What Lara Boyd has said about High-intensity interval training
1 quote · 1 episode · Oct 12, 2026
Lara Boyd, Neuroscientist and physical therapist, professor at the University of British Columbia and director of its Brain Behaviour Lab, has been quoted on High-intensity interval training once in 1 episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast, most recently on October 12, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Boyd reports her lab found exercise paired with practice improved learning overnight, suggesting exercise aids memory consolidation.
“the exercise group had significantly improved from where they were the night before. They got better overnight with exercise, paired with the practice the day before”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: #1 Neuroscientist: After Listening to This, Your Brain Will Not Be the Same (Oct 12, 2026) · Listen from 34:32
Episodes
#1 Neuroscientist: After Listening to This, Your Brain Will Not Be the SameThe Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 12, 2026 · 1 h 15 min
Mel Robbins talks with UBC neuroscientist Lara Boyd about neuroplasticity, how struggle, sleep, exercise and stress reduction rewire the brain, and how to make learning stick.
Lara Boyd on other topics
- Sleep and memory consolidation · 2 quotes
- Desirable difficulty in learning · 2 quotes
- Neuroplasticity · 2 quotes
- Language immersion · 1 quote
- Manifestation and goal setting · 1 quote
- Mental rehearsal and visualization · 1 quote
- Meditation · 1 quote
- Cortisol and stress · 1 quote