Alex Hutchinson

I guess I'm a strong believer in the power of exercise. There was a big review recently that said, hang on, how good is the evidence really that Exercise promotes mental health. And the overall conclusion is the exercise is pretty good, but it's really hard to tease out what.

I guess I'm a strong believer in the power of exercise. There was a big review recently that said, hang on, how good is the evidence really that Exercise promotes mental health. And the overall conclusion is the exercise is pretty good, but it's really hard to tease out what.

So, for example, there's a lot of studies that find that exercise can be as powerful as, for depression, can be as powerful as cognitive behavioral therapy or of antidepressants. It depends on the population a little bit, but exercise really has powerful effects.

So, for example, there's a lot of studies that find that exercise can be as powerful as, for depression, can be as powerful as cognitive behavioral therapy or of antidepressants. It depends on the population a little bit, but exercise really has powerful effects.

So, for example, there's a lot of studies that find that exercise can be as powerful as, for depression, can be as powerful as cognitive behavioral therapy or of antidepressants. It depends on the population a little bit, but exercise really has powerful effects.

But the question is, is it because there's more blood pumping to your brain or there's more, you know, BDNF or other sort of brain chemicals being produced that promote the formation of good connections in between your neurons? Or is it because if you get in an exercise habit... you have a feeling of self-efficacy. You feel like, Hey, I, I, I set this goal for myself and I'm, I'm doing it.

But the question is, is it because there's more blood pumping to your brain or there's more, you know, BDNF or other sort of brain chemicals being produced that promote the formation of good connections in between your neurons? Or is it because if you get in an exercise habit... you have a feeling of self-efficacy. You feel like, Hey, I, I, I set this goal for myself and I'm, I'm doing it.

But the question is, is it because there's more blood pumping to your brain or there's more, you know, BDNF or other sort of brain chemicals being produced that promote the formation of good connections in between your neurons? Or is it because if you get in an exercise habit... you have a feeling of self-efficacy. You feel like, Hey, I, I, I set this goal for myself and I'm, I'm doing it.

I'm, I'm really doing something good for myself. And actually I'm meeting my friends there three times a week and I'm having some social interaction. And so there's a lot of things that go along with taking up exercise. And so it's not entirely clear, um, which of these are the, are the key ones and what's doing what. So I think it's, it's a very, it's very strong evidence that, uh,

I'm, I'm really doing something good for myself. And actually I'm meeting my friends there three times a week and I'm having some social interaction. And so there's a lot of things that go along with taking up exercise. And so it's not entirely clear, um, which of these are the, are the key ones and what's doing what. So I think it's, it's a very, it's very strong evidence that, uh,

I'm, I'm really doing something good for myself. And actually I'm meeting my friends there three times a week and I'm having some social interaction. And so there's a lot of things that go along with taking up exercise. And so it's not entirely clear, um, which of these are the, are the key ones and what's doing what. So I think it's, it's a very, it's very strong evidence that, uh,

exercise both maintains and promotes and can actually sort of cure, quote unquote, not cure, but ameliorate mental health. But we don't know exactly why or whether you could get the same thing out of joining a bridge club or something like that.

exercise both maintains and promotes and can actually sort of cure, quote unquote, not cure, but ameliorate mental health. But we don't know exactly why or whether you could get the same thing out of joining a bridge club or something like that.

exercise both maintains and promotes and can actually sort of cure, quote unquote, not cure, but ameliorate mental health. But we don't know exactly why or whether you could get the same thing out of joining a bridge club or something like that.

This is another topic I looked at recently where You look at it and you can find this. I can find studies that make me feel really good. It's like exercise is going to make your brain super healthy for, you know, no matter how old you get. But you can also find studies that don't find a strong effect or that say, oh, it seems to maintain the size of this region of the brain, but not that one.

This is another topic I looked at recently where You look at it and you can find this. I can find studies that make me feel really good. It's like exercise is going to make your brain super healthy for, you know, no matter how old you get. But you can also find studies that don't find a strong effect or that say, oh, it seems to maintain the size of this region of the brain, but not that one.

This is another topic I looked at recently where You look at it and you can find this. I can find studies that make me feel really good. It's like exercise is going to make your brain super healthy for, you know, no matter how old you get. But you can also find studies that don't find a strong effect or that say, oh, it seems to maintain the size of this region of the brain, but not that one.

And those sorts of findings always give you pause because then it's like, ah, there's no reason it should be selectively effective. So I, excuse me, if I were summing up, my impression of the evidence is that exercise has actual positive structural effects on the brain, which will in turn help ward off cognitive decline delay or, you know, uh,

And those sorts of findings always give you pause because then it's like, ah, there's no reason it should be selectively effective. So I, excuse me, if I were summing up, my impression of the evidence is that exercise has actual positive structural effects on the brain, which will in turn help ward off cognitive decline delay or, you know, uh,

And those sorts of findings always give you pause because then it's like, ah, there's no reason it should be selectively effective. So I, excuse me, if I were summing up, my impression of the evidence is that exercise has actual positive structural effects on the brain, which will in turn help ward off cognitive decline delay or, you know, uh,