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Medicine for Your Mind: Stay Sharp, Grab Your Bike

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Cycling is like a vitamin for your body. Hopping on your bike a few times a week improves your fitness, strengthens your muscles, and helps you stay in shape. But did you know that cycling also makes your brain stronger? Every ride is medicine for your mind. It even lowers the risk of brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s. But how does that work exactly?

You’re Helping Your Hippocampus

Regular cycling has a noticeably positive effect on your brain. This is confirmed time and again by international studies. Even light exercise on your bike increases blood flow to your brain. This, in turn, boosts the function of hormones and other substances essential for your mind. In this way, cycling also helps keep your hippocampus healthy and active. This part of your brain, also known as the seahorse because of its shape, is especially important for storing memories.

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Good for Your Memory

Cycling has a positive effect on your memory. It helps you stay sharp and remember things better. According to research from the renowned Harvard University, cycling can even help prevent or delay Alzheimer’s disease. Of course, cycling isn’t a magic trick or an official method to protect your brain. Just see it as an easily accessible way to keep your brain functions, like your memory, active.

Cycling is one of the few forms of exercise that strengthens both your mind and your body at the same time.

Dr. Anne Lusk, Harvard School of Public Health

Cycling Stimulates Your Brain More Than Puzzles

Many people believe that doing puzzles keeps your brain sharp, think of crosswords, sudoku, or brain-training apps. However, scientific research shows that this isn’t the best way to maintain your memory. In fact, staying active, especially cycling, is much more effective. Of course, you shouldn’t expect miracles. But combined with healthy eating, not smoking, and getting enough sleep, cycling definitely helps keep your brain fit and fresh.

Enjoy It at Your Own Pace

You can train your brain by cycling in your own way. Riding for hours against the wind is great if you’re up for it, but it’s definitely not necessary. Even cycling for just half an hour a week at a moderate pace already makes a difference. So if you want to keep your mind sharp, don’t forget to hop on your bike every now and then. Amazing what you can achieve with cycling, isn’t it?

train your brain by cyling - vanRaam easy rider

Cycling Facts

  • Cycling at your own pace stimulates blood flow to the brain.
  • Cycling strengthens brain areas that are important for memory and concentration.
  • When you cycle; more blood and oxygen flow to your brain than when you’re doing puzzles.
  • Cycling every now and then can help prevent or delay Alzheimer’s disease.
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