{"id":2609,"date":"2023-02-09T12:06:03","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T23:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/?p=2609"},"modified":"2023-09-18T15:01:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T03:01:12","slug":"six-minutes-of-intense-exercise-boosts-key-brain-protein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/six-minutes-of-intense-exercise-boosts-key-brain-protein\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Minutes of Intense Exercise Boosts Key Brain Protein"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"smalltag\">Published by University of Otago on Friday 13 January 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Six minutes of high intensity exercise may help maintain a healthy brain and delay the onset of neurodegenerative disorders, research led by the University of Otago has shown.<\/p>\n<p>The research, led by former Otago researcher Dr Travis Gibbons, of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.otago.ac.nz\/sopeses\/index.html\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences<\/a>, was published in the Journal of Physiology today. It focuses on the protein called brain-derived neurotrophic factor (<abbr>BDNF<\/abbr>), that is essential in memory formation and storage and found that short bursts of high intensity exercise increased production of the neuro-protective protein.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Gibbons says while research using animal models has shown that increased\u00a0<abbr>BDNF<\/abbr>\u00a0promotes growth and survival of neurons in the brain, and slows brain-specific ageing processes, there had been limited research exploring strategies of how to naturally increase the protein in humans.<\/p>\n<p>Using 12 physically active participants \u2013 six males and six females, aged between 18 and 56 \u2013 researchers compared four conditions to examine which was most effective at increasing the protein in the blood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe compared fasting for 20 hours, light exercise (90 minutes of low-intensity cycling), high-intensity exercise (6 minutes of vigorous cycling), and combined fasting and exercise,\u201d Dr Gibbons says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe found that the brief, intense exercise was the most efficient means to increase\u00a0<abbr>BDNF<\/abbr>\u00a0in the blood, and it did so by four to five-fold, compared with only a slight increase with low-intensity exercise, and no change with fasting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Why this happens is not yet clear, but researchers \u201csuspect it is related to the brain switching from using glucose as its primary fuel, to using lactate, that is produced during high-intensity exercise\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis \u2018substrate switch\u2019 allows the brain to utilise alternative fuels and initiates the production of key neurotrophic factors such as\u00a0<abbr>BDNF<\/abbr>. Another possibility is related to the 20 per cent increase in the concentration of circulating platelets that occurs with exercise, as platelets store a large amount of\u00a0<abbr>BDNF<\/abbr>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The results propose a possible mechanism by which exercise might contribute to improved brain health, he says.<\/p>\n<p>And further work is already underway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are now studying how fasting for longer durations \u2013 up to three days \u2013 with and without intense exercise, influences\u00a0<abbr>BDNF<\/abbr>. Fasting and exercise are rarely studied together, and we think the combination may optimise the production of\u00a0<abbr>BDNF<\/abbr>,\u201d Dr Gibbons says.<\/p>\n<p>Senior author Dr Kate Thomas, of Otago\u2019s Department of Surgical Sciences, says although these protocols may sound demanding, this work will help researchers better understand the natural production of\u00a0<abbr>BDNF<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is becoming more and more clear that exercise benefits brain health at all stages of life. These data show one avenue by which intense exercise may play a role. Fortunately, exercise is widely accessible, equitable, and affordable.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Published by University of Otago on Friday 13 January 2023. Six minutes of high intensity exercise may help maintain a healthy brain and delay the onset of neurodegenerative disorders, research led by the University of Otago has shown. The research, led by former Otago researcher Dr Travis Gibbons, of the\u00a0School of Physical Education, Sport and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2611,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Six Minutes of Intense Exercise Boosts Key Brain Protein &#187; Queenstown Physiotherapy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/six-minutes-of-intense-exercise-boosts-key-brain-protein\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Six Minutes of Intense Exercise Boosts Key Brain Protein &#187; Queenstown Physiotherapy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Published by University of Otago on Friday 13 January 2023. Six minutes of high intensity exercise may help maintain a healthy brain and delay the onset of neurodegenerative disorders, research led by the University of Otago has shown. The research, led by former Otago researcher Dr Travis Gibbons, of the\u00a0School of Physical Education, Sport and [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/six-minutes-of-intense-exercise-boosts-key-brain-protein\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Queenstown Physiotherapy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/queenstownphysio\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-02-08T23:06:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-09-18T03:01:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bike-pic.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"457\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"572\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Deborah Torrington\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Deborah Torrington\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/six-minutes-of-intense-exercise-boosts-key-brain-protein\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/six-minutes-of-intense-exercise-boosts-key-brain-protein\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Deborah Torrington\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#\/schema\/person\/bef31f000e05cce724779ab74cdd8f46\"},\"headline\":\"Six Minutes of Intense Exercise Boosts Key Brain Protein\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-02-08T23:06:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-18T03:01:12+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/six-minutes-of-intense-exercise-boosts-key-brain-protein\/\"},\"wordCount\":457,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/six-minutes-of-intense-exercise-boosts-key-brain-protein\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bike-pic.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"In the news\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/six-minutes-of-intense-exercise-boosts-key-brain-protein\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/six-minutes-of-intense-exercise-boosts-key-brain-protein\/\",\"name\":\"Six Minutes of Intense Exercise Boosts Key Brain Protein &#187; Queenstown Physiotherapy\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/six-minutes-of-intense-exercise-boosts-key-brain-protein\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/six-minutes-of-intense-exercise-boosts-key-brain-protein\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bike-pic.