Exercise and The Brain

Question 1

What does exercise improve and reduce?

Answer 1

• increases heart rate
• improves memory, learning speed
• focus and motivation
• reduces anxiety and stress
• increases dopamine levels

Question 2

What happens to your** brain** and your body when you increase your heart rate with exercise?

Answer 2

your body is able to pump more oxygen to the brain
- aids release of hormones and nourshing enviorments for the growth of brain cells
stimulates brain plasticity by stimulating gowth of new connections between cells and different areas of the brain