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title: Exercise on the Brain
date: 2024-05-17T16:05:00-04:00
author: University of Maryland
canonical_url: "https://terp.umd.edu/exercise-on-the-brain"
section: Articles
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# Exercise on the Brain

*May 17, 2024* — by [Maggie Haslam](/authors/maggie-haslam)


- *Illustration via iStock*

> Researcher Finds That Moderate Movement Can Protect Memory and Cognition

*three cartoon brains exercising*

Your early-morning time on the treadmill is doing more than getting you in shape for your beach vacation. According to kinesiology Professor J. Carson Smith, it’s also ensuring you’ll remember it.


*J. Carson Smith headshot*




**Issue:** [Spring 2024](https://terp.umd.edu/editions/spring-2024)


**Types:** [Explorations](https://terp.umd.edu/category/explorations)


**Tags:** [Faculty Q&A](https://terp.umd.edu/tags/faculty-q-a)