Exercise to keep your brain fit for life Studies shows that exercise improves cognition acting on both brain structure and function. F...
Exercise to keep your brain fit for life
Studies shows that exercise improves cognition acting on both brain structure and function. For example exercise build brain tissue according to a study at the University of Illinois. Researchers assigned groups of over 60 adults to 6 months of at the aerobic exercise or toning and stretching and found that aerobic exercises had her brain volume than the others suggesting that exercise space brain tissue lost during aging and enhances cognitive health.
A 2009 study in the general the physician and sports medicine notes that exercise promotes the creation of new neurones increases brain volume and improved cognitive function all of which help aging brain retain plasticity or the ability to create new neural connections. Not only does exercise increase the number of neurones but it also improve their responsiveness and regulate important neurotransmitters responsible for cell communication helping you stay sharp.
Regular exercise may also delay the onset of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, reported researchers in a 2060 in the annals of internal medicine. The study followed in 1740 people over the age of 65 and found that over the course of 6 years ago exercise at least 3 times a week with 32% less likely to be diagnosed with dementia during the study. The authors suggest that these reduced risk might be because frequent exercises have less pain tissue loss in the hippocampus one of the earliest areas of the brain to be affected Alzheimer's disease.
Age related to blood vessels and reduced blood flow to your brain can lead to impaired mental function and even vascular dementia. So another advantage of exercise is that it boosts oxygen rich blood flow to your brain a small study in the American journal of Neuroradiology revealed a possible reason for a increase circulation: Researchers found that out of 14 healthy adults in there 16 and sensitive those who exercise has had more small blood vessels in their brains and less age induced twisting in those vessels
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