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What’s good for your heart and muscles is good for your brain

What’s good for your heart and muscles is good for your brain

Assistant Professor Terese Liu-Ambrose from the Brain Research Center at the University of British Columbia recently published a study examining whether there were any benefits to be gained in brain function from resistance & aerobic training in people who exhibited a mild degree of cognitive impairment. It is known that people who show a decline […]

Alzheimer’s Disease: Exercise May Reduce ‘Senior Moments’

Alzheimer’s Disease: Exercise May Reduce ‘Senior Moments’

By DR. GEORGE GROSSBERG July 16, 2012 I have been working with Mr. and Mrs. Smith for the past six months. Mr. Smith is 80 years old and in generally good physical health, but was brought by his wife for consultation, as his short term memory had been in decline for two years. After an […]

Four Clinical Trials Further Clarify The Role Of Physical Activity In Cognitive Function And Dementia

Four Clinical Trials Further Clarify The Role Of Physical Activity In Cognitive Function And Dementia

* Reuters is not responsible for the content in this press release. Sun Jul 15, 2012 11:30am EDT PR NewswireVANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 15, 2012 Resistance Training Emerging as Particularly Valuable for Older Adults VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Four studies reported today at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference® 2012 (AAIC® 2012) describe the ability of […]

Exercise May Reduce Risk of Alzheimer’s

Exercise May Reduce Risk of Alzheimer’s

July 16, 2012 — Being physically active — whether it’s aerobic activity like walking or resistance training to build muscles — can keep yourbrain sharp and potentially reduce your risk of getting Alzheimer’s disease, new studies show. Exercise can even grow the brains of older adults, says researcher Kirk I. Erickson, PhD, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Pittsburgh. […]

BENEFITS OF SENIORS’ EXERCISE PROGRAMS

BENEFITS OF SENIORS’ EXERCISE PROGRAMS

Norman Swan:  Hello and welcome to the Health Report with me Norman Swan. An astounding statistic for you:  There are more young people alive today than ever before in human history and we know less about them than any other age group.  It’s a global bulge probably larger than the post war baby boom in Australia and […]

Forget Sudoku: Resistance training may be the best medicine for an aging brain

Forget Sudoku: Resistance training may be the best medicine for an aging brain

It used to be that I resented the amount of time my dad spent playing golf. When I was a kid, for example, he seemed obsessed. Every weekend in the warm-weather months he’d be out on the links. An economist in Ottawa’s civil service, he’d return home from work on weekdays and disappear to the […]

Total Activity, Not Just Exercise, Keeps Mind Sharp

Total Activity, Not Just Exercise, Keeps Mind Sharp

Research Brief: Total Activity, Not Just Exercise, Keeps Mind Sharp 8 May 2012. Although a growing number of studies suggest that exercise can keep an aging brain honed and perhaps ward off dementia, only a couple of those studies have included objective measures of activity (see ARF related news story on Middleton et al., 2011; […]

Beat Brain Drain [Weight Watchers Magazine]

Beat Brain Drain [Weight Watchers Magazine]

Source: Weight Watchers Magazine

Eight ways to get your body and brain into top shape [The Seattle Times]

Eight ways to get your body and brain into top shape [The Seattle Times]

You’re a smart cookie when it comes to your health, so you know that regular exercise is one of the best ways to cut your risk of disease, boost your immune system, and maintain a trim body. But flat abs, bigger biceps, and fewer colds are just the beginning. Mounting research suggests that regular sweat sessions […]

Exercise: In Women, Training for a Sharper Mind [The New York Times]

Exercise: In Women, Training for a Sharper Mind [The New York Times]

Older women who did an hour or two of strength training exercises each week had improved cognitive function a year later, scoring higher on tests of the brain processes responsible for planning and executing tasks, a new study has found. Researchers in British Columbia randomly assigned 155 women ages 65 to 75 either to strength […]