Andrew Huberman· PhD
what do we know about the effects of exercise on your brain?
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
what do we know about the effects of exercise on your brain?
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And what I use is a video workout that I started even before the pandemic, it's called "Daily Burn," and is just thousands of different workouts. But I love they are 30 minutes that I sometimes add on a 10 to 15 minute stretch at the beginning or at the end. But I love the variety. Sometimes I do it with weight. Sometimes I do it without weights. I love kickboxing, so they have a lot of kickboxing in there. It just fits my routine, and it's always there, and I don't have to get all dressed up to go to the gym to work out.
The data suggests that as long as your heart rate is getting up for these long-term effects on your hippocampus and prefrontal cortex, you also um get better at shifting and focusing your attention.