Can You Remember...

... the last time you did exercise? According to Dutch researchers, intensive physical exercise increases the memory. But how does this actually work? Universal Medicine is going to look into how an organ smaller than a football is able to hold onto information for exams and tests as well as memories to last a lifetime.

Exercise is essential in maintaining a healthy body, but research also suggests that it is key to a healthy mind. With a recent study being carried out with 72 volunteers, it proved that exercise a few hours after learning was very effective in memorizing the information 2 days later.

When exercising, many endorphin's are released such as Dopamine, Norepinephrine and Cathepsin B. These are all heavily related to increasing memory when exercising several hours after learning.

Dopamine is an organic compound and plays a huge role in the brain and the body as it acts as a neurotransmitter. A neurotransmitter is a chemical released by neurons to send signals to other nerve cells. Norepinephrine is also an organic compound which is a hormone completing a similar job to Dopamine in acting as a neurotransmitter. Cathepsin B is an enzymatic protein belonging to the protease family. the significance of this protein is that it moves from the muscle to the brain and is suggested that it aids memory.

Personally, as an athletic individual and an academically stable student, I feel that physical exercise is a great way of taking the mind off of a lot of stress and is able to relax the body.

Although no claims have been made, there is a lot of evidence to suggest that exercise is the ultimate means of maintaining a healthy lifestyle whether it be intellectual health or physical health, exercise has all of the benefits. Although the reasoning behind why delayed exercise was the best outcome, further research is likely to take place as more links are sure to be made between exercise and memory.

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Written by Universal Medicine (Sab Bassan)

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