In episode 2 of our special series on the importance of physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic, we talked all things exercise, brain, and infection, with Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose from the University of British Columbia, who is a Canada Research Chair in Physical Activity, Mobility, and Cognitive Neuroscience. We discussed the benefits of aerobic and resistance exercise for preserving brain health and how this serves as a model for the hypothesis that exercise can be beneficial in protecting the brain against some of the negative effects of a COVID-19 infection. As the Director of Aging, Mobility, and Cognitive Neuroscience lab and the recipient of CIHR funding, Dr. Liu-Ambrose will investigate the long lasting effects of a COVID-19 infection on the brain, and how lifestyle factors, including exercise, may afford protection against negative effects in her analysis of participants of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA).

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Episode Hosts: Swapna Mylabathula & Annabel Rutherford