This episode is sponsored by Newport Healthcare, providing results-driven treatment for teens

and young adults ages 12 to 28 who are struggling with trauma, depression, anxiety, and

co-occurring issues like eating disorders and substance abuse. Newport's trauma-informed programs

incorporate experiential activities like adventure therapy, mixed martial arts, dance, and yoga, because we know that moving the body benefits the mind.

Learn more at Newport Healthcare.com. More than one in four American adults is physically inactive, according to a report in January, from the Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention.

That means they don't participate in any leisure time physical activities, such as jogging,

walking for exercise, or even gardening.

And even those among us who spend some time moving probably aren't spending enough.

Around 60% of U.S. adults don't get the recommended amount of physical activities. us who spend some time moving probably aren't spending enough.

Around 60% of US adults don't get the recommended amount of physical activity in their daily

lives. Most people realize that being sedentary is bad for our health.

Lack of exercise raises a person's risk of heart disease, diabetes, and many other chronic ailments.

But scientists are also increasingly interested in how exercise or the lack of it can affect

our cognitive health.

So what's the connection between exercise and thinking or cognition?

Can movement build memory as well as muscle?

Does staying physically fit reduce our risk of dementia?

And if so, how?

And are some types of exercise better than others?

Given what we know about the benefits of physical activity, what's the best way to encourage

kids and adults to stay active?

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