Physical activity affects the body much broader and deeper than one might imagine
Today in Republic I read an interesting article about sports. In short:
Those who studied astronomy at school know that the Universe is a quarter of dark matter - some hypothetical substance that is inaccessible to direct observation.
And it looks like sports have their own dark matter, as scientists cannot fully explain the power of physical activity.
After all, if you look quite primitively, then sport is the work of muscles and the cardiovascular system. It is not so easy to explain its effect on immunity, endocrine glands and brain function. And this impact is so great that it leads us to believe that sports are essentially the same medicine.
There are results 44-year experimentheld in Sweden, which proved that middle-aged women who are in good shape are 8 times less likely to experience dementia.
And just 12 weeks of high-intensity training results in significant increased metabolic activity of the brain, especially in those areas that suffer from Alzheimer's disease.
There are many reasons for humans to build muscle, but one of the most important is the creation of signaling molecules (myokines) that travel in the bloodstream. They are released in response to stress and serve as a link between muscle work and the activity of all organs.
For example, interleukin-6 can suppress hunger and strengthen immune response for cancer. And cathepsin B includes the creation new brain cells.
Your Doctor Pavlova
