Sports Aerobic Routine Lower Risk of Alzheimer's

Sports up a sweat at least four
times a week can increase the
size of a person's brain and help
ward off diseases associated with
the brain's memory. Enjoy 30
minutes on the treadmill,
stationary bike, or cross trainer on
a regular basis,

4 times a week, for at least six
months, can protect you against
Alzheimer's disease, experts from
the Wake Forest School of
Medicine (WFSM) in Winston-
Salem revealed. "This can delay
the onset of mild cognitive
impairment or mild cognitive
impairment (MCI) in the brain, one
of the symptoms of dementia," the
researchers wrote. Brain scans
showed that adults with MCI who
exercise regularly increased brain
volume in certain areas. Those
who do aerobic exercise,

experienced a greater benefit than
those who only exercise
stretching. People with MCI are at
risk of developing Alzheimer's
higher-the most common type of
dementia, which currently affects
around 850,000 people in the UK.

Associate Professor Dr Laura
Baker said, "Even in a short period
of time, we see sport aerobic be
best at doing tremendous changes
in the brain." "Any type of exercise
can be helpful. If possible, do
aerobics to get the best benefit for
cognitive function," Dr. Jeongchul
Kim Wake Forest School Of
Medicine added. Results showed
that both groups doing aerobics
and stretching, brain volume
increases in most areas of gray,

including the temporal lobe, which
supports short-term memory.
However, when the effect of
exercise on cognitive performance
associated brain, those who do
aerobic exercise showed
significant improvement, while the
stretching group did not improve.

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