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2. Benefits of physical activity - Wikipedia

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   The benefits of physical activity range widely. Most types of physical activity improve health and well-being. Physical activity refers to any body movement that burns calories. “Exercise,” a subcategory of physical activity, refers to planned, structured, and repetitive activities aimed at improving physical fitness and health. [1]

3. Exercise and deep sleep give the brain a 24-hour boost - AOL

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   Improvement to cognitive performance caused by exercise could last for 24 hours, a new study shows. Scientists also linked getting 6 or more hours of sleep to better memory test scores the next day.

4. Short sleep negates benefits of exercise for the brain, study ...

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   In people age 70 and older, the benefits of exercise on the brain was maintained, despite short sleep. ... “Our results suggest the importance of considering physical activity and sleep together ...

5. Benefits of regular exercise: How working out can impact your ...

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   A 2024 study found that participants who met physical activity recommendations (accumulating at least 150 minutes a week of moderate-intensity cardiovascular exercise or 75-minutes a week of ...

6. Exercise - Wikipedia

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   Cycling is a popular form of exercise. Weight training. Exercise or workout is physical activity that enhances or maintains fitness and overall health. [1] [2] which is performed for various reasons, including weight loss or maintenance, to aid growth and improve strength, develop muscles and the cardiovascular system, prevent injuries, hone athletic skills, improve health, [3] or simply for ...

7. Neurobiological effects of physical exercise - Wikipedia

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   Neuroplasticity is the process by which neurons adapt to a disturbance over time, and most often occurs in response to repeated exposure to stimuli. [27] Aerobic exercise increases the production of neurotrophic factors [note 1] (e.g., BDNF, IGF-1, VEGF) which mediate improvements in cognitive functions and various forms of memory by promoting blood vessel formation in the brain, adult ...

8. Want to improve the mental health benefits of your workout ...

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   Beyond building muscle, burning calories, improving flexibility and all the other physical benefits associated with exercise, working out also has a profound effect on your mental health thanks to ...

9. Social influences on fitness behavior - Wikipedia

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   Social influences on fitness behavior are the effect that social influences have on whether people start and maintain physical activities. Physical fitness is maintained by a range of physical activities. Physical activity is defined by the World Health Organization as "any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy ...