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Tiny Leaps, Big Changes

028 - The Effects of Exercise on Your Brain

Tiny Leaps, Big Changes

Gregg Clunis

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.3920 Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2016

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

In this episode we talk about the surprising effects that physical exercise has on your mind. It might be time to clean the dust off that treadmill because you are now listening to Tiny Leaps, Big Changes.

In This Episode:

- How exercise benefits the white matter in your brain.

- Why prioritizing exercise is important.

Daily Alerts:

Text Tiny to 38470

Quest:

1. Choose 1 type of exercise.

2. Post on Twitter or Instagram each day that you complete 10 reps.

Resources:

Why Is Physical Activity So Good for Your Brain?

Christopher Bergland 2014

psychologytoday.com/blog/the-athletes-way/201409/why-is-physical-activity-so-good-your-brain

Physical Exercise for Brain Health

brainhq.com/brain-resources/everyday-brain-fitness/physical-exercise

Music:

Tobu - Sapphire | | provided by CopyrightFreeNetwork

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Transcript

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0:00.0

In this episode, we talk about the surprising effects that physical exercise has on your mind.

0:06.3

It might be time to clean off that treadmill because you are now listening to tiny leaps.

0:29.4

Big changes. Today's track is a light and airy tune to start out what will no doubt be a phenomenal week. It's Sapphire by an artist named Tobu and I knew I had to add it to the show the moment I heard it.

0:35.4

I've had the song on repeat now for the past few hours so follow my lead

0:40.0

check out the artist and enjoy the music.

0:43.0

Welcome to another episode of

0:58.9

Welcome to another episode of Tiny Leaps Big Changes, where I share simple research-backed strategies you can use to get more out of your life. My name is Greg Klunis,

1:03.5

and I don't think it's too much of a stretch

1:05.6

to say that physical exercise has a clear benefit

1:08.5

to our mental performance.

1:10.3

That's not surprising, right?

1:11.8

We've come to expect everything from increased oxygen flow, better decision-making, and decreased stress levels.

1:18.2

Getting some physical exercise is a good thing. No contest. Now, I know this, but I still wanted to dive into the research anyway.

1:24.8

Call it boredom and yes diving into scientific research on optimal performance is

1:30.0

exactly what I do when I'm bored.

1:32.8

Why do you think I started this show?

1:34.2

But anyway, back to the point.

1:35.3

While doing my research, there was one very clear benefit

1:38.4

to regular exercise that completely caught me off guard.

1:42.4

It's the reason behind why we're able to make decisions

1:45.6

faster and more effectively. And regular listens of this show should be able to understand

1:50.7

it almost immediately. Let's dive into it.

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