How Exercise Benefits Your Brain - Exercise and The Brain (animated)

We all know that exercise makes us feel better, but most of us have no idea why. We assume it's because we're burning off stress or boosting endorphins. But the real reason we feel so good when we exercise is that it makes the brain function at its best. And in my opinion this benefit is far more important than what it does for the body.
Building muscles, conditioning the heart and lungs are essentially side effects.

Nowadays we spend most of our time sitting behind a desk or lying on the couch, and we have basically removed movement from our lives.

Our ancestors had to walk five to ten miles on an average day, just to be able to eat.
Since it takes tens of thousands of years for our biology to evolve, you can see there's a huge mismatch between our lifestyle and our genes.

The brain isn't a fixed organ that cannot be changed. It's adaptable and it can increase in size like any other muscle on your body. Or in the koala's case, decrease in size.
So guess what turns out to be the best thing you can do for you brain today. That's right, physical exercise.

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[BillyBobJoeSurviv]

POV: Ur PE teacher assigned a "quick 10 minute video and form" because you had 20 mins left in class

[samdoesstuff]

i'm 13, and i'm trying to not be a failure when i grow up. so i set a little habit where i go out on my bike every day at 1 and 5 o'clock and i've been doing this for about a week and a half now. i hope this one actually sticks because i love riding my bike and i often find myself looking at the clock constantly to see if it's time to go.

[samuelgeorge]

who's here cuz their gym teacher assigned this for remote learning?

[sile]

I love to exercise and do it 6 days a week. This is self love to myself. I feel good, proud and accomplished. I’m currently hanging from a bar. I started with 10 seconds and I’m at 45 seconds now

[someonedraws]

Why does this comment section only have 10 comments, and it's one year old. This is a good video

[geniyahbatista]

POV: you are here because your gym teacher sent you this but your suprised on how many people got it as well

[joanasanchez]

I’m not here cause of gym class, I was just curious 😭

[jaxjaxvang]

Yes! I am over 60 yrs old! And believed exercise is wonderful for everything! Thanks for an inspiration video 🙏💜

[FractAlkemist]

I started working out (intense, weightlifting) in 8th-9th grade and never quit - made it a lifetime habit. Now in my '60's, look and feel decades younger [my providers have said so and are impressed], and have no health issues like so many in my age bracket [medicare loves people like me]. It is NEVER too late to start, although the longer you wait the harder it will be.

[judynotfrmny]

I’m here cuz my gym teacher sent this to me as part of my assignment aka my exercise routine

[yzayx]

POV:your looking at all the comments that says your gym teacher sent you here

[VentureAHighway]

The brain shrinking due to lack of physical activity makes sense, seems like most successful people are also fit

[caspers._.corner]

I'm here from gym class
We all are
Admit it

[Stonekiller]

“Exercise makes you feel good”
Leg day: Am I joke to you?

[knoweverything]

I really found a dimensions of changes in myself after exercising

[DynqstyPvP]

here bc of gym teacher but this a good resource

[theegg]

Thanks for writing what you said in the description here for a gym class essay

[Justin-gukh]

can we start normalized putting answers in comments to help eachother? that’d be sick

[Bleakkit]

The bad effects of not moving is that ur brain shrinks
The benefits of exercise is
1-improve ability to learn and absorb new information
2-decrease depression and relief stress(boost in mood)
3-prevent alzheimer
I'm lazy to write more lol

[anaysabelmagcal]

I noticed when I started dancing and working out my grades spiked and now I am able to accomplish tasks like I rarely procrastinate :0