Do not cut back on exercise, it sharpens memory
Just like exercise improves muscle memory, our cognitive memory can improve after just one moderate workout
Exercise has long been lauded for posing various benefits to our health and general well-being. Now, new evidence points to the relationship between exercise and brain function: a single, moderate workout may immediately have an impact on brain function and can improve memory. A study on the relationship between exercise, memory and ageing was carried out by scientists at the University of Maryland. It was published in The Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society in April. The study looked at the relationship between exercise and semantic memory brain activity, which refers to memories of language, words and names. For the study, 26 healthy men and women between the ages of 55 and 85 who had no serious memory problems were recruited. They were asked to visit the lab on two separate days. On the first day the participants engaged in 30 minutes of moderate intensity cycling on a stationary bicycle before performing a semantic memory test and on the second day they sat ...
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