The best thing you can do for your brain today takes less time than scrolling through social media.
Twenty minutes of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) releases molecules that help grow new brain cells, strengthen neural connections, and turn your brain into a more efficient thinking machine.
How HIIT Rewires Your Brain
Exercise benefits overall health, but its effects on the brain are particularly striking. When we move, our muscles activate metabolic pathways and release signaling molecules called myokines that communicate with major organs, including the brain, supporting cognitive function in multiple ways.
Zena le Roux
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Zena le Roux is a health journalist with a master’s in investigative health journalism and a certified health and wellness coach specializing in functional nutrition. She is trained in sports nutrition, mindful eating, internal family systems, and applied polyvagal theory. She works in private practice and serves as a nutrition educator for a UK-based health school.
