Brain health Archives • Average Joe Cyclist https://averagejoecyclist.com/tag/brain-health/ A Blog for Average People who LOVE to ride bikes! Sat, 15 Jun 2024 20:56:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 15693361 Research Shows that Cycling Makes Your Brain Grow https://averagejoecyclist.com/research-shows-cycling-makes-your-brain-grow/ Sat, 15 Jun 2024 12:08:13 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=16665 research on rats shows that aerobic exercise makes your brain growResearch shows that cycling makes your brain grow. A research study out of Finland confirms what all cyclists know intuitively – cycling is good for our brains. This research study compared four groups of rats: rats doing sustained aerobic exercise; rats doing no exercise; rats doing high-intensity interval training; and rats doing resistance training. The results were very encouraging for those who enjoy sustained aerobic activities, including cycling.

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]]> 16665 How Cycling Helps You to Sleep Better and Get Healthier https://averagejoecyclist.com/cycling-sleep-health-2/ Fri, 07 Jan 2022 19:14:24 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=39509 If you find it hard to sleep, cycling could be just the thing you need. In fact, one of the many benefits of cycling is that it helps you to sleep better. And getting enough sleep is crucial for every aspect of good health, notably brain health and heart health. In this post we explain how cycling improves sleep, which leads directly to improved health.

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