Findings reveal a cellular mechanism that helps improve physical fitness through exercise training and identifies one anti-aging intervention that helps delay the declines that occur with natural aging.
A new study links cardiorespiratory fitness in older adults to a decreased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Older adults with higher levels of cardiorespiratory fitness have a 33% reduced risk for developing Alzheimer's.
Researchers link physical fitness in children to increased gray matter volume in areas of the brain implicated in language processing and reading skills.
According to a new study, poor physical fitness in middle age may be linked to lower brain volume in later life.