How Exercise Benefits Your Brain - Exercise and The Brain (animated)

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  • Опубликовано: 22 май 2018
  • We all know that exercise makes us feel better, but most of us have no idea why. We assume it's because we're burning off stress or boosting endorphins. But the real reason we feel so good when we exercise is that it makes the brain function at its best. And in my opinion this benefit is far more important than what it does for the body.
    Building muscles, conditioning the heart and lungs are essentially side effects.
    Nowadays we spend most of our time sitting behind a desk or lying on the couch, and we have basically removed movement from our lives.
    Our ancestors had to walk five to ten miles on an average day, just to be able to eat.
    Since it takes tens of thousands of years for our biology to evolve, you can see there's a huge mismatch between our lifestyle and our genes.
    The brain isn't a fixed organ that cannot be changed. It's adaptable and it can increase in size like any other muscle on your body. Or in the koala's case, decrease in size.
    So guess what turns out to be the best thing you can do for you brain today. That's right, physical exercise.
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Комментарии • 245

  • @BillyBobJoeSurviv
    @BillyBobJoeSurviv 3 года назад +132

    POV: Ur PE teacher assigned a "quick 10 minute video and form" because you had 20 mins left in class

  • @samuelgeorge2899
    @samuelgeorge2899 4 года назад +272

    who's here cuz their gym teacher assigned this for remote learning?

    • @LilyTengoku
      @LilyTengoku 4 года назад

      wait what???? ok yeah

    • @CrimZun
      @CrimZun 4 года назад

      Yuuuurrrr

    • @jambo6683
      @jambo6683 4 года назад

      AJSax64 Yep

    • @smerfify7742
      @smerfify7742 4 года назад

      EVERYONE UNLESS UR S PHYS-CO

    • @Kaibuggin
      @Kaibuggin 4 года назад

      Sam George meeee boring asf

  • @joanasanchez6764
    @joanasanchez6764 3 года назад +53

    I’m not here cause of gym class, I was just curious 😭

  • @geniyahbatista4201
    @geniyahbatista4201 3 года назад +214

    POV: you are here because your gym teacher sent you this but your suprised on how many people got it as well

  • @VentureAHighway
    @VentureAHighway 4 года назад +51

    The brain shrinking due to lack of physical activity makes sense, seems like most successful people are also fit

    • @samdoesstuff4924
      @samdoesstuff4924 3 года назад +6

      that's why my goal is to be healthy and have a good job that i like that makes at least the necessary amount of money

    • @blacklabel130
      @blacklabel130 2 года назад

      @@samdoesstuff4924 Place food on shelf in a store, i can tell you this will keep you moving all day

  • @yzay2x938
    @yzay2x938 3 года назад +60

    POV:your looking at all the comments that says your gym teacher sent you here

  • @samdoesstuff4924
    @samdoesstuff4924 3 года назад +54

    i'm 13, and i'm trying to not be a failure when i grow up. so i set a little habit where i go out on my bike every day at 1 and 5 o'clock and i've been doing this for about a week and a half now. i hope this one actually sticks because i love riding my bike and i often find myself looking at the clock constantly to see if it's time to go.

    • @Palomino0813
      @Palomino0813 3 года назад +9

      That's good! It sounds like you're already on the right track for a successful life. Keep it up!

    • @samdoesstuff4924
      @samdoesstuff4924 3 года назад +3

      @@Palomino0813 i just wanna grow up, i'm kinda tired of being a kid because it prevents me from doing most of these things

    • @Palomino0813
      @Palomino0813 3 года назад +3

      @@samdoesstuff4924 I remember how that is--needing permission to go anywhere or do anything, even if you just want to take a ride or walk down the street. Focus on what you can do, and see if you're able to do just a little more, and a little more, and a little more.

    • @super_shelly1235
      @super_shelly1235 3 года назад

      Haha good job

    • @samdoesstuff4924
      @samdoesstuff4924 3 года назад

      Beat Spider i hurt my fucking knee somehow, like i just woke up and now when i walk it hurts. how disappointing

  • @judynotfrmny
    @judynotfrmny 3 года назад +23

    I’m here cuz my gym teacher sent this to me as part of my assignment aka my exercise routine

  • @someonedraws4208
    @someonedraws4208 4 года назад +40

    Why does this comment section only have 10 comments, and it's one year old. This is a good video

  • @sile8389
    @sile8389 Год назад +25

    I love to exercise and do it 6 days a week. This is self love to myself. I feel good, proud and accomplished. I’m currently hanging from a bar. I started with 10 seconds and I’m at 45 seconds now

