Rhonda Patrick· PhD
showing that vigorous intensity exercise putting in that effort really is good for the brain and improving brain aging.
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showing that vigorous intensity exercise putting in that effort really is good for the brain and improving brain aging.
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I like to talk about this study even though it's about gosh, it's a 2011 it was published I think PNAS. Um, I love this study because it showed that exercise can reverse the bra the the the aging brain. Um, and this was this study was in an older adult. They were doing more like 70 75% max heart rate. So, not quite as vigorous, but pretty vigorous for this cohort cuz they're older adults. Uh, they did this for about one year. And it was incredible what happened to their brain.