How Exercise Affects the Brain Exercise affects many parts of the body. People may say that the brain works as a muscle. Exercising can improve brain skills as well as it improves muscles. Exercise is defined as activity requiring physical effort, carried out especially to sustain or improve health and fitness. Improving memory and creativity are just a few things exercise can do for the brain. Exercising causes many positive affects on the brain. Deckelman 2 QUESTIONS: What part of the brain is affected by exercise? Simple exercise can improve memory. Walking for an hour twice a week helped improve memory. Increase the amount of exercise by five or ten minutes a week to increase the affects. Examples of exercises to improve …show more content…
How does the brain and exercise connect to improve memory? The part of the brain that mainly responds to exercise is called the hippocampus. This part of the brain grows as people exercise more. The hippocampus is at the core of the learning and memory part of the brain, therefore exercise boosts memory. Scientists have also found that walking before learning a new language will help the language be memorized easier. However to intense of exercise and stress can cause memory loss (Martynoga). 3. Can exercising improve concentration? Exercise can help concentration. It can help focus and being able to stay on task. It has been proven that 20 minute sessions of aerobic exercise improved attention spans of students. It was also proven that students who participated in after school sports became less distracted by things around them and in their heads …show more content…
What are the affects of not exercising? Only 20% of Americans get the recommended 150 minutes of exercise per week. People who dont exercise are more likely to get cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer's. An early death is also likely. Arthritis can also occur from long period of inactivity (Oaklander). 8. Is a major beneficiary of exercise the brain? Recent research shows that depression is linked to exercise. Exercise is also linked to a better memory and quicker learning. As of now exercise is the best way to fight off Alzheimer's. Exercise changes the structure and function of the brain (Oaklander). 9. Does exercise improve blood flow to the brain? Exercise does in fact improve blood flow to the brain. The protein BDNF grows new blood vessels and cells. BDNF triggers the growth of new neurons and helps protect and repair the brain cells (Oaklander) 10. What are some positive affects of exercise? It improves skin health, eye health, and gonadal health. It has be shown that exercise is the best therapy for kids with severe genetic diseases. Exercise also enhances concentration, memory skills, and creativity. If there was a drug that had as many positive affects, it would be a medical breakthrough