For health, along with taking a healthy diet, it is also very important to exercise regularly. It also makes our body healthy and strong. Along with this, your mind also remains healthy. Recent research has shown that even after growing up, the human brain can create new brain cells. This is called hippocampal neurogenesis. This clearly shows that by doing regular exercise new neurons (brain cells) are formed in the brain. Due to this, memory becomes stronger, thinking power increases and mood also improves. Let us know what recent studies tell about this.
What is the hippocampus?
A study published in the journal Science Direct has revealed that the hippocampus is a part of the brain that is helpful in learning, remembering, controlling emotions and recognizing direction. Research has also revealed that when we do physical activity, new brain cells start forming in this area, but the effect of every exercise is not the same. It depends on which exercise you do and for how long.
Do these important exercises for your brain
dual task walking
This is a unique way of walking, in which along with walking, the mind is also kept active. In this you can count down while walking, think of words from a particular letter or repeat tables. Research has found that people who also do mental activities while walking, their memory and attention ability increases much faster than those who just do normal walking.
resistance training
In this exercise, it is done by putting some weight on the body. Such as lifting dumbbells, stretching with rubber bands or doing pushups. According to research, resistance training produces proteins and hormones in the body that protect brain cells. Due to which your brain remains healthy and active.
leg exercises
The largest muscles of the body are the legs. When you walk, ride a bicycle or climb stairs, blood circulation in the body increases rapidly, which provides more oxygen and nutrients to the brain. According to research, if you do leg exercises regularly every day, your thinking ability and memory remain better, especially as your age increases.
How does exercise strengthen the brain?
Let us tell you that regular exercise increases protein in the body, which helps in the growth of new brain cells. At the same time, due to increased blood flow, the brain gets more oxygen and glucose, due to which new cells remain alive for a longer time. Exercising daily also reduces stress. If you do some exercise, your mind will also remain fit. Whenever you walk or exercise, understand that not only muscles but also new brain cells are being formed.