  • @caspers._.corner
    @caspers._.corner 3 года назад +61

    I'm here from gym class
    We all are
    Admit it

    • @rosalina462
      @rosalina462 3 года назад +1

      Y e s

    • @wisteria060
      @wisteria060 3 года назад

      *y e p*

    • @lalalatm9083
      @lalalatm9083 3 года назад

      *My teacher forced me to watch this video and write a one page summary on this video even though the video doesn't even explain how and why it's bad for brains to shrink*

    • @Goofygoober716
      @Goofygoober716 3 года назад +1

      Yep

    • @torreynorman3558
      @torreynorman3558 3 года назад

      Not everyone is a child my friend

  • @FractAlkemist
    @FractAlkemist 5 месяцев назад +3

    I started working out (intense, weightlifting) in 8th-9th grade and never quit - made it a lifetime habit. Now in my '60's, look and feel decades younger [my providers have said so and are impressed] , and have no health issues like so many in my age bracket [medicare loves people like me]. It is NEVER too late to start, although the longer you wait the harder it will be.

  • @knoweverything4317
    @knoweverything4317 4 года назад +13

    I really found a dimensions of changes in myself after exercising

  • @Justin-gu9kh
    @Justin-gu9kh 3 года назад +11

    can we start normalized putting answers in comments to help eachother? that’d be sick

  • @jaxjaxvang4910
    @jaxjaxvang4910 Год назад +12

    Yes! I am over 60 yrs old! And believed exercise is wonderful for everything! Thanks for an inspiration video 🙏💜

  • @DynqstyPvP
    @DynqstyPvP 4 года назад +18

    here bc of gym teacher but this a good resource

  • @Stonekiller12
    @Stonekiller12 3 года назад +36

    “Exercise makes you feel good”
    Leg day: Am I joke to you?

    • @yanjunjin2647
      @yanjunjin2647 3 года назад +1

      High-intensity aerobic exercises do.

  • @anaysabelmagcal6276
    @anaysabelmagcal6276 3 года назад +5

    I noticed when I started dancing and working out my grades spiked and now I am able to accomplish tasks like I rarely procrastinate :0

  • @vaisakhvm1726
    @vaisakhvm1726 Год назад +1

    One of the best or most inspiring (at least for me) from BTY seen so far. Thank you very much!!! My daily jogging/walking will have a different view point or push to do henceforth❤❤

  • @weloveearth6803
    @weloveearth6803 4 года назад +4

    Thanks brother it’s really help me a lot .. you doing great .. keep doing like this stuff.. GOOD LUCK

  • @googledev566
    @googledev566 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for having subtitles...

  • @katecrawford9966
    @katecrawford9966 Год назад +2

    So well explained. Very inspiring!!

  • @theegg4202
    @theegg4202 3 года назад +3

    Thanks for writing what you said in the description here for a gym class essay

  • @naufal_hakim
    @naufal_hakim Год назад +1

    Thank you so much for this video! I'll start running every morning

  • @sugandhadogra1781
    @sugandhadogra1781 4 года назад +2

    You got a new subscriber ! ♥️

  • @38yinyang
    @38yinyang 4 года назад +3

    Great info! And great video. Thanks for the link for the book. You literally sparked my interest into reading it! 😁

  • @Eyefuleva_properties
    @Eyefuleva_properties 11 месяцев назад

    Thanks a million.

  • @fahmidaakther7841
    @fahmidaakther7841 4 года назад +1

    Thanks for you and thank all of you

  • @ellaoji3867
    @ellaoji3867 4 года назад +2

    Thanks for sharing this info. I love the animation, and I really needed some inspiration to get off my butt and get moving.

  • @noesmad
    @noesmad 3 года назад +12

    We are all here from gym class. ._.
    Just admit it.

  • @itzakpoelzig330
    @itzakpoelzig330 Год назад +9

    This video is well presented and has some good information, but the multiple mentions of women having "mood swings" and especially the line "but it's not their fault" come across as outdated, and fairly condescending. Of course now we know that men also have hormonal cycles, and our cycle is shorter than women's, so our "mood swings" are more frequent. All humans have mood swings, and all humans have hormones which strongly effect them. Let's stop projecting the narrative that women are some kind of moody "other."

    • @yorkiebilger7805
      @yorkiebilger7805 Год назад

      But you are assuming women are women and not men. You are in danger of misgendering a transexual or someone who does not identify with a gender.

