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“It also decreased cortisol (stress hormone) levels and lower blood pressure. While this study was very small (13 people), other studies have shown that vitamin D3 improves exercise performance and increase muscle strength. It has also been shown that vitamin D3 inhibits the activity of the enzyme needed to make cortisol.”

“Moderate intensity exercise releases a lipid-controlling hormone (called lipokine) that causes skeletal muscle to take up fatty acids (in both mice and humans). The release of the lipokine also correlated with an increased capacity for mitochondrial energy production in humans and improved VO2max. It also seems to decrease circulating triglycerides.”

“Several studies have shown that aerobic exercise causes a robust increase in brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which increases the growth of new neurons and likely explains the increase in brain volume these people experienced.”

“Experts recommend that pregnant women aim for about 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise every week. Learn about other healthy lifestyle practices for pregnancy in Aliquot #100: Optimizing for a Healthy Pregnancy and Early Childhood.”

“This study also found that more intense and longer duration (40 min.) aerobic exercise increased the probability of an individual subject achieving a significant BDNF increase and in the integral (i.e. the volume of circulating BDNF).”

“From the article: > "In obese animals, exercise increased IL-6 and IL-10 protein levels in the hypothalamus, and these molecules were crucial for increasing the sensitivity of the most important hormones, insulin and leptin, which control appetite," Carvalheira explained. View full publication.”

“From the article: > "What our data suggest is that beyond just giving people a different outlet for cravings or urges for alcohol, exercise might also help to repair the damage that may have been done to the brain," said Bryan.”

“Fibroblast growth factor 21 happens to be modulated by aerobic exercise: > In a new study published in the scientific Journal of Clinical Investigation -- Insight, the researchers show that cardio training on an exercise bike causes three times as large an increase in the production of the hormone FGF21 than strength training with weights.”

“A recent study found that neither hot nor cold water immersion improved muscle recovery in women after intense exercise. Researchers asked 30 healthy young women to complete a demanding jumping workout to induce muscle soreness and temporary muscle damage.”

“These findings point to a structural, rather than immediate, mode of action. Longer-term outcomes such as skin elasticity and joint symptoms showed improvements, while short-term measures like exercise recovery did not.”