Exercise and the Brain: A Deep Dive with Dr. Brendon Stubbs

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Alice Liveing

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🗓️ 7 May 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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This week, Alice is joined by Dr. Brendon Stubbs, a leading scientist in mental health and neuroscience. This episode features a deep dive into the connection between exercise and mental health with Dr. Brendon where he shares insights from his extensive research, including the preventative and therapeutic effects of physical activity on mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia. The discussion covers the neurobiological mechanisms underlying these benefits, the importance of balancing exercise intensity and enjoyment for sustainability, and emerging concerns such as the increase in sedentary behaviours among younger generations. The conversation also touches on personal experiences with mental health and the significance of a holistic approach that includes movement, diet, sleep, and mindfulness. Additionally, Dr. Brendon highlights the need for implementing evidence-based practices to make a real-world impact, moving beyond academic research to practical applications. Follow @DrBrendonStubbs on Instagram! We would love hear from YOU! Email us at [email protected] Listen by clicking ‘Play’ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever it is you’re listening now. Make sure to Subscribe or Follow, Rate and Review to help others find the podcast. Give Me Strength is an Insanity Studios Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:15.2	Hi everyone and welcome to this week's episode. My guest today is Dr Brendan Stubbs who is a multi award winning scientists and innovator who combines the best in class and compromising science with
0:20.0	integrity in a way that resonates with the public. Brendan has published over 800
0:25.3	international academic papers. Yes, you heard me right, pretty impressive, and has
0:30.1	been identified as being in the top 0.1% of researchers globally in mental health and
0:35.2	neuroscience since 2019.
0:37.2	As a result of this, expect many mic drop moments and lots to be learned across the next hour
0:42.4	as we delve into the huge subject of exercise and mental health.
0:46.5	Brendan, welcome. How are you doing today?
0:49.4	I'm doing really well, thanks Alice and how are you?
0:52.1	I am very good, thank you thank you yeah I'm really good.
0:54.3	Now I guess my first question for you is to ask about your journey to where you find yourself in your
0:59.7	career now I said in my instruction that you find yourself being one of the top 0.1% of researchers globally in
1:06.3	mental health and neuroscience. That's a pretty incredible stat. So did you always want to work in this
1:10.9	field or what was your kind of journey to where you find
1:13.1	yourself now? I wish I could say it was like a really nicely planned out career
1:18.1	route and I've kind of like followed these really nice steps but it's not absolutely
1:22.4	been like that is I did visit therapy is my first is really
1:25.0	take to it a lot, I did a physiotherapy is my first degree, and to be honest, I wasn't, I didn't really take to it a lot.
1:29.0	I thought it was okay, but I wasn't really like, wow.
1:32.0	And then I think, I went soon after graduating,
1:34.0	I went to go and work in a mental health hospital
1:36.0	and I was working with some people who were really chronically depressed,
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