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Salute, physical exercises distract attention and relieve stress:
There are emotional and physical components to stress. Exercise cope with the emotional component as if "distracting" our brain from stress. The fact is that during stress, a so-called dominant focus of excitation forms in the brain, in which, roughly speaking, all our fuss, experiences, our problems, that is, stress, are enclosed. Exercise creates a different, higher focus of arousal, and
The physical component of stress is eliminated by the fact that exercise relieves residual tension in the neuromuscular connections, as a result of which the so-called "reaction loop" to stress on the part of the brain is interrupted. By breaking the stress response loop, you let your brain know that the body is no longer stressed and that you can relax.
Exercise helps you stay calm:
Exercise reduces blood pressure by increasing the efficiency of cardio - vascular system. With an increase in heart rate, the heart begins to produce a special hormone - atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) . This hormone inhibits the body's response to stress, by acting on the hypothalamus , weakening the activity of the cascade of reactions that create a stressful state: PNP suppresses the hormone corticoliberin , produced in the hypothalamus, which stops the release of cortisol (one of the stress hormones); you can find out more about the hypothalamus and corticoliberin here... PNP also stops the adrenaline rush and lowers the heart rate, suppressing another cause of panic attacks.
In addition, exercise improves blood flow in the brain and the body as a whole, thereby increasing the activity of many physiological metabolic processes, including neurogenesis.
Exercise increases the synthesis of natural antidepressants:
Exercise increases the level of specific neurotransmitters that have antidepressant effects . Here is one of the schemes of how this happens: due to physical exercise, the synthesis of the neurotransmitters GABA and serotonin, which cause inhibition in the nervous system, increases.
Exercise improves recovery from stress and creates conditions for neurogenesis:
In the body, during physical activity, the following proteins are produced that are involved in the recovery processes:
• insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1)
• vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
• fibroblast growth factors (FGF)
IGF-1 is a protein that is synthesized in working muscles. It increases the formation of receptors for the intake of insulin - the supplier of glucose in the tissue. Since glucose is the main source of energy for the brain, IGF-1 is involved in the delivery of glucose to brain cells and, along with insulin, controls glucose levels. IGF-1 interacts with the BDNF protein, which increases in the brain during exercise, and together they activate neurons to synthesize serotonin and GABA.
VEGF is a protein produced by various cells to stimulate the growth of new vessels in the body, including the brain. It also increases the permeability of substances needed for neurogenesis into the brain, helping them to enter the brain cells during exercise.
Providing cells with the "fuel" to generate energy is extremely important. The more energy, the more active the physiological processes in the brain. Energy sources are delivered to the brain with blood flow through the vessels. Exercise is one way to strengthen the vascular system and the growth of new blood vessels.
FGF is a group of proteins that play a key role in the process of neurogenesis. They stimulate the regeneration and growth of tissues in the body, and being in the brain participate in the process of long-term potentiation - increasing the transmission of impulses between nerve cells. Long-term potentiation, together with long-term depression, underlies the cellular mechanisms of memory formation and learning.
There are emotional and physical components to stress. Exercise cope with the emotional component as if "distracting" our brain from stress. The fact is that during stress, a so-called dominant focus of excitation forms in the brain, in which, roughly speaking, all our fuss, experiences, our problems, that is, stress, are enclosed. Exercise creates a different, higher focus of arousal, and
The physical component of stress is eliminated by the fact that exercise relieves residual tension in the neuromuscular connections, as a result of which the so-called "reaction loop" to stress on the part of the brain is interrupted. By breaking the stress response loop, you let your brain know that the body is no longer stressed and that you can relax.
Exercise helps you stay calm:
Exercise reduces blood pressure by increasing the efficiency of cardio - vascular system. With an increase in heart rate, the heart begins to produce a special hormone - atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) . This hormone inhibits the body's response to stress, by acting on the hypothalamus , weakening the activity of the cascade of reactions that create a stressful state: PNP suppresses the hormone corticoliberin , produced in the hypothalamus, which stops the release of cortisol (one of the stress hormones); you can find out more about the hypothalamus and corticoliberin here... PNP also stops the adrenaline rush and lowers the heart rate, suppressing another cause of panic attacks.
In addition, exercise improves blood flow in the brain and the body as a whole, thereby increasing the activity of many physiological metabolic processes, including neurogenesis.
Exercise increases the synthesis of natural antidepressants:
Exercise increases the level of specific neurotransmitters that have antidepressant effects . Here is one of the schemes of how this happens: due to physical exercise, the synthesis of the neurotransmitters GABA and serotonin, which cause inhibition in the nervous system, increases.
Exercise improves recovery from stress and creates conditions for neurogenesis:
In the body, during physical activity, the following proteins are produced that are involved in the recovery processes:
• insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1)
• vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
• fibroblast growth factors (FGF)
IGF-1 is a protein that is synthesized in working muscles. It increases the formation of receptors for the intake of insulin - the supplier of glucose in the tissue. Since glucose is the main source of energy for the brain, IGF-1 is involved in the delivery of glucose to brain cells and, along with insulin, controls glucose levels. IGF-1 interacts with the BDNF protein, which increases in the brain during exercise, and together they activate neurons to synthesize serotonin and GABA.
VEGF is a protein produced by various cells to stimulate the growth of new vessels in the body, including the brain. It also increases the permeability of substances needed for neurogenesis into the brain, helping them to enter the brain cells during exercise.
Providing cells with the "fuel" to generate energy is extremely important. The more energy, the more active the physiological processes in the brain. Energy sources are delivered to the brain with blood flow through the vessels. Exercise is one way to strengthen the vascular system and the growth of new blood vessels.
FGF is a group of proteins that play a key role in the process of neurogenesis. They stimulate the regeneration and growth of tissues in the body, and being in the brain participate in the process of long-term potentiation - increasing the transmission of impulses between nerve cells. Long-term potentiation, together with long-term depression, underlies the cellular mechanisms of memory formation and learning.
Collectively, these repair mechanisms prevent the damaging effects of chronic stress, control the stress hormone cortisol, and increase the production of regulatory neurotransmitters to keep people calm, positive, and energized. And as mentioned above, the more energy, the more active all the processes in the body. All this enhances the working potential of our brain.
