Neuroscience for the Fitness Professional: How Exercise Affects Our Most Important Organ-The Brain!
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Neuroscience for the Fitness Professional: How Exercise Affects Our Most Important Organ-The Brain!

Come learn how exercise affects our most important organ: the brain! With neuroscience advancing at a breathtaking rate, brain health is the new frontier of health and wellness. Clients go to gyms, yoga studios and other wellness spaces to be healthier in body and mind, yet little attention has been devoted to the science of the brain and how it affects the mind-body connection. Dr. DiGangi, a neuropsychologist who has devoted her career to the connection between our brain and our behavior, will discuss how exercise changes mental and physical fitness, and provide practical strategies you can use to help clients develop sustainable workout regimens that make them stronger in body and brain. These strategies will include the science of healthy habit formation, stress reduction, high performance and more.

Julia DiGangi, PhD

Julia DiGangi, PhD, a brain and psychology expert, brings a unique perspective to wellness and performance. As the founder of NeuroHealth Partners, Dr. DiGangi leads trainings and develops curricula on the neuroscience of emotional, cognitive and social health. Using the latest advances in neuroscience and psychology, she focuses on practical, evidence-based strategies to achieve behavioral change that sticks. She has published extensively in scientific journals and has presented to thousands of people on health-related topics, including a recent TEDx Talk on stress and the brain.
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Learning Objectives

  1. Identify the general parts of the brain that benefit from aerobic exercise.
  2. Describe the neural response to aerobic exercise.
  3. Summarize the ways aerobic exercise benefits cognitive ability and emotional well-being.
  4. Discuss the basics of neurological changes related to aerobic exercise.

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  • Neuroscience for the Fitness Professional: How Exercise Affects Our Most Important Organ-The Brain!
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