Sitting around is a known risk factor for disease and disability. Yet, when older adults start to lose independence — becoming less functional physically…
Interactive gaming consoles like the Nintendo Wii and Xbox Kinect have become popular platforms, offering family-friendly exercise-related games — ‘exergames’ — such as dancing…
Áine Kelly, professor in physiology at the Trinity College Dublin, shares insights on the benefits of exercise for our memory, blood vessels and immune…
Studies have repeatedly shown that contact sports like hockey and football lead to repeated brain injuries that can cause CTE. However, research has also…
More than 5.5 million people in the United States live with Alzheimer’s — one in every ten people over the age of 65. Knowing…
Researchers and physicians once thought that people suffering from dementia wouldn’t understand or follow instructions to perform physical exercises, says Dr. Tim Fleiner, an…
While researchers are looking into new forms of medicinal solutions to dementia, more and more attention is being paid to lifestyle-focused approaches to the…
Staying aerobically fit, and sticking to an exercise routine like running, is good for your brain and overall health. But new research points towards…
A new study focusing on midlife physical activity finds that skiing may decrease a person’s risk of depression and vascular dementia—but not Alzheimer’s disease….
How much walking does it take to keep your brain resilient against Alzheimer’s? Researchers have discovered the ideal amount of daily moderate exercise needed…
Maybe you don’t work out often as you’d like. Perhaps you hit the gym once or twice a week, or enjoy a hike or…
Light physical activity—even an activity as simple as retrieving your mail or taking the dog on a walk—could keep your brain healthy, according to…
We know that 150 minutes of weekly exercise may help prevent Alzheimer’s and that exercise can actually slow down the aging process, but what…
A new study published in the journal Neurology conducted by researchers in Sweden has found that keeping active in middle age mentally and physically…
If we told you there was a magic pill to feel less tired, more alert and younger, you’d take it, right? What if we…