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-02-08T23:06:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-18T03:01:12+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/six-minutes-of-intense-exercise-boosts-key-brain-protein\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/six-minutes-of-intense-exercise-boosts-key-brain-protein\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/six-minutes-of-intense-exercise-boosts-key-brain-protein\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bike-pic.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bike-pic.jpg\",\"width\":457,\"height\":572},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/six-minutes-of-intense-exercise-boosts-key-brain-protein\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/home\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Six Minutes of Intense Exercise Boosts Key Brain Protein\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/\",\"name\":\"Queenstown Physiotherapy\",\"description\":\"Physiotherapists in Queenstown and Frankton\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Queenstown Physiotherapy\",\"alternateName\":\"QT Physio\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Untitled-design-5.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Untitled-design-5.png\",\"width\":500,\"height\":500,\"caption\":\"Queenstown Physiotherapy\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/queenstownphysio\/\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/qt_physio\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/queenstown-physiotherapy\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#\/schema\/person\/bef31f000e05cce724779ab74cdd8f46\",\"name\":\"Deborah Torrington\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0583399c15dc3d34741bcf41e9a1de23?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0583399c15dc3d34741bcf41e9a1de23?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Deborah Torrington\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Six Minutes of Intense Exercise Boosts Key Brain Protein &#187; Queenstown Physiotherapy","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/six-minutes-of-intense-exercise-boosts-key-brain-protein\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Six Minutes of Intense Exercise Boosts Key Brain Protein &#187; Queenstown Physiotherapy","og_description":"Published by University of Otago on Friday 13 January 2023. Six minutes of high intensity exercise may help maintain a healthy brain and delay the onset of neurodegenerative disorders, research led by the University of Otago has shown. The research, led by former Otago researcher Dr Travis Gibbons, of the\u00a0School of Physical Education, Sport and [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/six-minutes-of-intense-exercise-boosts-key-brain-protein\/","og_site_name":"Queenstown Physiotherapy","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/queenstownphysio\/","article_published_time":"2023-02-08T23:06:03+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-09-18T03:01:12+00:00","og_image":[{"width":457,"height":572,"url":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bike-pic.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Deborah Torrington","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Deborah Torrington","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/six-minutes-of-intense-exercise-boosts-key-brain-protein\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/six-minutes-of-intense-exercise-boosts-key-brain-protein\/"},"author":{"name":"Deborah Torrington","@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#\/schema\/person\/bef31f000e05cce724779ab74cdd8f46"},"headline":"Six Minutes of Intense Exercise Boosts Key Brain Protein","datePublished":"2023-02-08T23:06:03+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-18T03:01:12+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/six-minutes-of-intense-exercise-boosts-key-brain-protein\/"},"wordCount":457,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/six-minutes-of-intense-exercise-boosts-key-brain-protein\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bike-pic.jpg","articleSection":["In the news"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/six-minutes-of-intense-exercise-boosts-key-brain-protein\/","url":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/six-minutes-of-intense-exercise-boosts-key-brain-protein\/","name":"Six Minutes of Intense Exercise Boosts Key Brain Protein &#187; Queenstown Physiotherapy","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/six-minutes-of-intense-exercise-boosts-key-brain-protein\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/six-minutes-of-intense-exercise-boosts-key-brain-protein\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bike-pic.jpg","datePublished":"2023-02-08T23:06:03+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-18T03:01:12+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/six-minutes-of-intense-exercise-boosts-key-brain-protein\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/six-minutes-of-intense-exercise-boosts-key-brain-protein\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/six-minutes-of-intense-exercise-boosts-key-brain-protein\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bike-pic.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bike-pic.jpg","width":457,"height":572},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/six-minutes-of-intense-exercise-boosts-key-brain-protein\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/home\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Six Minutes of Intense Exercise Boosts Key Brain Protein"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/","name":"Queenstown Physiotherapy","description":"Physiotherapists in Queenstown and Frankton","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#organization","name":"Queenstown Physiotherapy","alternateName":"QT Physio","url":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Untitled-design-5.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Untitled-design-5.png","width":500,"height":500,"caption":"Queenstown Physiotherapy"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/queenstownphysio\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/qt_physio\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/queenstown-physiotherapy\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#\/schema\/person\/bef31f000e05cce724779ab74cdd8f46","name":"Deborah Torrington","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0583399c15dc3d34741bcf41e9a1de23?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0583399c15dc3d34741bcf41e9a1de23?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Deborah Torrington"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2609"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2609"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2609\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2763,"href":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2609\/revisions\/2763"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/queenstownphysiotherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}