Australian Men’s Fitness – September 2019

SEPTEMBER 2019 MEN’S FITNESS 17JANUARY 2017 MEN’S FITNESS 17

Breakthroughs

Hard-hitting news from the cutting edge of modern researc

Anyone who

trains for

a marathon

knows single

running workouts will

add up over time to yield

a huge improvement in

fitness and endurance.

It turns out exercise can

also improve your brain

function, one workout at

a time. “There is a strong

and direct link between

physical activity and how

your brain works,” says

neuroscientist Wendy

Suzuki. “People think

about fitting into a bikini

or losing that last kilo,

not about all the brain

systems that they’re

improving and enhancing

every time they train.”

Researchers at the

Uni of Iowa, US, studied

a group of participants

who underwent brain

scans and memory tests

before and after single

sessions of light and

moderate intensity

exercise and after a

12-week long training

program. Researchers

found that those

who saw the biggest

improvements in

cognition and functional

brain connectivity

after single sessions

of moderate intensity

physical activity

also showed the

biggest long-term

gains in cognition

and connectivity.

Tr a i n f o r

a brainboost

THAT GYM SESSION IS NOT JUST

WORKING YOUR MUSCLES – IT'S

STRENGTHENING YOUR MIND.