How Exercise Benefits Your Brain - Exercise and The Brain (animated)
We all know that exercise makes us feel better, but most of us have no idea why. We assume it's because we're burning off stress or boosting endorphins. But the real reason we feel so good when we exercise is that it makes the brain function at its best. And in my opinion this benefit is far more important than what it does for the body.
Building muscles, conditioning the heart and lungs are essentially side effects.
Nowadays we spend most of our time sitting behind a desk or lying on the couch, and we have basically removed movement from our lives.
Our ancestors had to walk five to ten miles on an average day, just to be able to eat.
Since it takes tens of thousands of years for our biology to evolve, you can see there's a huge mismatch between our lifestyle and our genes.
The brain isn't a fixed organ that cannot be changed. It's adaptable and it can increase in size like any other muscle on your body. Or in the koala's case, decrease in size.
So guess what turns out to be the best thing you can do for you brain today. That's right, physical exercise.
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POV: Ur PE teacher assigned a "quick 10 minute video and form" because you had 20 mins left in class
@jabezk.williams4954
3 жыл бұрын
this was me....................bruhhh
@g_popster641
3 жыл бұрын
lol me to
@rosalina462
3 жыл бұрын
Samee
@wisteria060
3 жыл бұрын
*y e p*
who's here cuz their gym teacher assigned this for remote learning?
@LilyTengoku
4 жыл бұрын
wait what???? ok yeah
@CrimZun
4 жыл бұрын
Yuuuurrrr
@jambo6683
4 жыл бұрын
AJSax64 Yep
@smerfify7742
4 жыл бұрын
EVERYONE UNLESS UR S PHYS-CO
@Kaibuggin
4 жыл бұрын
Sam George meeee boring asf
i'm 13, and i'm trying to not be a failure when i grow up. so i set a little habit where i go out on my bike every day at 1 and 5 o'clock and i've been doing this for about a week and a half now. i hope this one actually sticks because i love riding my bike and i often find myself looking at the clock constantly to see if it's time to go.
@Palomino0813
3 жыл бұрын
That's good! It sounds like you're already on the right track for a successful life. Keep it up!
@samdoesstuff4924
3 жыл бұрын
@@Palomino0813 i just wanna grow up, i'm kinda tired of being a kid because it prevents me from doing most of these things
@Palomino0813
3 жыл бұрын
@@samdoesstuff4924 I remember how that is--needing permission to go anywhere or do anything, even if you just want to take a ride or walk down the street. Focus on what you can do, and see if you're able to do just a little more, and a little more, and a little more.
@super_shelly1235
3 жыл бұрын
Haha good job
@samdoesstuff4924
3 жыл бұрын
Beat Spider i hurt my fucking knee somehow, like i just woke up and now when i walk it hurts. how disappointing
POV: you are here because your gym teacher sent you this but your suprised on how many people got it as well
@Catherine-ep5xc
3 жыл бұрын
yep
@Charlie-sm5jd
3 жыл бұрын
DEARS GODS YEAH
@victoriamonique7621
3 жыл бұрын
so true
@d9576
3 жыл бұрын
GIRL YES
@BWVidventures
3 жыл бұрын
nope
Why does this comment section only have 10 comments, and it's one year old. This is a good video
@manchesterfellow
4 жыл бұрын
Well it's because most of it seems lifted from a video by "what I've learned"
@sneezergeezer8641
4 жыл бұрын
At the gym
The brain shrinking due to lack of physical activity makes sense, seems like most successful people are also fit
@samdoesstuff4924
3 жыл бұрын
that's why my goal is to be healthy and have a good job that i like that makes at least the necessary amount of money
@blacklabel130
2 жыл бұрын
@@samdoesstuff4924 Place food on shelf in a store, i can tell you this will keep you moving all day
I’m here cuz my gym teacher sent this to me as part of my assignment aka my exercise routine
I love to exercise and do it 6 days a week. This is self love to myself. I feel good, proud and accomplished. I’m currently hanging from a bar. I started with 10 seconds and I’m at 45 seconds now
@brimac58
11 ай бұрын
PROGRESS👍
@ariesmoises8947
2 ай бұрын
🙏
“Exercise makes you feel good” Leg day: Am I joke to you?
