Luke O'Neill

You know, there could be all kinds of ways that you might be able to boost this VMAs to help people who are trying to get back on their feet again is the idea and build endurance in people who've been injured or had a stroke or whatever the reason is.

less able to exercise, get that bit of the brain going, charge up the battery in that person.

And now they might be able to walk a bit further the next time is the idea here.

And then also, of course, as we age, as ever, the aging process kicks in and you've got less endurance.

Maybe it's because the VMH is a bit less active as we age.

Now, they haven't shown that, but you can speculate on that a bit.

So therefore, you can imagine when you're in your 60s or 70s or whatever it is,

get the VMH going with some electrode, and now you'd be able to walk further.

Wouldn't that be amazing?

That's still a bit speculative, but certainly that might be one consequence of this discovery.

It'll help older people take more exercise is the overall idea, is what we're saying.

And what's important here, as I say, it is about the brain.

The second bit then is this business of depression and anxiety.

Now, it's obvious, as I say, we've known exercise helps our mood.

But now two major studies just published earlier this year have found that regular exercise is as good as antidepressants or therapy for those struggling with their mental health.

Isn't that a great thing to read?

And the first study was remarkable.

They looked at 69 trials of this.

Now, people have done like almost like a clinical trial.

If someone's got anxiety, depression, take exercise, they feel a bit better.