RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Exercise for cognitive brain health in aging
JF Neurology: Clinical Practice
FD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
SP 257
OP 265
DO 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000460
VO 8
IS 3
A1 Joyce Gomes-Osman
A1 Danylo F. Cabral
A1 Timothy P. Morris
A1 Katalina McInerney
A1 Lawrence P. Cahalin
A1 Tatjana Rundek
A1 Augusto Oliveira
A1 Alvaro Pascual-Leone
YR 2018
UL http://cp.neurology.org/content/8/3/257.abstract
AB Purpose of review We systematically appraised randomized controlled trials proposing exercise to influence cognition in older adults to (1) assess the methodologic quality using Cochrane criteria; (2) describe various exercise dose measures and assess their relationship with improved cognitive performance; and (3) identify consistent patterns of reported effects on cognition.Recent findings There was overall good methodologic quality in all 98 included studies. The assessment of the relationship between improved cognition and various measures of exercise dose (session duration, weekly minutes, frequency, total weeks, and total hours) revealed a significant correlation with total hours. Improvements in global cognition, processing speed/attention, and executive function were most stable and consistent.Summary We found that exercising for at least 52 hours is associated with improved cognitive performance in older adults with and without cognitive impairment. Exercise modes supported by evidence are aerobic, resistance (strength) training, mind–body exercises, or combinations of these interventions.