Just 10 minutes of jogging could be enough to boost your mood and your brain

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A wealth of scientific studies highlight the positive effects of physical activity on our mood and cognitive abilities. Indeed, exercise can help improve our learning capacity and memory, while helping to reduce anxiety and depression. Now, a recent Japanese study suggests that just 10 minutes of running can boost our mood and brain function.

Physical activity is good for our health, well-being and brain, as a multitude of scientific studies have shown for many years. But a recent study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, suggests that a single 10-minute run may have effects on our mood and brain function.

According to researchers at the University of Tsukuba in Japan, 10 minutes of jogging could have more impact than cycling, the exercise form often used in scientific studies. Here, the researchers specifically measured the impact of jogging on the brain.

"Running, compared to pedaling, is a whole-body locomotive movement that may confer more mental health via strongly stimulating brains," the study explains. "Although running impacts on mental health but their underlying brain mechanisms have yet to be determined," the authors continue, since many studies have been carried out based on cycling.

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