COGNITIVE BENEFITS OF SPORT

Hello everyone, did you know that physical exercise affects not only our muscles but also our brain?
That's right, lately there has been a lot of study on how physical activity can improve our cognitive system, especially in older people, who over the years lose abilities such as executive function, inhibitory control or processing speed.

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Executive functions serve to control cognitive, emotional, behavioral processes, etc. They are fundamental in the day to day and the one that allows us to make decisions. Inhibitory control is one of them. Here is a link to an article written by Dr. Russell A. Barkley of the Massachusetts Medical University where he talks about the importance of inhibitory control and its direct relationship with hyperactivity.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ms1U0Maj7IqmUEVKSqIZQCrc5--Hkp2q

Let's see next how physical activity improves our cognition.

It seems that when exercising, the brain adapts, as do the muscles, to situations and changes. When exercising, the white matter of the brain becomes stronger and delays the atrophy that appears with age.
In the following article I leave you a bibliographic review on the subject for those who want to know more.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1FnGxLj4vTna6dEwCAmUbAF0i5-GGm9NU

And as always a small recommendation of physical activity is more convenient.

First, remember that all physical activity must be supervised by a professional and must be done safely.

We can carry out activities such as running, walking, swimming or cycling. These activities have the plus that it can be done outdoors, which also helps reduce stress.

On the other hand, as seen in the previous article, strength exercises are also highly recommended to improve executive functions.

With daily activity alternating between arobic (3-4 days) and strength (2-3 days) we will make our brain a healthier part of our body.

However, for anyone who is willing to take on challenges, it has been studied in multiple combined programs of physical activity and cognitive work. So now you know, if you are going to do an exercise bike at home, instead of watching TV you can solve some additions or subtractions with an application on your mobile. Or if you go running, you can run and subtract 7 from 7 from the number 1000.

They are an alternative to simple sport that helps keep our brain healthy.

So give him some tough little brains.