The DO

How physical activity trains our brains for medicine—and how to fit it into your schedule when you’re in training

By The DO Staff

12.11.25

During my first year of medical school, I joined my university’s varsity volleyball team. I juggled three-hour daily practices, brutally long days and an exam schedule that sometimes packed up to four tests in one week. What I didn’t realize at the time was that the discipline I built on the court was training more than my body.