@yanjunjin2647
3 жыл бұрын
High-intensity aerobic exercises do.
I'm here from gym class We all are Admit it
@rosalina462
3 жыл бұрын
Y e s
@wisteria060
3 жыл бұрын
*y e p*
@lalalatm9083
3 жыл бұрын
*My teacher forced me to watch this video and write a one page summary on this video even though the video doesn't even explain how and why it's bad for brains to shrink*
@Goofygoober716
3 жыл бұрын
Yep
@torreynorman3558
3 жыл бұрын
Not everyone is a child my friend
I’m not here cause of gym class, I was just curious 😭
@MoniqueLea08
2 күн бұрын
Me too 👍
Yes! I am over 60 yrs old! And believed exercise is wonderful for everything! Thanks for an inspiration video 🙏💜
I really found a dimensions of changes in myself after exercising
POV:your looking at all the comments that says your gym teacher sent you here
@wisteria060
3 жыл бұрын
*y e p*
I started working out (intense, weightlifting) in 8th-9th grade and never quit - made it a lifetime habit. Now in my '60's, look and feel decades younger [my providers have said so and are impressed] , and have no health issues like so many in my age bracket [medicare loves people like me]. It is NEVER too late to start, although the longer you wait the harder it will be.
One of the best or most inspiring (at least for me) from BTY seen so far. Thank you very much!!! My daily jogging/walking will have a different view point or push to do henceforth❤❤
Thanks brother it’s really help me a lot .. you doing great .. keep doing like this stuff.. GOOD LUCK
here bc of gym teacher but this a good resource
@chilli4581
4 жыл бұрын
Dynasty HONESTTLYY
@edgarrodriguez5124
3 жыл бұрын
i am here bc of my health teacher lol
Thanks for writing what you said in the description here for a gym class essay
Thanks for having subtitles...
So well explained. Very inspiring!!
You got a new subscriber ! ♥️
can we start normalized putting answers in comments to help eachother? that’d be sick
@aaaaaa-hh8cq
2 жыл бұрын
I agree
Thanks for you and thank all of you
Great info! And great video. Thanks for the link for the book. You literally sparked my interest into reading it! 😁
Thank you so much for this video! I'll start running every morning
Thanks for sharing this info. I love the animation, and I really needed some inspiration to get off my butt and get moving.
Thanks a million.
I noticed when I started dancing and working out my grades spiked and now I am able to accomplish tasks like I rarely procrastinate :0
what is that 2013 stuffy about bdnf, do you have a reference?
We are all here from gym class. ._. Just admit it.
@wisteria060
3 жыл бұрын
*y e p*
No one ever talks about this thank you people need to take notes!!
Im interested about the topic of the koalas having shrunken brain during evolution. Where did you find this information? which study does actually confirm it?
I would really like some more sources. It doesn't seem fully reliable to not dounle check the information from the book. Also would I really like you to add the studies the book and you are referring to, so I can be critical and review them myself.
@BetterThanYesterday
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for commenting. Two studies mentioned in the video: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17185007 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3772595/ Full list of studies that are found throughout the book: www.johnratey.com/sparkbib.php
Sounds like skiing makes you a genius, cardio with complex movements
This video is well presented and has some good information, but the multiple mentions of women having "mood swings" and especially the line "but it's not their fault" come across as outdated, and fairly condescending. Of course now we know that men also have hormonal cycles, and our cycle is shorter than women's, so our "mood swings" are more frequent. All humans have mood swings, and all humans have hormones which strongly effect them. Let's stop projecting the narrative that women are some kind of moody "other."
@yorkiebilger7805
Жыл бұрын
But you are assuming women are women and not men. You are in danger of misgendering a transexual or someone who does not identify with a gender.
@noneyamora998
Жыл бұрын
The narrator is probably hispanic. Stone age dude. Sorry to say it but it's true.
