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The benefits of weight training to improve memory


As we get older, a person’s cognitive ability and memory will be reduced dramatically, especially if you suffer from a number of problems or disease related to memory. But the actual conditions that could lead to Alzheimer’s disease can be slowed with a healthy and effective way.

A number of researchers in Canada have found that physical exercise or sports that require considerable endurance such as lifting weights can improve the performance of one’s time tested conflict resolution, attention and memory in some patients with mild cognitive impairment.

The study, conducted by a team of researchers from the University of British Columbia involving 86 women with mild cognitive impairment between the ages of 70-80 years.

These findings were presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Vancouver, Canada.

Another with the findings of researchers from the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Japan. The second study found that 47 elderly people with language skills mild cognitive impairment can be improved when patients do aerobic exercise and strength training and balance for 12 months.

It is also justified by other researchers from the University of Pittsburgh. The team discovered 120 elderly people who regularly exercise but intense light walking can improve the condition of parts of the brain associated with memory.

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