Name: The brain-changing benefits of exercise
Uploaded: 2018-02-28T15:39:40Z
Duration: 12 min 53 s
Description: What's the most transformative thing that you can do for your brain today? Exercise! says neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki. Get inspired to go to the gym as Suzuki discusses the science of how working out boosts your mood and memory -- and protects your brain against neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.

What's the most transformative thing that you can do for your brain today? Exercise! says neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki. Get inspired to go to the gym as Suzuki discusses the science of how working out boosts your mood and memory -- and protects your brain against neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.

Wendy Suzuki: The brain-changing benefits of exercise

The brain-changing benefits of exercise

A single workout boosts mood, focus, and reaction times, revealing exercise's immediate, transformative impact on the brain.

Regular exercise not only enhances mood and memory but also produces new brain cells, increasing hippocampus volume for long-term benefits.

Exercise acts as a supercharged 401K for the brain, bolstering it against age-related decline and diseases like Alzheimer's.