{"id":120099,"date":"2024-10-30T15:04:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T08:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=120099"},"modified":"2024-10-30T15:04:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T08:04:47","slug":"less-than-30-minutes-of-exercise-does-something-wonderful-for-your-brain-sciencealert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=120099","title":{"rendered":"Less Than 30 Minutes of Exercise Does Something Wonderful For Your Brain : ScienceAlert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Regular exercise is generally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/isometric-exercise-why-this-workout-regime-is-so-good-for-you\">good for us<\/a>, but the ins and outs of how to work out, and how long for, is still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/study-finds-potential-downside-to-vigorous-exercise-we-didnt-know-about\">a matter of costs and benefits<\/a>. In a new review, researchers have shown that even short bursts of activity can give us a noticeable brainpower boost.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>The researchers, from the University of California Santa Barbara, dug through 113 previous studies, involving a total of 4,390 participants. When it comes to one-off exercise sessions, the results suggest vigorous activities are best for cognition.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>In particular, cycling and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/High-intensity_interval_training\">high-intensity interval training<\/a> (HIIT) were linked to the biggest differences in executive functioning \u2013 that&#8217;s the part of our cognitive abilities that deal with working memory, and being able to plan and multitask.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_141240\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-141240\" style=\"width: 642px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2024\/10\/CognitiveBoost.jpg\" alt=\"Executive function boost\" width=\"642\" height=\"550\" class=\"wp-image-141240 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2024\/10\/CognitiveBoost.jpg 642w, https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2024\/10\/CognitiveBoost-484x415.jpg 484w, https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2024\/10\/CognitiveBoost-600x514.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-141240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Executive functioning saw the biggest gains. (Garrett et al., <em>Communications Psychology<\/em>, 2024)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Our work showed the strongest evidence for a positive effect of single bouts of exercise on cognition and that this evidence was impacted by a variety of factors,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ucsb.edu\/2024\/021639\/bursts-exercise-boost-cognitive-function-ucsb-neuroscientists-find\">says<\/a> neuroscientist Barry Giesbrecht, from UC Santa Barbara.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>The positive effect wasn&#8217;t clear on every <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/wasabi-boosts-cognitive-ability-in-older-people-study-shows\">cognitive measure<\/a>: while the participants had better overall reaction times after single workout sessions, for example, there was no increase in accuracy in cognitive tasks.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>That suggests we&#8217;re most likely looking at a complex picture involving multiple factors. It&#8217;s possible that eventually, certain training sessions could be tailored specifically to produce <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/brain-boost-linked-to-exercise-can-last-several-years-scientists-find\">boosts in brainpower<\/a>, when they&#8217;re needed. Workouts that involve mental as well as physical challenges might also help.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>The biggest brain gains were found in exercises less than 30 minutes in duration, and also when cognition was tested <em>after<\/em> exercise rather than during the workout itself. However, even the biggest jumps were relatively small overall.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These results are surprising, considering that exercise intensity is believed to have an inverted-U relationship with performance; where moderate intensity exercise elicits the greatest enhancements while more intense, fatiguing exercise imposes decrements,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s44271-024-00124-2\">write<\/a> the researchers in their published paper.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>The message here, as it has been in many previous studies, is that you don&#8217;t need to do a lot of exercise to start feeling the benefits \u2013 sometimes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/just-a-10-minute-burst-of-moderate-running-is-enough-to-boost-brain-processing\">it just takes 10 minutes<\/a>. That&#8217;s encouraging for those of us who find it difficult to get into a regular routine.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>That goes for other aspects of health besides brain flexibility too. Earlier research found that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts can be good for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/just-15-minutes-of-intense-activity-can-improve-heart-health\">improving heart health<\/a> and reducing the risk of future health problems.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>Having carefully combed through data collected by other researchers, the team behind the review now wants to collect some new data on the topic \u2013 both through tests in the lab, and by monitoring actual exercise sessions out in the real world.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is moderate evidence for an acute bout of aerobic exercise inducing a small enhancement in overall performance on cognitive tasks, especially on those that probe executive function and measure response time,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s44271-024-00124-2\">write<\/a> the researchers.<\/p>\n<p>The research has been published in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s44271-024-00124-2\"><em>Communications Psychology<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/less-than-30-minutes-of-exercise-does-something-wonderful-for-your-brain\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Regular exercise is generally good for us, but the ins and outs of how to work out, and how long for, is still a matter of costs and benefits. 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