Aerobic Exercise Improves Memory
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Seeker on May 20 2008 |
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By boosting your heart and lung power with aerobic fitness and you may also end up with a more ?fit? mind.
This is the conclusion of a recent review of studies by researchers from the University of Applied Sciences in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The report concludes that just as aerobic physical exercise will improve your cardiovascular fitness and also contributes to healthy aging of the body, it also helps boost brain power in older people.
Exercise can boost cognitive processing speed, motor function and even visual and auditory attention in healthy older people. That?s especially good news because around age 50 many people start to experience occasional memory lapses or ?senior moments?. This, along with a reduced ability to pay close attention to a task, can be troublesome.
Improvements in cognition as a result of improvements in cardiovascular fitness are explained by improvements in cerebral blood flow which leads to increased brain metabolism which then stimulates the production of neurotransmitters and formation of new synapses.
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I believe this is true because I know if I am trying to memorize something, I can do it more easily if I move around than if I just sit while trying to do it. I used to walk up and down the dorm hall while studying my notes in college. By moving, it kept me from dozing off while studying!
16 Jul 2008 at 9:27 pm