Thank you so much
Actually brain works faster when u exercise regularly and also improves ur memory 🤘
this is the best channel on youtube
Well done.
Super bro ,really nice
I just exercised ten minutes ago. Is that better for my current focus than if I had exercised 12 hours ago, but not 10 minutes ago?
Excellent video
I turned off Adblocker only for ur channel :)
How much to exercise every day?
Very true
Love the video but just one point: High Intensity Aerobic Exercise is an oxymoron… once you exercise at a higher intensity, it’s no longer aerobic - it’s anaerobic. I know even in research they make this mistake - but they should call it High Intensity Cardio Exercise.
These numbers sold me exercise
Your 2 links for Spark book are for Amazon.UK. The first link (US) should go to Amazon.US.
@BetterThanYesterday
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the heads up!
Please can you put the references of the articles that you bring, I would appreciate it
Wow😮❤ 5:28
Wow😮❤
This is the 1 Chapter from the Book Spark from John Rathey
I work out 24 -7
POV: your reading the comment section because your gym teacher assigned this but you honestly couldn’t care less
@wisteria060
3 жыл бұрын
*y e p* *y e p*
I got sent here from my gym teacher 🙄
@Prodigy0909
4 жыл бұрын
Which country are u from .... Tell me pls what is this all gym teacher thing ...coz comments are filled with this thing only
@alexaart9437
4 жыл бұрын
EduTech Gamer that’s personal info
@Prodigy0909
4 жыл бұрын
Ok
Who else watched this vid before your gym teacher sent you it :no one
I learned when u workout 2 hours or more u can extend the benefits of the brain and body
@prithvishetty6938
3 жыл бұрын
Every day?
EvErY OnE HaS To LiKe GyM
we're all her for answers, not the "who's here" comments
Wow
I am 14 and i am training like a demon but i realized that i am obsessed with gym and unfortunately when i was injured i felt into deppresion while i was seing my biceps leaving cant imagine how my life whould be wihtout working out
❤
People in the developed world may not be as those in the undeveloped world.
I don't think that correlation between fitter students and better test scores proves that fit people are more intelligent. Correlation does not mean causation. Nonetheless, this is a pretty interesting video. Good work.
@BetterThanYesterday
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment. I never stated that being fit makes you more intelligent though. Fit students have higher test scores because they have an improved ability to learn - thanks to BDNF. However if the fit student doesn't have an interest in learning anything, then he obviously won't score any better, even with the boost of BDNF. You still have to apply yourself, exercise just makes learning easier :)
A young sea squirt has a proto-brain that enables it to move about the ocean floor until it finds a suitable home upon which to affix itself. Once it does, it will attach itself like a barnacle and stay there for the rest of its life. Once attached, the squirt will digest its brain for food.
POV: your PE teacher sent u here for a quick "10 min" video to try and convince u to exercise more
IamKautharaNamagembeSsengoobaIloveExercise❤❤❤❤
Exercise doesnt help with mens mood swings? Seems a little off!
@sofiel.1931
3 жыл бұрын
Nobody said that?
How many hours before sleep I should't exercise.
@cgcrack4672
Жыл бұрын
3
Does exercise helps with insomnia?
@thewolfoftexas6211
4 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah! Work until you have no more in you. Trust me it works wonders. Brought me out of a deep and bad depression. Work your body!
@Miguel-st9bd
4 жыл бұрын
THEWOLF OFTEXAS you never been on medication? Like antidepressants or psychiatrist drugs?
@rygi23
4 жыл бұрын
I have been on psychiatric drugs, more than a couple, and I have horrible trouble sleeping. I’m 45 and still go through heart wrenching cycles of depression and anxiety, which includes horrible sleep problems. The only thing that has ever helped my psychiatric AND sleep issues is when I’m on a good exercise habit. It really is like a magic pill that cures the brain, everything falls into place. It feels like the front half of my brain is actually there and not just dead. But then something really bad happens that starts a downward spiral. The only thing that works is exercise. We were born to move. It’s all about telling that demon to shut up and just do it even though it feels like your brain and body are stuck in a giant mud pit, which is where I am now. It’s so much easier to do “12 ounce curls” than to exercise, which ends up just stealing happiness from tomorrow.
