Nine more minutes a day of vigorous exercise tied to better cognition!
- julienursecoach
- Oct 19, 2021
- 1 min read
Updated: Aug 17, 2023
Middle aged adults who spend just nine additional minutes a day participating in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) experience improved cognition in new findings that underscore the critical role brisk exercise, such as running and cycling, plays in brain health.
“Even minor differences in daily behavior appeared meaningful for cognition in this study,” researcher John J MItchell, MSci and PhD candidate, Medical Research Council London, United Kingdom, told Medscape Medical News.
The findings were published online Jauary 23 in the journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. (Medscape, January 25, 2023)
If running is just not your jam, don’t be discouraged. It’s important to start somewhere! A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that just 10 minutes of walking daily could add years to your life.
Another study published in the Lancet looking at 47,000 participants over seven years found that walking can progressively decrease mortality. For adults 60 and over, between 6,000-8,000 steps a day had the greatest effect in decreasing mortality, and for adults less than 60, the range was 8,000 to 10,000 steps per day.
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