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Benefits of Exercise on Cognition By Mackenzie Jackson

Benefits of Exercise on Cognition By Mackenzie Jackson. With age our cognitive functioning naturally slows down and decreases. This can affect things such as: Decision making Understanding Learning Remembering

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Benefits of Exercise on Cognition By Mackenzie Jackson

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  1. Benefits of Exercise on Cognition By Mackenzie Jackson • With age our cognitive functioning naturally slows down and decreases. This can affect things such as: • Decision making • Understanding • Learning • Remembering • Numerous studies have showed that exercise is great for you body, but exercise can also help keep your mind in-shape!! • Benefits of all types of exercise on cognition: • Both people with and without a predisposition for dementia saw a decreased cognitive decline when exercising (Kramer et al) • Exercise helps improve and stabilize cognitive functioning with exercise at least 3x a week (Middleton and colleagues) • HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) can help improve cognitive function in proportion to improvements in exercise capacity (News-Medical.Net) • Even people who are already experiencing cognitive impairments can see improvements ( Middleton et al) • What types of exercise should I do? • Walking, Stairs, Biking, and other Cardio exercises • Resistance Training • HIIT Training (Short intense workouts that combine many exercises) • Strength and balance exercises • How often should I exercise?? • At least three times a week for 30 minutes • You can break this into ten minute increments throughout the day • “High-intensity Training Boosts Cognitive Function.” High-Intensity Training Boosts Cognitive Function. News-Medical.Net, 29 Oct. 2012. Web. 20 June 2013. • Kramer, Arthur F., Kirk I. Erickson, and Stanley J. Colcombe. "Exercise, Cognition, and the Aging Brain." Journal of Applied Physiology (2006): 1237-242. Web. • Middleton, Laura E., Arnold Mitnitski, Nader Fallah, Susan A. Kirkland, and Kenneth Rockwood. Changes in Cognition and Mortality in Relation to Exercise in Late Life: A Population Based Study. Open Access. Center for Health Care of the Elderly, Sept. 2008. Web. 20 June 2013.

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