Which is good for the brain either "light exercise" or "intense exercise"?

ByRichard foster

Although it is classified as a movement from light exercise like running, weight exercise like weight training, even if it says exercise alone, a study investigating how much the influence on the brain by the type of exercise differs was announced It was.

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The University of Jyväskylä of Finland, "Running" "Weight Training" "High intensity interval training"We investigated the influence of three types of exercise with different loads on the brain using rats.

The research team told male adult rats "freely turning in the cage and running cars" "Resistance training(Weight Training) group "and" High Intensity Interval Training Group "and exercised for 7 weeks. After that, we confirmed the brain tissue of rat hippocampus with a microscope,NeuronogenesisThe degree of difference greatly.

The most remarkable development of neurons was seen in the groups who freely exercised with a turning car and the interior of the hippocampal organization was filled with new neurons. Next, from the hippocampus of the group of high intensity interval training, more new neurons were discovered than the standards, and the hippocampal organization of the resistance training group was in the same state as the brain of rats who did not exercise at all Turn out.

ByMCRD Parris Island, SC

From this result, the researcher said, "It turned out that sustained movement such as running strengthened the brain, which may be beneficial to human brain health." Although weight training is an effective exercise for muscle formation, those who are going to a gym or the like for health can nurture brain health at the same time by centering the exercise menu from the training machine center to the running machine center There is a possibility.