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Aerobic Exercise or Weight Training to Boost Brain Function?

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Aer­o­bic exer­cise is the kind of exer­cise that has been con­sis­tent­ly shown to trig­ger the growth of both brain cells and new con­nec­tions between them, boost­ing cog­ni­tive func­tions. It has also been asso­ci­at­ed with low­er risks of devel­op­ing Alzheimer’s Dis­ease. Is it the case that oth­er types of phys­i­cal exer­cise can also ben­e­fit the brain? Evi­dence is more lim­it­ed, but a new study sug­gests that weight train­ing may be a like­ly can­di­date to do so. [Read more…] about Aer­o­bic Exer­cise or Weight Train­ing to Boost Brain Function?

Jack LaLanne and Dakim

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What a beau­ti­ful dis­play of creativity:

Phys­i­cal Fit­ness ‘God­fa­ther’ Jack LaLanne Turns to Brain Fit­ness, Becom­ing Ambas­sador for Dakim’s [m] Pow­er System

- Dakim, Inc., announced today that 93-year-young Jack LaLanne, the world’s most icon­ic fig­ure in health and fit­ness, has signed on as a “brain fit­ness moti­va­tion­al coach” on behalf of the com­pa­ny’s [m]Power Cog­ni­tive Fit­ness Sys­tem, join­ing the com­pa­ny’s efforts to help seniors fight against dementia.

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