Exercise benefits many areas of life. Exercise improves musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, metabolic, and other aspects of health. Exercise literally changes the brain. The hippocampus regulates learning, memory, and negative emotions. A molecule called brain-derived neurotrophic factor helps the brain produce neurons. Aerobic activity increases this BDNGF activity. This changes how your very genes are expressed. Moderate activity also controls inflammation in the body. Inflammation plays a key role in anxiety and depression. Exercise reflects positive moods and motivations. Exercise helps with memory and controls anxiety. Make time to exercise, ask yourself, when was the last time you regretted getting activity in.

Key Takeaways:

• No single part of the human body acts in a vacuum. Those that engage in exercise soon realize that physical activity acts to also improve the brain.
• One psychiatrist and neuroscientist found that dance moves in particular had a highly positive effect on issues affecting the human brain.
• Trauma of the sort experienced by PTSD survivors is mitigated. Anxiety is ameliorated. This doctor now prescribes exercise to his patients with positive results.

“Not only are new neuronal connections formed every day, but also new cells are generated in important areas of the brain. One key area is the hippocampus, which is involved in learning and memory and regulating negative emotions.”

Read more: https://theconversation.com/the-exercise-pill-how-exercise-keeps-your-brain-healthy-and-protects-it-against-depression-and-anxiety-155848