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Exercise and Mental Capability

DaveMustGetFit
DaveMustGetFit Posts: 43 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I have noticed as I have increased my workout regularity I am much sharper mentally. Anyone else had that experience or am I imagining it?

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  • bethany_rose8
    bethany_rose8 Posts: 102 Member
    It's very true and prevented my trauma induced depression for many years.
  • Morgaen73
    Morgaen73 Posts: 2,817 Member
    I work out 5 times a week and it has done bugger-all for my mental capacity. just this morning I was looking for my car keys and I found them ... in my hand hehehe
  • rsclause
    rsclause Posts: 3,103 Member
    Hard to quantify but exercise definitely makes me feel sharper.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    Science is on your side....

    https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3951958/

  • Penthesilea514
    Penthesilea514 Posts: 1,189 Member
    I think in some ways, I am sharper in general from working out, but I don't know if it is from working out directly or the more and/or deeper sleep I am getting from exercise or some combination of those effect plus stress relief. I just tend to feel better in general as I exercise so I am not complaining :)
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