@getw-keyed9251
3 жыл бұрын
I would recommend swimming. High intensity sets are probably best for you. After swimming, I fall asleep almost instantly!
im here coz im curious hahaha and wanna do it
Mr.K class anyone???
What' s better yoga or gym?
@chilli4581
4 жыл бұрын
Ishita M both
@pkrockin3923
3 жыл бұрын
gym
Be honest you didn't get recommended this you got here because of your gym teacher
@subsvids-jg7lb
4 жыл бұрын
No I searched this out of interests
@zkiron7932
4 жыл бұрын
No, i'm suscribed to this channel and was watching his videos
@timtielemans2304
4 жыл бұрын
no i'm suscribed
@Synergy_YX
4 жыл бұрын
I am in physical education
@Santsantini25
3 жыл бұрын
Well, I intentionally subscribe to this channel and find the video interesting
2:00
Wow😮❤ 5:28 j
Nobody: Flat earthers: 2:05
@pkrockin3923
3 жыл бұрын
lol
Charlie you seeing this
no
@sofiel.1931
3 жыл бұрын
I... What?
wait a minute so you telling this is is how einstein got hella smart he starts moving and going to the gym?
@snehalkrishnan618
3 жыл бұрын
Well Einstein didn’t ride a bicycle for nothing.
@someperson8249
3 жыл бұрын
can we get an f for Hawking
pov ur in middle school and ur teacher sent u this :/
What if I told you that I know a very smart person who didn't move so much but still was exceptional?! Ever heard of Stephen Hawking? RIP Mr. Hawking.
@pkrockin3923
3 жыл бұрын
Hawking is not smart.
who is here in 2020/21
Men have mood swings too you know.
who is here because of there gym teacher
ha whoever sees this im prob in ur class
Beutiful
who is here cause there there gym teacher asinged it
Albert Einstein had a smaller brain the an average human brain
@mylove.2335
3 жыл бұрын
i
4:06 "If you're a woman, you can expect less mood swings" ... Wow, really blatant sexism.
@Bentoto97
5 ай бұрын
How are taking 2 or 3 days break from exercise not called living a sedentary lifestyle?
@necromancer-x
5 ай бұрын
@@Bentoto97 did you respond to the wrong comment?
@Bentoto97
5 ай бұрын
@@necromancer-x What do you mean? Do you understand what I replied to you?
@necromancer-x
5 ай бұрын
@@Bentoto97 No, I'm not sure what your reply has to do with my comment.
@Bentoto97
5 ай бұрын
@@necromancer-x I wonder if taking a 2 or 3 days break from exercise and living a sedentary lifestyle for 2 or 3 days are the same or not.
Who here cant to PE because of Covid. No just me ?
Who the fuck rest 10 minutes in between set while lifting? Rest is usually less than a minute...sooooo what say you now there is a such thing as high intensity weight lifting with increasing weights/rest. With a good workout you'll be out of breath sweating and quaking with pain.
So you copy video of what I have learn. That to word to word
so exercise doesn't do anything for male mood swings?
@infinite5540
3 жыл бұрын
Lol i was thinking the same thing
Gym class vibes
anyone here from miss. w's PE class want to give me the answers?
these people are such boomers
Actually, we cannot "remember" that we evolved, because it actually never happened. What your observation teaches us is that God designed us to be in motion; not stagnant. Giving your life to Jesus Christ is the first step toward truly good health!
@VynTastic1
Жыл бұрын
Jesus christ goddammit what a load of bs
@busker153
Жыл бұрын
@@VynTastic1 LOL Excuse me, but, "who" dammit? HA HA HA HA HA The fact is, you know God is real, you know you are a sinner, and you know you need to repent. So, just do it, already. Don't let the "hypocrites" keep you out of heaven. That would make you dumber than a religious hypocrite. Right?
Made the same speach ass the guy giving the lecture.