Site navigation and social media links
Exercise And Memory
Health | October 29, 2014
The interconnectedness between our mental, emotional and physical lives is becoming more and more apparent, at least to the world of science. Many of us have intuitively known this to be true even before there was any science to prove it. While we couldn’t necessarily say why working out and eating healthy affects us in such a positive manner, our guts knew we were on to something vital and important. Thankfully, so much research has been done in the scientific community over the past twenty years or so to confirm what we knew all along!
Recent studies done at Georgia Tech University and the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio demonstrated the beneficial role exercise had on memory and, potentially, curbing the effects of dementia and Alzheimer’s in individuals as they get older.
The study done at Georgia Tech demonstrated that lifting weights improved episodic memory – another term for long-term memory – upwards of 10% in healthy, young adults. This particular study focused on weightlifting. Previous studies had already demonstrated that aerobic exercise – running, walking, etc. – improved memory as well. All the more reason to workout before a big exam!
The Cleveland Clinic study focused on the role exercise may play in preventing or, at least, limiting the effects of Alzheimer’s disease in elderly individuals. The results were startling and quite encouraging. Alzheimer’s disease changes the physical landscape of the brain causing memory loss and dementia. However, this particular study showed that exercise also changes the physical makeup of the brain, potentially countering the negative effects of this tragic disease. Exercise did not cure individuals, but, according to the researchers, it may very well limit or lessen the effects of the disease though more research is needed to provide conclusive evidence.
If you’re lost in a mental fog, having difficulty studying or with a project at work, take an exercise break. I can almost guarantee that a nice sweat at the Zgym will, at the very least, reenergize you for the task at hand. More importantly, it may also give your brain a much-needed boost!
Private Member |
hi…as I am the member of zgym when can I use my membership as zgym is not opening this is not fair as I have paid for the whole month
Private Member |
lake tahoe, nv, usa
that subscription club you signed up for prior to November 1st, has been moved to sweat factor site and you can access the account you signed up for there.
What you will find there is my old content and as far as I know, some new content from other trainers, so it’s up to you if you want to keep that membership or ask them for a refund at customer.service@sweatfactor.com
As of November 1st I have nothing to do with that sweatfactor site. My official subscription club is held at zuzkalight.com
My official ZGYM subscriptions start on November 8th. You don’t need to join the first week of November to access the new ZGYM because it’s free 🙂
If you decide to sign up on November 8th, don’t forget to use the NEWZGYM30 coupon so that your first 30 days are only for $1 and after that it’s $9.99 a month.
Private Member |
No esta funcionando mi nombre de usuario y contraseña
Private Member |
lake tahoe, nv, usa
that subscription club you signed up for prior to November 1st, has been moved to sweat factor site and you can access the account you signed up for at sweat factor site
What you will find there is my old content and as far as I know, some new content from other trainers, so it’s up to you if you want to keep that membership or ask them for a refund at customer.service@sweatfactor.com
As of November 1st I have nothing to do with that sweatfactor site. My official subscription club is held at zuzkalight.com
My official ZGYM subscriptions start on November 8th. You don’t need to join the first week of November to access the new ZGYM because it’s free 🙂
If you decide to sign up on November 8th, don’t forget to use the NEWZGYM30 coupon so that your first 30 days are only for $1 and after that it’s $9.99 a month.