any comfortable paces. Utilizing good nutrients empowers the brain cells abilities. The brain well-being and health can improve through enough               bed - rest and a comfort Spa also. Listening to the  music boost mental power while working as well. These simple strategies can easily maintain the brain in good condition  during various daily workouts. </p>
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