Exercise and cognitive function

Helen Petrovitch, Lon White
The evidence for a protective effect of moderate
exercise on cognitive decline in elderly people is
growing. Continued moderate exercise in elderly
individuals has many other health benefits and is part of
a healthy lifestyle. Further research is needed to examine
mechanisms that underlie the apparently ameliorating
effect of exercise on ageing-related brain disease, the
relative value of different forms of exercise, and the
associations of duration and intensity of exercise with
healthy brain ageing.

The Honolulu-Asia Aging Study, Pacific Health Research Institute,
and Kuakini Medical Center, Honolulu, HA, USA