Lots of people hit the gym to shed unwanted pounds, but they don’t always see results on the scale.

Obesity expert Dr. Yoni Freedhoff, psychiatrist Dr. Gary Cooney, neuroscientist Prof. Wendy Suzuki, and urologist Dr. Stacey Kenfield tackle the power of exercise and why you should bother. Best quote of the podcast: 'We here at Science Vs we LOVE Cochrane reviews…we do Jazzercise to them!!'

Selected references:

• The study which looked at the effect of exercising 5 days a week for a year on weight
• Gary's Cochrane review on the benefits of exercise for depression
• The study which found that exercise is linked to a lower risk of getting dementia
• Stacey's study on exercise and prostate cancer

More information on the podcast:

• Check out the full transcript here
• Listen to the podcast on Spotify
• Listen to the podcast on iTunes

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