    • @noneyamora998
      @noneyamora998 Год назад

      The narrator is probably hispanic. Stone age dude. Sorry to say it but it's true.

  • @stevendomenech7405
    @stevendomenech7405 Год назад

    Excellent video

  • @buddyalbert5808
    @buddyalbert5808 4 года назад

    Well done.

  • @reg.pharmacistbiswajit5839
    @reg.pharmacistbiswajit5839 Год назад

    Thank you so much

  • @shelleymartin10
    @shelleymartin10 8 месяцев назад

    No one ever talks about this thank you people need to take notes!!

  • @drsasibrucefitness2889
    @drsasibrucefitness2889 4 года назад

    Super bro ,really nice

  • @swoogo281
    @swoogo281 2 года назад

    Sounds like skiing makes you a genius, cardio with complex movements

  • @noobiedooby26
    @noobiedooby26 22 дня назад

    When i started to workout and be more active my grade went up. Never thought it further, so yeh it makes sens

  • @fabiozhou6607
    @fabiozhou6607 Год назад +5

    Im interested about the topic of the koalas having shrunken brain during evolution. Where did you find this information? which study does actually confirm it?

  • @mdbilalahmed6308
    @mdbilalahmed6308 4 года назад +1

    I turned off Adblocker only for ur channel :)

  • @wellbodisalone
    @wellbodisalone Месяц назад

    Exercise definitely improves your well-being.

  • @_leoniden
    @_leoniden 6 лет назад +5

    I would really like some more sources. It doesn't seem fully reliable to not dounle check the information from the book. Also would I really like you to add the studies the book and you are referring to, so I can be critical and review them myself.

    • @BetterThanYesterday
      @BetterThanYesterday  6 лет назад +7

      Thanks for commenting.
      Two studies mentioned in the video:
      www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17185007
      www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3772595/
      Full list of studies that are found throughout the book:
      www.johnratey.com/sparkbib.php

  • @mathew-auxiliuminteriordes1797
    @mathew-auxiliuminteriordes1797 2 месяца назад

    Very true

  • @d9576
    @d9576 3 года назад +6

    POV: your reading the comment section because your gym teacher assigned this but you honestly couldn’t care less

  • @prithvishetty6938
    @prithvishetty6938 3 года назад

    These numbers sold me exercise

  • @yazeedhilal4767
    @yazeedhilal4767 4 года назад +2

    this is the best channel on youtube

  • @lullasings3466
    @lullasings3466 3 года назад

    I just exercised ten minutes ago. Is that better for my current focus than if I had exercised 12 hours ago, but not 10 minutes ago?

  • @hennadiimadan6993
    @hennadiimadan6993 4 года назад +1

    what is that 2013 stuffy about bdnf, do you have a reference?

  • @loler01green74
    @loler01green74 3 года назад

    POV: your PE teacher sent u here for a quick "10 min" video to try and convince u to exercise more

  • @quarteracreadventures855
    @quarteracreadventures855 5 месяцев назад

    A young sea squirt has a proto-brain that enables it to move about the ocean floor until it finds a suitable home upon which to affix itself. Once it does, it will attach itself like a barnacle and stay there for the rest of its life. Once attached, the squirt will digest its brain for food.

  • @arsenis5729
    @arsenis5729 2 года назад

    I am 14 and i am training like a demon but i realized that i am obsessed with gym and unfortunately when i was injured i felt into deppresion while i was seing my biceps leaving cant imagine how my life whould be wihtout working out

  • @wissammarzoog3679
    @wissammarzoog3679 3 года назад +1

    I learned when u workout 2 hours or more u can extend the benefits of the brain and body

  • @noneyamora998
    @noneyamora998 Год назад +1

    Men have mood swings too you know.

  • @jackiee.a
    @jackiee.a 4 года назад +8

    I got sent here from my gym teacher 🙄

    • @Prodigy0909
      @Prodigy0909 4 года назад

      Which country are u from .... Tell me pls what is this all gym teacher thing ...coz comments are filled with this thing only

    • @alexaart9437
      @alexaart9437 4 года назад

      EduTech Gamer that’s personal info

    • @Prodigy0909
      @Prodigy0909 4 года назад

      Ok

  • @malibuman6160
    @malibuman6160 11 месяцев назад

    Love the video but just one point: High Intensity Aerobic Exercise is an oxymoron… once you exercise at a higher intensity, it’s no longer aerobic - it’s anaerobic. I know even in research they make this mistake - but they should call it High Intensity Cardio Exercise.

