By Paddy Kamen, Publisher, BetterBrainBetterLife.com
Brain function in the areas associated with Alzheimer’s disease improves as a result of regular, moderate exercise, according to new research from the University of Maryland.
Dr. J. Carson Smith, assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology, revealed the significance of his findings: “No study has shown that a drug can do what we showed is possible with exercise. We found that after 12 weeks of being on a moderate exercise program, study participants improved their neural efficiency – basically they were using fewer neural resources to perform the same memory task.“
Brain function in the areas associated with Alzheimer’s disease improves as a result of regular, moderate exercise, according to new research from the University of Maryland.
Dr. J. Carson Smith, assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology, revealed the significance of his findings: “No study has shown that a drug can do what we showed is possible with exercise. We found that after 12 weeks of being on a moderate exercise program, study participants improved their neural efficiency – basically they were using fewer neural resources to perform the same memory task.“
This is exciting news for anyone (and especially anyone at risk) who has the good sense to get off her butt and go walking at a brisk pace, or challenge herself to heart-rate-increasing tennis, swimming or other aerobic activity. Study participants were required to walk on a treadmill, guided by a personal trainer (so no lallygagging about for them!).
Read the news release here: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-07/uom-emb073013.php.
Read the news release here: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-07/uom-emb073013.php.