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Invisible Gains: How to Boost Your Brain Health Through Exercise | Ep 12
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While most people exercise to improve their physical health, regular physical activity also benefits your brain's fitness. There are many invisible gains when you exercise. From managing stress better and higher neuroplasticity to relieving depression and anxiety, exercise benefits the whole person.
Exercise exerts stress on your body, but it’s a good kind of stress. While it improves body composition and heart health, it’s also making us more mentally resilient, capable of handling life’s challenges, and driven to achieve our goals.
What are some of the ways exercise changes our emotional health? How is the stress of exercise different from the stress of everyday life?
In this episode, I’m going to talk about how important exercise is, not only for the physical body, but also for your mental and emotional well-being.
We have been repeatedly told about the importance of exercise for physical wellbeing, but exercise provides a whole host of gains for the brain too, and that shouldn’t be taken lightly. -Dr. Deepa Grandon
Three Things You’ll Learn In This Episode
-A new definition of exercise
We often think of the surface level benefits of exercise. Could the invisible benefits be just as powerful?
-A stressor that’s good for you
Exercise isn’t just a way to manage stress and blow off steam. How does the stress exercise put on our bodies make us stronger mentally and emotionally?
-Exercise therapy
Regular exercise is highly beneficial to people who have mental health challenges like depression and anxiety. Why is it such an effective way to treat different mental disorders?
TLC is presenting this podcast as a form of information sharing only. It is not medical advice or intended to replace the judgment of a licensed physician. TLC is not responsible for any claims related to procedures, professionals, products, or methods discussed in the podcast, and it does not approve or endorse any products, professionals, services, or methods that might be referenced.
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