Rhonda Patrick· PhD
Vigorous exercise improves focus & attention
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Vigorous exercise improves focus & attention
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the lactate produced during vigorous intensity exercise crosses the bloodb brain barrier is consumed by the brain and this correlates with a burst of norepinephrine production
It also increases norepinephrine. Norepinephrine is involved in focus and tension.