Immense Benefits of Strength Training!
Give this 4 minute episode a listen to learn how you can benefit immensely from adding strength training to your weekly routine! Need help starting? Schedule a complimentary consultation with Momentum!
Hidden Benefits of Strength Training
“A new study finds there are more health benefits to strength training beyond just building muscles. Turns out it is good for people’s mood and metabolism and longevity. ” Check out all the benefits of strength training in this NPR program:
Exercise and Brain Health
Did you know that exercise shields against brain atrophy, cognitive impairment, and dementia, as well as increasing blood flow, improving focus, mood, motivation, memory, cognitive performance, learning and reasoning abilities? Wow!
Increase Work Productivity Through Exercise
Research shows that working out, especially in the morning, could be the key to success. Improve your productivity, reduce stress levels, and bump up achievement by increasing creativity, memory, wellbeing, and happiness- all by exercising!!
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Cycling Benefit #1: Strengthens Your Brain!
“Exercise stimulates the growth of new connections between cells in cortical areas of the brain.
A UCLA study showed exercise makes it easier for the brain to grow neuronal connections. This helps with the general power of the brain but also aids the regrowth of axons on damaged cells after a nerve crush injury, the study revealed.
Exercise can also aid brain function later in life. “It boosts blood flow and oxygen to the brain, which fires and regenerates receptors, explaining how exercise helps ward off Alzheimer’s,” says Professor Arthur Kramer of the University of Illinois.
A 2019 study also found cycling improved executive functions. These are the processes that enable planning, attention focus and observation, to name just three.”
Check out the full article and learn about all 27 benefits here.
