Short Bursts Of Cycling Leads To Brain-Boosting BDNF Spikes, Study Finds
March 10, 2026
Exercise is amazingly good for your brain. Even a 10-minute walk might help to improve your mood, focus, and reaction time; 150 minutes of activity a week could keep your mind younger for longer.
A new paper published in Brain Research has suggested that short bursts of exercise could increase people’s brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), linked to the health and growth of brain cells.
In this research, the scientists took participants (aged 18-55) who weren’t physically active and asked them to take part in a 12-week programme with short cycling sessions, three times a week. HUFFPOST
