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!

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Feeling like your memory's got more holes than Swiss cheese? Blame stress! The good news? Jogging > brooding. Lace up to zap the blues & build a bigger, better brain command center.

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.