  • @NaikanaFahima
    @NaikanaFahima 2 месяца назад

    Wow😮❤

  • @frezziz3333
    @frezziz3333 3 года назад +1

    Who else watched this vid before your gym teacher sent you it
    :no one

  • @reginabarrett7097
    @reginabarrett7097 4 года назад +1

    I work out 24 -7

  • @edwardallen1231
    @edwardallen1231 3 года назад

    we're all her for answers, not the "who's here" comments

  • @raj71861
    @raj71861 9 месяцев назад

    Actually brain works faster when u exercise regularly and also improves ur memory 🤘

  • @montecristo9880
    @montecristo9880 4 года назад

    Your 2 links for Spark book are for Amazon.UK.
    The first link (US) should go to Amazon.US.

  • @KilamA
    @KilamA 6 лет назад +4

    I don't think that correlation between fitter students and better test scores proves that fit people are more intelligent. Correlation does not mean causation. Nonetheless, this is a pretty interesting video. Good work.

    • @BetterThanYesterday
      @BetterThanYesterday  6 лет назад +15

      Thanks for the comment. I never stated that being fit makes you more intelligent though. Fit students have higher test scores because they have an improved ability to learn - thanks to BDNF.
      However if the fit student doesn't have an interest in learning anything, then he obviously won't score any better, even with the boost of BDNF. You still have to apply yourself, exercise just makes learning easier :)

  • @shalenaporter18
    @shalenaporter18 2 месяца назад

    Wow

  • @tabathaterry2998
    @tabathaterry2998 3 года назад +4

    Exercise doesnt help with mens mood swings? Seems a little off!

  • @irmavanguard4097
    @irmavanguard4097 3 года назад

    This is the 1 Chapter from the Book Spark from John Rathey

  • @GomathiVishnu-ep9el
    @GomathiVishnu-ep9el 4 месяца назад

  • @Nothing_haha
    @Nothing_haha 4 года назад +2

    EvErY OnE HaS To LiKe GyM

  • @BWVidventures
    @BWVidventures 3 года назад

    im here coz im curious hahaha and wanna do it

  • @healthshopplus1076
    @healthshopplus1076 3 года назад

    People in the developed world may not be as those in the undeveloped world.

  • @NaikanaFahima
    @NaikanaFahima 2 месяца назад

    Wow😮❤ 5:28

  • @djri2984
    @djri2984 4 года назад +1

    How many hours before sleep I should't exercise.

  • @henzinar
    @henzinar 3 года назад +1

    Please can you put the references of the articles that you bring, I would appreciate it

  • @annaberg1200
    @annaberg1200 Год назад

    How much to exercise every day?

  • @ebony8802
    @ebony8802 3 года назад

    wait a minute so you telling this is is how einstein got hella smart he starts moving and going to the gym?

  • @kaylataylor4397
    @kaylataylor4397 3 года назад

    Mr.K class anyone???

  • @tomasstephenson5357
    @tomasstephenson5357 3 года назад

    Charlie you seeing this

  • @cfeng6174
    @cfeng6174 3 года назад +1

    2:00

  • @necromancer-x
    @necromancer-x 9 месяцев назад +2

    4:06 "If you're a woman, you can expect less mood swings" ... Wow, really blatant sexism.

    • @Bentoto97
      @Bentoto97 7 месяцев назад

      How are taking 2 or 3 days break from exercise not called living a sedentary lifestyle?

    • @necromancer-x
      @necromancer-x 7 месяцев назад

      @@Bentoto97 did you respond to the wrong comment?

    • @Bentoto97
      @Bentoto97 7 месяцев назад

      @@necromancer-x What do you mean? Do you understand what I replied to you?

    • @necromancer-x
      @necromancer-x 7 месяцев назад

      @@Bentoto97 No, I'm not sure what your reply has to do with my comment.

    • @Bentoto97
      @Bentoto97 7 месяцев назад

      @@necromancer-x I wonder if taking a 2 or 3 days break from exercise and living a sedentary lifestyle for 2 or 3 days are the same or not.

  • @apieceofbread9022
    @apieceofbread9022 3 года назад

    Who the fuck rest 10 minutes in between set while lifting? Rest is usually less than a minute...sooooo what say you now there is a such thing as high intensity weight lifting with increasing weights/rest. With a good workout you'll be out of breath sweating and quaking with pain.

