Aerobic exercise may improve thinking skills in older adults with cognitive impairments in just 6 months. Aerobic exercise, like walking or cycling for 35 minutes three times a week, may improve thinking skills in older adults with cognitive impairments. This is according to a study published in the online issue of Neurology. After six months of exercise, study participants’ scores on thinking tests improved by the equivalent of reversing nearly nine hi of ageing. The study found that exercise improved thinking skills called executive function.
Executive function is a person’s ability to regulate their own behaviour, pay attention, organize and achieve goals. There was no improvement in memory. The study involved 160 people with an average age of 65 and risk factors for heart disease, such as hypertension. Participants had difficulty concentrating, making decisions, or remembering. The…
