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Three Exercises To Grow New Brain Cells

Brain cells are an important part of your brain function that send messages to all over your body. It helps in clear thinking, feeling, and performing simple and critical task.

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Written By: N. Lothungbeni Humtsoe | Published : July 23, 2025, 8:52 AM

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Importance Of Growing Brain Cells

Brain cells also known as neurons is an important part of your brain, it functions are like thinking, feeling and performing action. Neurons send messages to overall your body to allow you to do everything.

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Resistance Training

Exercises like weight training, push-ups, where you have to resist, help you grow stronger muscles. When you do that, your muscles release a growth called Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor(BDNF), a growth factor that facilitates the growth of new brain cells and helps repair your brain.

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Dual Task Exercise is a similar to when you’re walking and having an engaging conversation with a friend or listening to a podcast and learning from it, or even dance class. This exercise grows new brain cells when you’re physically moving and using your brain. Also Read - Can you be a silent carrier? Why genetic testing matters for thalassemia

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Leg Exercise

Study has shown workouts like squats help to grow new brain cells. The neuroscientist says, “strong legs are equal to a strong brain.”