  • @godhelpbo
    @godhelpbo 3 года назад

    pov ur in middle school and ur teacher sent u this :/

  • @rapsivibe
    @rapsivibe 3 года назад

    Nobody:
    Flat earthers: 2:05

  • @paitencooper1472
    @paitencooper1472 3 года назад +1

    who is here because of there gym teacher

  • @NaikanaFahima
    @NaikanaFahima 2 месяца назад

    IamKautharaNamagembeSsengoobaIloveExercise❤❤❤❤

  • @ashishchhachhiya114
    @ashishchhachhiya114 3 года назад

    Albert Einstein had a smaller brain the an average human brain

  • @dzenish.2262
    @dzenish.2262 3 года назад

    What if I told you that I know a very smart person who didn't move so much but still was exceptional?!
    Ever heard of Stephen Hawking?
    RIP Mr. Hawking.

  • @aguy1327
    @aguy1327 Месяц назад

    The russian slang is stronk

  • @Pumpkinss
    @Pumpkinss 4 года назад +12

    Be honest you didn't get recommended this you got here because of your gym teacher

    • @subsvids-jg7lb
      @subsvids-jg7lb 4 года назад +3

      No I searched this out of interests

    • @zkiron7932
      @zkiron7932 4 года назад +1

      No, i'm suscribed to this channel and was watching his videos

    • @timtielemans2304
      @timtielemans2304 4 года назад +1

      no i'm suscribed

    • @Synergy_YX
      @Synergy_YX 4 года назад

      I am in physical education

    • @Santsantini25
      @Santsantini25 4 года назад

      Well, I intentionally subscribe to this channel and find the video interesting

  • @delaneycorpse8813
    @delaneycorpse8813 3 года назад +2

    no

  • @cumarcarafad2748
    @cumarcarafad2748 3 года назад

    who is here in 2020/21

  • @Miguel-st9bd
    @Miguel-st9bd 4 года назад +1

    Does exercise helps with insomnia?

    • @thewolfoftexas6211
      @thewolfoftexas6211 4 года назад +1

      Hell yeah! Work until you have no more in you. Trust me it works wonders. Brought me out of a deep and bad depression. Work your body!

    • @Miguel-st9bd
      @Miguel-st9bd 4 года назад

      THEWOLF OFTEXAS you never been on medication? Like antidepressants or psychiatrist drugs?

    • @rygi23
      @rygi23 4 года назад +2

      I have been on psychiatric drugs, more than a couple, and I have horrible trouble sleeping. I’m 45 and still go through heart wrenching cycles of depression and anxiety, which includes horrible sleep problems. The only thing that has ever helped my psychiatric AND sleep issues is when I’m on a good exercise habit. It really is like a magic pill that cures the brain, everything falls into place. It feels like the front half of my brain is actually there and not just dead. But then something really bad happens that starts a downward spiral. The only thing that works is exercise. We were born to move. It’s all about telling that demon to shut up and just do it even though it feels like your brain and body are stuck in a giant mud pit, which is where I am now. It’s so much easier to do “12 ounce curls” than to exercise, which ends up just stealing happiness from tomorrow.

    • @getw-keyed9251
      @getw-keyed9251 3 года назад +1

      I would recommend swimming. High intensity sets are probably best for you. After swimming, I fall asleep almost instantly!

  • @ishita2437
    @ishita2437 4 года назад

    What' s better yoga or gym?

  • @johantxt
    @johantxt 3 года назад +1

    ha whoever sees this im prob in ur class

  • @NaikanaFahima
    @NaikanaFahima 2 месяца назад

    Wow😮❤ 5:28 j

  • @itsalitheking3346
    @itsalitheking3346 3 года назад

    Who here cant to PE because of Covid. No just me ?

  • @laral.2533
    @laral.2533 3 года назад +3

    so exercise doesn't do anything for male mood swings?

    • @infinite5540
      @infinite5540 3 года назад +2

      Lol i was thinking the same thing

  • @lilpeepnutz
    @lilpeepnutz 3 года назад

    who is here cause there there gym teacher asinged it

  • @naked-artradio2623
    @naked-artradio2623 Год назад

    Beutiful

  • @mandeepsharma8305
    @mandeepsharma8305 4 года назад

    So you copy video of what I have learn. That to word to word

  • @hogueszn-7426
    @hogueszn-7426 3 года назад

    Gym class vibes

  • @Rockydog90210
    @Rockydog90210 3 года назад

    anyone here from miss. w's PE class want to give me the answers?