• WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I think the important part overall is cardio. You need to elevate your heart rate for sustained periods of time. Lifting weights is better than not, but your brain benefits from the increased and improved blood flow “to clean out the garbage” (much like quality sleep).

    • Owl@lemm.ee
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      1 day ago

      is heartrate the deciding factor here? if so, my gooning sessions and horror games achieve that just as well

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        9 hours ago

        the problem is just elevating your heartrate without exercise your body won’t dilate your blood vessels to accommodate the faster blood traffic. This makes for lots more collisions between the blood cells and the intersections where blood vessels diverge, causing low grade damage to the system that builds up over time.

        When your muscles activate with your heart the blood vessels all dilate and the blood pumps much smoother.