This author begins the article by referencing a book and a typical Disney movies when introducing his topic. The topic is how muscle strength has to do with the mind. According to a study, muscle strength is more based on brain activity then on the muscles themselves. An experiment was done that relates to this study in which people had their arms immobilized and some were asked to imagine exercising. At the end of the experiment it was found that those that had imagined the exercises had more strength in their arms than those who hadn't. Muscle memory, the phenomenon that says our muscles "remember" exercises that we practice, plays a role in this. Imagining the movements helps our muscles from "forgetting" them.
The article was very interesting. The connection the author made in the beginning of the article was effective in getting the reader's attention. The tone of the article was casual and informative. The author was informing the reader about the idea without using complicated language. It was written in a form in which the average person would be able to understand. The author did not complicate the article with long explanations rather, he kept it short and simple. He also used sources and quotes to support this claim and to provide concrete evidence.
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/01/muscle-strength-is-in-the-mind/384361/
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