Epigenetics. Epigenetics, that is, the expression of DNA in your fat cells varies when you exercise . This is what emerges from a study carried out by the University of Lund (Sweden) that has just been published by PLoS Genetics . In experiments with healthy men with overweight problems who had reached 35 and had never practiced regular physical exercise, the researchers showed that, after 6 months of attending spinning and aerobic exercise classes, molecular changes occurred that affected the groups methyl linked to thousands of genes. And for practical purposes this translated into a decrease in the volume of stored fat, in addition to reducing the risk of certain diseases such as diabetes.
Stress and anxiety. Physical activity reorganizes the brain in such a way that, in stressful situations, the response of neurons is reduced, which implies that we remain calm better. In addition, after just six weeks of regular running, the number of new neurons in the hippocampus increases, a brain region that among other things helps control anxiety.
Self-control. According to work recently published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine , moderately intense exercise increases self-control by increasing blood flow and oxygen to the prefrontal cortex, the region of the brain responsible for intake of decisions in which, in addition, the will resides.
