In this episode, sam-splains why exercise is good for your brain! Tl;dr - exercise gives you endorphins, endorphins make people happy, and happy people don’t kill their husbands!

Sources:

1. Basso JC and Suzuki WA. The Effects of Acute Exercise on Mood, Cognition, Neurophysiology, and Neurochemical Pathways: A Review. Brain Plasticity. 2016;2(2):127-152. doi:10.3233/BPL-160040

2. Macpherson H, Teo W-P, Schneider LA and Smith AE (2017) A Life-Long Approach to Physical Activity for Brain Health. Front. Aging Neurosci. 9:147. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2017.00147 

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