Exercise Keeps the Old Mind Healthy
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A small new European study adds to the growing body of evidence that exercise can stave off mental decline in older people. The 290 participants, all men, were between the ages of 70 and 90 when the study began in 1990.
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(HealthDay News) -- Assuming your doctor approves, exercise can help keep you healthy and feeling good during pregnancy.
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Older adults who get daily social and physical activity -- even for brief periods -- sleep better and have improved cognition, says a Northwestern University study in the Dec. 15 issue of Sleep.
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Retiring? Celebrate by jumping on the nearest treadmill. There's still time to save your body -- and mind -- from the ravages of old age.
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Women aged 70 years and older who participated in higher levels of physical activity scored better on cognitive performance tests and showed less cognitive decline than women who were less active.
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Elderly people who walk the most have the best mental function, according to two new studies in the Sept. 22/29 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Walking may protect the elderly from developing dementia, research suggests.
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Well-designed studies suggest several ways to improve the brainâs viability.
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Walking regularly at age 70 and beyond can help keep the mind sharp and ward off Alzheimer's disease, according to research suggesting that what is good for the heart is also good for the brain.    Some previous studies found that physical activity might stave off mental decline...
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Dec. 28, 2004 -- Keeping your body active may help keep your mind in shape as well, according to a new study. Researchers found that elderly men who decreased the duration or intensity of their physical activity
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Positive thoughts can help older people maintain their physical and functional health, while negative emotions can cause a rapid decline, say two studies in the September issue of Psychology and Aging.
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People in their 50s and 60s who get regular exercise are about 35 percent less likely to die within eight years than inactive people in the same age group, says a University of Michigan Health System study.
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Ten sessions of exercises to boost reasoning skills, memory and mental processing speed staved off mental decline in middle-aged and elderly people in the first definitive study to show that honing intellectual skills can bolster the mind in the same way that physical exercise protects and...
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NEW YORK  - For older adults who want to shed pounds, exercise may be even more important than cutting calories, new research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - People who stay just as active after age 70 as they did before are less likely to experience age-related declines in mental functioning, new study findings suggest.
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Long-term training in endurance activities, such as running, swimming or cycling, may help prevent the stiffening of the heart that occurs with age, an effect
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A more gentle form of yoga is catching on in some retirement communities. The yoga mat is replaced by the chair. Sometimes two.