article_snippet.sent: It's well known that exercise can make your muscles bigger.
article_snippet.sent: Now, a study has found a study may make your brain larger, too.
article_snippet.sent: Physical activity can increase grey matter in the brain, increasing the size of areas that contribute to balance and coordination, according to Health Day news.
article_snippet.sent: The changes in the brain may have health implications in the long-term, such as reducing the risk of falling, said a study's author, Dr Urho Kujala, of the University of Jyvaskyla.
article_snippet.sent: Exercise can increase the size of areas of the brain that contribute to balance and coordination, a study found .
article_snippet.sent: a study could also reduce the risk of being immobile in older age, the study's author, Dr Urho Kujala, of the University of Jyvaskyla added.
article_snippet.sent: Dr Kujala said physical activity has already been linked to a number of health benefits, such as lower levels of body fat, reduced heart disease risk factors, better memory and thinking, and a lower risk of type 2 diabetes.
article_snippet.sent: But Dr Kujala and Dr Kujala team wanted to understand how exercise affects the brain.
article_snippet.sent: Exercise didn't seem to affect the size of the brain as a whole, Dr Kujala said.
article_snippet.sent: But there was a connection between more activity and more brain volume in areas related to movement, Dr Kujala added.
article_snippet.sent: Previous research found exercise is linked to lower levels of body fat, a reduced risk of heart disease, better memory and thinking, and a lower risk of type 2 diabetes .
article_snippet.sent: The study was published in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.
article_snippet.sent: The study comes after US researchers found regular exercise can also make you smarter.
article_snippet.sent: University of South Carolina experts found regular treadmill sessions create more mitochondria - structures in the cells that produce the body's energy - in the brain.
article_snippet.sent: This energy boost helped the brain to work faster and more efficiently, effectively keeping This energy boost younger, researchers said.
article_snippet.sent: In the short term this could reduce mental fatigue and sharpen your thinking in between gym sessions.
article_snippet.sent: And building up a large reservoir of mitochondria in the brain could also create a 'buffer' against age-related brain diseases such as Alzheimer's.
highlights_snippet.sent: Exercising increases the amount of grey matter in the brain .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: It makes areas of the brain that control balance and co-ordination bigger .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: In the long term this could reduce the risk of falling or becoming immobile .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Previous studies show exercise can stave off Alzheimer's and diabetes .