Sport good for the brain ... yes but which one?

Sport good for the brain ... yes but which one?

It's no secret that regular sport allows you to live longer in good health. Several studies have already shown that physical activity, practiced in an age-appropriate way, helps fight pain, fight against Alzheimer's and strengthen cognitive abilities.



New scientific work confirms these previous studies. The British Journal of Sports Medicine publishes the results of a study conducted by researchers at the University of Canberra, Australia, on the effects of sport in people over 50 years old.

This meta-analysis (the study of the data provided by many other studies) made it possible to clarify things by comparing the different types of exercise and their effects. If the researchers astonish nobody by reaffirming that the regular physical effort improves the capacities of the brain in a general way, they go a little further emphasizing that the practices of cycling, swimming, running but also tai chi are beneficial for cognitive abilities, when strength training and physical resistance exercises improve memory performance.





Morality: do both! "Our findings suggest that an exercise program consisting of both aerobic training and weight training, with a moderate intensity of at least 45 minutes per session, as many days as possible in the week is beneficial for the abilities. cognitive behavior of adults over 50, "say the scientists.