Each time you move your body, a number of neurotransmitters, including dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin and acetylcholine, get released into your brain. These substances can decrease feelings of anxiety and depression and improve your focus and concentration. Even a single workout can help improve your ability to shift and focus attention.
Activities that increase your heart rate, such as brisk walking, running, swimming, cycling, playing tennis or rope-skipping are beneficial to the brain. Cardio exercise such as running promotes the growth of new brain cells and improves cognitive function.
Exercise can also improve the health and function of the synapses between neurons in this region, enabling brain cells to better communicate with each other.
Studies suggest that regular exercise can increase the size of the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex, both of which are susceptible to neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia and Alzheimer’s. Exercising won’t completely prevent or cure normal cognitive decline in aging, but doing it consistently can help reduce or delay the onset of it.
Looking after your brain health will also help maintain your independence as you age and this will in turn positively impact your balance, bone health and prevent trips, slips and falls that are common in the elderly.
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