• May 6, 2024

When practicing some physical activity not only do you get bodily benefits, but also your mind becomes more agile, but how does exercise change your brain ?

In an interview for GetQoralHealth, the surgeon Eduardo Calixto , with PhD in Neurosciences from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) , explains that exercise considerably improves neuronal connections.

"Sports or physical activities, preferably aerobic, benefit the processes of concentration and efficiency in memory."

He is also a doctor in Brain Physiology at the University of Pittsburg h, points out that studies in neurosciences indicate that when a person exercises, they increase their attention process by up to 30%.

"A person who performs an activity where he increases his respiratory rate and his capture of oxygen at the pulmonary level, develops better cognitive and attention processes (memory and learning)".

This is how your brain acts

From the anatomical point of view, there is greater oxygenation throughout the cerebral cortex, as the connectivity of the limbic system increases ...

... Specifically between the hippocampus and the cingulum gyrus, a region that helps interpret emotions and improve the attention process.

At the neurochemical level, there is an increase in the satisfaction of the results; As a result, dopamine and endorphin levels rise, which helps people feel happy and with greater retention.

"When you are very happy you put better attention and remember things more easily"

With exercise increases the release of growth factor, which in turn helps the brain connect and split neurons, especially in the hippocampal region, which improves your memory and makes brain metabolism more efficient.

This is the ideal time

To take advantage of all these benefits in your brain , the doctor Eduardo Calixto recommends doing it with sunlight. Under these circumstances the hormonal state allows a better condition, that is, both the growth hormone and the thyroid stimulant are best activated in the morning.

However, when we do it at night, the cognitive process is slower and your brain remains active; that's why it's hard to sleep.

"The ideal time for your brain to be more alert is between 07:00 and 11:00 hours. If you practice exercise in this period, you stimulate cognitive processes, "says Calixto.

If you do not have an exercise routine it is recommended to start with 15 minutes each day, and go increasing a quarter of an hour each time until reaching 60 minutes.

Doing between 45 and 60 minutes, for 28 days, guarantees beneficial brain effects for your health.