cardiovascular-exercise

Question: What’s the best type of exercise to promote brain health?

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Answer: Car­dio­vas­cu­lar exer­cise that gets the heart beat­ing – from walk­ing to ski­ing, ten­nis and bas­ket­ball – seems to bring the great­est brain ben­e­fits; thir­ty to six­ty min­utes per day, three days a week, seems to be the best regimen.

Keep read­ing 20 Must-Know Facts To Har­ness Neu­ro­plas­tic­i­ty And Improve Brain Health.

Improve Memory and Enhance Post-Stroke Rehab with Exercise

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A cou­ple of recent stud­ies have rein­forced the life­long poten­tial for brain plas­tic­i­ty (the Brain Health Newsabil­i­ty of the brain to rewire itself through expe­ri­ence) and the impor­tance of phys­i­cal exer­cise for cog­ni­tive vital­i­ty. One study focused on 1) adults over 50 with mild cog­ni­tive impair­ment, the oth­er one on 2) stroke survivors.

1)  Mem­o­ry prob­lems: Adults 50-years-old and over with mild cog­ni­tive impair­ment (an advanced form of mem­o­ry prob­lems, but pre-demen­tia) were asked to exer­cise for three 50-minute ses­sions per week for 24 weeks (a total of 60 hours). Results: there were small, but mea­sur­able, cog­ni­tive ben­e­fits even 18 months after [Read more…] about Improve Mem­o­ry and Enhance Post-Stroke Rehab with Exercise