Brain & Exercise

A Research Laboratory (PI: Christos Katsanos, PhD) addressing a Grand Challenge: Make Exercise a Sustainable Habit. Our focus is on the Biology of the Brain.

[Brain & Exercise @BrainExHabit]

As once said “Exercise starts and ends in the brain” (https://t.co/BLmfnIiWeC) – a reminder that we need to understand the inner workings of the human brain as it relates to voluntary exercise to increase everyday exercise or spontaneous physical activity!

[AZPS @azphysiology]

The AZPS 15th annual meeting is October 21-22! Registration information will be released shortly.

[Brain & Exercise @BrainExHabit]

Two years of research finally on display at #ACSM2022. Congratulations Anaissa!

#brainandexercise
#biologyofexercisebehavior

[Middle East Menopause Organisation @middleeastmeno]

Do reducing levels of estrogen during menopause, affect our motivation to exercise & move?
“Biology might angle us toward the couch if we are women & aging”
Could we “harness” the effects of estrogen without actually using the hormone itself?
https://t.co/IQB8cXF9n2

[Brain & Exercise @BrainExHabit]

Great job in summarizing of what we know so far about the role of #dopamine in regulating #motivation for #physicalactivity and #exercise
Congratulations Anaissa! #brainandexercise
#biologyofexercisebehavior @asuSOLS

[Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews @ESSRonline]

This week's #tbt article from 2015: A Genetic Basis for Motivated Exercise

Read the full article here: https://t.co/YtT3kGQ9Bx

[Harvard University @Harvard]

“We evolved to be very physically active as we age. There’s no such thing as retirement if you’re a hunter-gatherer." —Daniel Lieberman https://t.co/sA9CFl5s2c

[SRCD Latinx Caucus @SRCDLatinx]

SRCD Latinx Caucus Member Spotlight for Latinx Heritage Month: Dr. Nancy Gonzales @GonzalesNancyA #srcdlatinx #LatinxHeritageMonth #WordsOfWisdom
https://t.co/tVJe8j1Oz2

[Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise @MSSEonline]

This study determined if the level of background physical inactivity (steps per day) influences the acute and short-term adaptations to intense aerobic training.

https://t.co/x8VNArjI2u

[David Conroy @conroylab]

Please click here to request that your Representative co-sponsor the Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act that was recently passed by the Senate https://t.co/QUjwd7bqiT

[Cotswold Academy @CotswoldAcademy]

Stress and Anxiety Sabotaged Exercise Motivation During the Pandemic, Study Says #stress #motivation #exercise #pandemic
https://t.co/KyKskX9Zzu

[Brain & Exercise @BrainExHabit]

Interesting findings showing that #cannabis use is associated with greater engagement in #physicalactivity

#brainandexercise
#biologyofexercisebehavior

[Gretchen Reynolds @GretchenReynold]

Parents’ Diet and Exercise Habits, Even Before Birth, May Contribute to Child’s Well-Being https://t.co/mxZkWn2TzW

[Brain & Exercise @BrainExHabit]

Making regular exercise a priority can improve performance at work.
https://t.co/yQ9ripau3T

#brainandexercise
#biologyofexercisebehavior

[Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise @MSSEonline]

Sitting time (ST) is a serious global health issue and positively associated with cardiometabolic disease. The present study investigated associations between ST, sedentary patterns, and cardiometabolic biomarkers in physically active young males.
https://t.co/1HoqYQT49C

[Wael Shreiba @UgariticMan]

Physical inactivity is associated with a higher risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes: a study in 48 440 adult patients | British Journal of Sports Medicine https://t.co/1aIA35M6O6

[Frontiers - Psychology @FrontPsychol]

New Research: A Primer on the Role of Boredom in Self-Controlled Sports and Exercise Behavior https://t.co/vJURgrADUb #Psychology #Psych

[Sedentary Behaviour Research Network @SedBehaviourRN]

Just published @IJERPH_MDPI: Evaluation of the Role of Leisure Time Physical Activity and #SedentaryBehavior Simultaneously on the Income-Overweight/Obesity Relationship
https://t.co/VotVQKpUZh

[Brain & Exercise @BrainExHabit]

Physicians are in unique position to increase #motivation and #habit formation for #physicalactivity. They need, however, to first have the motivation and form the habit to promote physical activity.
#brainandexercise
#biologyofexercisebehavior

[Exercise Is Medicine @EIM_Canada]

🚨 Check out the work of this team of SCAPPS scholars – McFadden et al., (2020). Demographic differences in Canadian medical students’ motivation and confidence to promote physical activity. Family practice, 37(1), 56-62 🚨•
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#exerciseismedicine