Ep. 30: Can exercise change your brain? – with Professor Wendy Suzuki

Dr Wendy Suzuki is a Professor of Neural Science and Psychology in the Center for Neural Science at New York University.Her major research interest continues to be brain plasticity. She is best known for her extensive work studying areas in the brain critical for our ability to form and retain new long-term memories. More recently her work has focused on understanding how aerobic exercise can be used to improve learning, memory and higher cognitive abilities in humans. Wendy is the author of bestselling book Healthy Brain, Happy Life and has delivered several TEDx talks (links below). We discuss how exercise affects the brain; how Wendy got into exercise and ran a ground-breaking experiment in her classroom; the effects of exercise on our hormones and physiology and what the best type of exercise is for overall energy and mood. Wendy brings so much energy to our conversation, I know you’re going to enjoy this. Things we discuss in the show: Dr Wendy Suzuki website – www.wendysuzuki.com Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/WendyASuzuki/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/wasuzuki Daily Mile - https://thedailymile.co.uk/ Example of a tea Meditation – http://www.oprah.com/own-super-soul-sunday/thich-nhat-hanhs-tea-meditation-video Caveat in New York City - http://caveat.nyc/ TEDx The Disruptive Power of Exercise - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzCxpNUxg2U TEDx Healthy Brain, Happy Life - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cJ5pVtvbZA TEDx Exercise and the Brain - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1KIcWApOYs Useful links: What’s your health IQ? Take our short test: https://www.bodyshotperformance.com/home-bodyshot-performance/health-quotient-questionnaire/?v=79cba1185463 DNA test - https://www.bodyshotperformance.com/services/the-bodyshot-performance-range/?v=79cba1185463 Bodyshot Performance website – www.bodyshotperformance.com Link to apply for The Green Room membership: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1957900307832842/ Bodyshot Performance Limited Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BodyshotPT/ Remove the Guesswork BOOK by Leanne Spencer - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Remove-Guesswork-Personalised-Approach-Nutrition/dp/1781332045/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Rise and Shine BOOK by Leanne Spencer - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rise-Shine-Recover-burnout-back/dp/1781331650/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1500650255&sr=1-1 *** REVIEW! ***   If you’ve enjoyed the show, please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps us improve the show and makes it easier for other people to find us and benefit from the content. Thank you so much!