How Getting Fit Fights Sadness and Sharpens Smarts
Sweat beats the blues! Exercise boosts happy brain chemicals (dopamine/serotonin), fighting depression and memory fog. Stress shrinks brain parts like the hippocampus; workouts help it grow and rewire. Move your body, boost your mood and mind!

Feeling blue? Stressed to the max? Can't remember where you parked the car? Forget fancy shrinks and miracle pills for a sec – the secret weapon might be hiding in your gym bag!
Top brainiacs are saying what gym rats have known all along: getting your sweat on floods your noggin with the good stuff, fighting off the blues and keeping your memory sharp as a tack.