Health & Fitness
Exercise Increases Brain Power
Want to Get Smarter? Do This Often... If you value your brainpower, you'll want to make certain that exercise is a regular part of your life.
Your brain can shrink up to 15 percent as you get older, and this size decrease is associated with dementia, poor memory and other mental health issues like depression.
But this shrinkage isn't inevitable. People with "healthy" brains are less likely to experience this loss in brain size, even if they're older.
What's one of the most important steps you can "take" to keep your brain healthy? Exercise!
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Staying active with a variety of activities is best, as each type of execise may offer unique benefits for your brain health and may even help your brain to grow as you get older, rather than shrink.
For instance, a review of more than 100 studies, published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, revealed that both aerobic and resistance training are important for maintaining cognitive and brain health in old age.
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