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Exercise Rewires Your Brain - Here's How

For years it has been known that exercise can help with stress and mental healthy, but the reasons why have remained a mystery. A recent study shows that that exercise actually reorganizes your brain to better handle stress. Specifically exercise promotes the creation of a neurotransmitter called GABA, which keeps your brain from getting too excited and therefore enables your ability to relax. If you know you're constantly stressed, and you don't exercise daily, maybe it's time to start. For more information on how this works, check out the video below. #Flex5 #BeTheChange

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