Increasing the level of physical fitness can enhance the positive effects of exercise on the brain. This was reported on March 9 in the journal Medical Xpress.Scientists have found that the better a ...

A single exercise session increased electrical activity in a brain region tied to learning and memory, a first-of-its-kind ...

Research suggests compounds in foods like blackberries and kale can influence brain chemistry tied to motivation and activity ...

Op-Ed: What I tell my patients—and what I try to practice myself—is this: you don’t need perfection. You just need to move.

Starting a new exercise routine does more than just build muscle and cardiovascular endurance, as a recent study shows it also trains the brain to release larger amounts of a restorative protein. The ...

Doctors often advise exercising your brain to stay sharp but stretching your brain might be the better description.

As you age, physical activity can help mitigate mood disorders by helping support bodily and cognitive health. Exercise options exist for all ability levels. According to the World Health Organization ...

Last month, I began a series of posts focusing on recent scientific research that supports the philosophical claims in my latest book, Why We Dance: A Philosophy of Bodily Becoming. In turn, I am ...

I’ve been writing about the brain benefits of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness for over a decade. Every week, it seems there is new research that helps us better understand why exercise ...