At this point it is useless to try to refute the Benefits of physical activity for Health. But it happens that with relative frequency we usually focus on their benefits when improving cardiorespiratory ability or promoting muscle development and its incidence when reducing the risk of suffering certain diseases or seeking adequate functional capacity. But there is much more.
The reality is that, in addition to seeking an improvement of physical health, exercise also enhances the functioning of the brain Through direct and indirect mechanisms, as Dr. Andrew Huberman, neuroscientist and professor neurobiology and ophthalmology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Stanford (USA).
“Los direct mechanisms They include high levels of catecholamine -based excitation (that is, dopamine, epinephrine and high norepinephrine that lead to a greater state of alert), increased neurotrophic factor derived from brain (BDNF), lactate, IGF1 and osteocalcina, a hormone released by bones. While the indirect mechanisms They include the positive effects of the exercise on sleep or blood flow, among others, ”explains the expert in one of the episodes of his podcast.
The best exercises for the brain
But it is not enough to move. Some Specific types of exercises and training are especially useful When activating the direct effects of the exercise on health and brain performance. Without forgetting the role that sleep plays in the equation.
“There are many studies that show that The dream acts as a mediator of many of the positive effects of the exercise In cognitive performance and long -term brain health, ”says Dr. Huberman, who shares four forms of training that he considers basic.
“This is what I recommend doing everyone every week In relation to your exercise routine. The first thing I recommend is training in zone 2, also high intensity intervals training, strength training and finally pliometry exercises, ”he says.
-“The summary – he concludes – is that you should not think of the exercise only as a way of raising the heart rate or a simple movement. The appropriate approach is to think that The movement results in specific neurochemical processes in the body and in the brain that stimulate the improvements in concentration and attention that allow you to learn better and that contribute to the health of the brain and longevity. ”
Álvaro Piqueras is an expert in sports and in the last five years he has specialized in fitness, nutrition and other health issues. Try to keep up with new research and trends in the fields that dominates to rigorously share the training routine that can inspire a change in your habits, the properties of foods that should be part of your diet or scientific findings that can improve the physical and mental well -being of people like you.
He began his career in local and regional media of the land of Don Quijote, specifically in Albacete. From there he made the leap to national media after an enriching passed through a wonderful independent advertising agency with the name of the Beatles Song (Gettingbetter), although he always kept his journalistic vocation intact.
Hence, he pursued his dream of working for one of the country’s main editorial groups such as Hurry, Vocento and now also Hearst. You may have read in the digital version of the newspaper AS, addressing countless themes, or in ABC and other headwaters and magazines of the group developing Branded Content reports for large brands, multinationals and institutions. And if you have not had the occasion, this is time to do it in Men’s Health and Runner’s World.
How could it be otherwise, he confesses to be a lover of sports and since he has tried disciplines as disparate disciplines, football, basketball, tennis, cycling or swimming. Sometimes feeling the adrenaline of the competition, and others simply enjoying the benefits of physical activity. He has now given him for functional exercises and boxing because he is certain that the bag is unable to return his blows.
Bachelor of Advertising and Public Relations from the University of Alicante, also has specific training in RRSS management and management, strategic planning and graphic design. Lately, he has entered the universe of generative artificial intelligence applied to journalism, but swears and perjure that he does not use it professionally because, among other considerations, he continues to enjoy every word he writes after 20 years of experience in the communication sector.
