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Benefits of Exercise on Your Body and Brain - Elevate Christian Network - Health and Wellness

“Aerobic exercise is key for your head, just as it is for your heart,” according to an article in a Harvard Medical School blog. Here are some of the ways cardio is such a boon for our bodies.

Benefits of Aerobic Exercises

Exercises that get your heart pumping and sweat flowing — known as aerobic exercise, or “cardio”— have significant and beneficial effects on the brain and body, according to a wealth of recent research, including two new studies published this month.

A study published this week in the journal Neurology suggested that women who were physically fit in middle age were roughly 88% less likely to develop dementia (defined as a decline in memory severe enough to interfere with daily life) than their peers who were only moderately fit.

Neuroscientists from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden studied 191 women whose average age was 50 for 44 years. First, they assessed their cardiovascular health using a cycling test and grouped them into three categories: fit, moderately fit, or unfit.

Cardio Exercises and Building Muscle

It was initially believed that when it comes to building muscle, cardio paled in comparison to exercises like resistance training, which are designed to help you gain strength. But a recent review of 14 studies published in the journal Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews found that on average, men who did 45 minutes of moderate to intense cardio 4 days a week saw a 5%-6% increase in leg muscle size.

“Aerobic exercise, if done properly, can lead to as much muscle growth as you’d expect with resistance exercise,” Ball State University exercise scientist Matthew Harber, who authored the study, told Men’s Fitness.

Aerobic workouts, especially swimming, train your body to use oxygen more efficiently, a practice that gradually reduces your resting heart rate and your breathing rate — two important indicators of cardiovascular health. | Read the full story…. businessinsider.com

 

10 Benefits Of Exercise On The Brain And Body | Health & Wellness

Why Physical Exercise is Vital for a Healthy Brain and Body

Physical fitness through exercise is one of the most common pieces of advice offered by medics across the planet. There are many benefits of exercising when done correctly. Some of the most common include improved blood flow, general body fitness, weight loss, and stress relief. This video seeks to focus on some of the direct benefits of physical exercise to the brain and the body.

Video Source: Practical Wisdom

 

 

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What Type of Exercise Is Best for the Brain?

For more, visit TIME Health. Exercise is just as good … “Combining both is ideal,” he says, for all of the other benefits exercise bestows on the body. “In addition to improving your brain function, you should expect to see improvements in …

Can beetroot boost your brain and body?

(The benefits … exercise. This is a fascinating result with some potential applications to everyday routines. For people who cycle or walk a substantial distance to work, consuming vegetables rich in nitrate beforehand could result in less ‘brain …

Aerobic Exercise Benefits Both Body and Brain

The physical benefits of regular exercise and remaining physically active, especially as we age, are well documented. However, it appears that it is not only the body which benefits from exercise, but the mind too. The evidence for this is published in a …

Exercise and Brain Health

Hard to beat that! The Benefits of Exercise It has become apparent that exercise is not only good for the body, it’s good for the brain. Studies have shown that regular aerobic exercise can improve memory, slow down the reduction of volume of the …

The best brain exercise may be physical

As part of a campaign to get them 60 minutes of exercise per day … “Physical activity is crucial to mind and body alike,” said neuroscientist Lise Eliot, who writes about the benefits of movement on the brain in her book “Pink Brain, Blue Brain.”

 

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Cee Harmon is the founder of Elevate Christian Network and Elevate Your Potential Magazine. He enjoys helping people improve the quality of their lives - spirit, soul, and body.
 
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