Exercise and Brain Health
🏋️ Train your Brain 🧠
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Did you know that physical exercising can benefit
not only your body 💪 but also your mind? 🧠
How is it possible? 🤔
Well, here are some reasons:
not only your body 💪 but also your mind? 🧠
How is it possible? 🤔
Well, here are some reasons:
- The sense of accomplishment releases the neurotransmitter dopamine, which brings well-being.
- When we regularly do exhausting workouts we build resilience to face challenging situations in other contexts as well.
- Exercising promotes the release of a hormone called Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) that increases the synapses plasticity, enhancing our learning ability.[1]
- Research with mice has shown BDNF triggers the growth of new brain cells (neurogenesis). [1]
- Exercise improves the bloow flow of the brain.
- Exercise improves mood by releasing neurotransmitters that reduce pain and give a slight feeling of euphoria, the endorphins.
- Better sleep quality by promoting greater breathing capacity and preventing sleep apnea. [2]
Find the physical activity that suits you best, it can be team sport, individual sport, dance, martial art, bodybuilding, crossfit, calisthenics, running, cycling, swimming… and pratice it regularly.