The Benefits of Exercise – Exercise can reduce your risk of chronic disease

The Benefits of Exercise – Exercise can reduce your risk of chronic disease

Lack of regular physical activity has been deemed to be on of the lead causes of chronic disease. Conversely, regular physical activity as been associated with a reduction in the risk of heart attack, lower blood cholesterol levels, lower risks of type 2 diabetes, lower risk of some cancers, prevention of stroke, and prevention or high blood pressure.

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The Benefits of Exercise – Exercise can reduce your stress

The Benefits of Exercise – Exercise can reduce your stress

So while we are often told to exercise to help us maintain a healthy weight, get stronger and feel better, we seldom get told to exercise to improve our memory. However, through increased blood flow, increase in neurotrophins and genetic changes, exercise can help grow our brains and improve our memory.

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The Benefits of Exercise – Exercise can help you sleep.

The Benefits of Exercise – Exercise can help you sleep.

So while we are often told to exercise to help us maintain a healthy weight, get stronger and feel better, we seldom get told to exercise to improve our memory. However, through increased blood flow, increase in neurotrophins and genetic changes, exercise can help grow our brains and improve our memory.

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The Benefits of Exercise – Exercise can boost our memory!

The Benefits of Exercise – Exercise can boost our memory!

So while we are often told to exercise to help us maintain a healthy weight, get stronger and feel better, we seldom get told to exercise to improve our memory. However, through increased blood flow, increase in neurotrophins and genetic changes, exercise can help grow our brains and improve our memory.

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Reaction Time  - Where'd who go?

Reaction Time - Where'd who go?

Reaction time is our ability to quickly respond to external stimuli. It is important for sport but also for everyday life. As it is controlled by our central nervous system, the best way to improve reaction time is by practice. We can train our minds to detect external cues better but also to decide what to do quicker through exposure to different scenarios.

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