Chabot College Fitness Center

02/08/2026

Trondheim, Norway - Ken Grace

05/22/2024

The last day of teaching for Ella Vilche. Truly one of the greatest instructors and coaches ever to be a part of Chabot College!

Thank you for Everything you did.

The college will never be the same without you

08/08/2023

Starts August 16th

07/16/2023

06/18/2023

Go here to see the Summer and Fall offerings in PE and Healthy Aging at Chabot

Healthy Aging courses are FREE!

https://www.chabotcollege.edu/.../2023summerfall-hka...

05/23/2023

FITNESS CENTER

Summer 2023 (6/12-8/3)

Hours of Operation:

M-TH 6:00am-1:30pm

(Arrive no later than 1:00pm)

M-TH 4:30pm-7:20pm

(Arrive no later than 6:50pm)

Sat. 7:00am-10:40am

(Arrive no later than 10:10am)

05/19/2023

Chabot Fitness Center now open on Saturdays starting with the Summer semester on June 12th

Sign up for
**Open** 10914 HEAG FN50 012 Chabot 0.00 Funct Movement & Balance for M S 8:30a-1:35p

Free to the public just have to enroll in the class - no grading or credit ... just come and workout!

Open house on Saturday's July 15th and July 29th

12/30/2022

Read the full study published by Cell Press and made freely available by the National Library of Medicine: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC94046...

11/02/2022

The BDNF gene provides instructions for making a protein found in the brain and spinal cord called brain-derived neurotrophic factor. This protein promotes the survival of nerve cells (neurons) by playing a role in the growth, maturation (differentiation), and maintenance of these cells. In the brain, the BDNF protein is active at the connections between nerve cells (synapses), where cell-to-cell communication occurs. The synapses can change and adapt over time in response to experience, a characteristic called synaptic plasticity. The BDNF protein helps regulate synaptic plasticity, which is important for learning and memory.

BDNF is considered the most susceptible to regulation by exercise of any of the neurotrophic factors [26]. Physical exercise has been consistently shown to increase levels of BDNF mRNA and protein expression in the hypothalamus, striatum and other cortical areas [27]. Further, the increases in serum BDNF levels following exercise have been shown to be intensity-dependent. Ferris et al. showed that exercising at an intensity of 10% above, compared to 20% below ventilatory threshold yielded a larger increase in BDNF levels and cognitive function [28].

Further, shorter bouts of high intensity interval exercise have been shown to elevate BDNF levels above those following intense continuous exercise in healthy subjects [29]. The increased skeletal muscle contractions during HIIT exercise may help to explain the intensity-dependent BDNF elevation observed in this study. It has been proposed that BDNF levels rise in response to skeletal muscle contractions that stimulate the secretion of several muscle gene-products, including FNDC5, a positive regulator of BDNF level in the brain [30].

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09/23/2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKGrmY8OSHM

(non-sleep deep rest) is a practice that aids in the learning process by reducing day-time fatigue, and improving foc...

09/23/2022

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