Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki knows this: the benefits of exercise aren't confined to muscles or metabolism.
According to Business Insider, she discovered that exercise wasn't just helping her drop pounds, it also made her brain sharper.
Exercise generates endorphins, which improves memory and cognition as well as mood. Now, she wants to create "exercise prescriptions" for aging adults.
Her vision is that just as a bodybuilder knows to focus on deltoids or biceps, we'll soon be able to tailor work outs to help our hippocampus or prefrontal cortex.