Everyone knows that walking is weakening, but fewer know that walking is good and mind, writes Reuters. Recent research has shown that walking improves connectivity between brain circuits, which tend to diminish as we age.
New
York Times "connectivity arrays tend to decrease as we age," explains
Dr. Arthur F. Kramer, who led the study conducted under the auspices of
University of Illinois. "Networks are not well connected enough to facilitate our activities - see driving," the professor said. "But I found that these networks become more consistent as a result of aerobic exercise," he added.
Kramer's
study, which was published in the journal Frontiers in Aging
Neuroscience, reviewed progress on a year of 70 adults aged 60 to 80
years, divided into active and sedentary. . "Individuals
in the group that went far away and those who did aerobic group showed
by far the most obvious benefits, not just physical," says Dr. Kramer.
"Group practice aerobics improved memory, attention and a variety of cognitive processes. As
older people in the group by walking became more tonic, coherence
between different regions of the brain networks improved and became
comparable to the youth group for 20 years ", used by researchers as reference group. Study results were evident after 12 months of exercise. Tests after the first six months have demonstrated a significant trend.
"When
we go integrate information from various sources," says Dr. Lynn
Millar, professor of Physical Therapy at Andrews University in Michigan,
highlighting the benefits of the recovery of body parts that could be
affected. "The principle is: do not lose what we use," concluded Millar.
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