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Pump Up Your Brainpower: The Surprising Link Between Lifting Weights and Sharper Thinking

Michael Hunter, MD

Published in

BeingWell

6 min readAug 6, 2024

I regularly lift weights.

A growing body of evidence shows that exercises positively impact health, age-related decline, and longevity.

Of course, we should pair out physical activity with other health-promoting practices:

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My Objectives

I have written about how exercise benefits us, from improving cardiovascular health and reducing the risk of chronic diseases to extending our lifespans.

Today, I want to focus on how physical activity might enhance your cognitive function.

More specifically, I will focus on how myokines — peptides or proteins secreted or released from skeletal muscle cells — can influence other tissues and organs of the…