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treat any disease. Please do not apply any of this information

without first speaking with your doctor. Now, let's head to the show. Did you know that one in every

five Americans has a brain or nervous system disorder according to the NIH? And that being sedentary

increases the risk of dementia by 30%.

Thankfully, exercise reduces the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's by 15 to 20%,

depression and anxiety by about 25% also. However, are certain types of exercise better for improving brain health?

Well, if we understand the mechanisms through which cardio versus resistance training impact

the brain, we can then use that to come up with the best protocol for using exercise to improve your brain health.

So let's run through this today.

To start off with a note of optimism, quoting from the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery,

and Psychiatry, 2023, being physically active at all time points in adulthood

was associated with higher cognitive performance and verbal memory scores.

The longer an individual is active, the greater the impact on cognitive function.

So this is great news, but it begs the question,

how does exercise impact the brain?

What can we learn about cardio versus weights,

how they impact the brain,

and then use that to come up with the best brain exercise plan, if you will.

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