Human study · Supplements / medicine · 9 Sept 2026
Ten minutes of slow running boosts brain function and mood
Source: News-Medical
What the research found
Study. University of Tsukuba researchers (Damrongthai, Kuwamizu, Soya and colleagues) report in Imaging Neuroscience that 24 healthy young adults completed a 10-minute very slow treadmill run at about 3–6 km/h (~35% of peak oxygen uptake) versus a seated control. After the slow run, Stroop interference time shortened (a marker of executive function), self-reported mood improved, and fNIRS showed more activity in left dorsolateral prefrontal and left frontopolar cortex. Greater vertical bounce tracked with a larger mood gain. This is an acute lab session in young volunteers, not a dementia trial and not a running-as-medicine claim. Educational movement notes.
Evidence level: Human study. A study in people, but an association isn't proof of cause.
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