Muscle Exercise Can Help Ease Brain Impairment

Exercise is one of the best remedies for poor health. A current study suggests that strength in muscle when boosted may also boost the function of the brain in people who have thinking problems and mild memory.

In the study, researchers gathered 100 volunteers ages 55 to 86. All of the participants are having mild memory and thinking problems, also known as mild cognitive impairment. The study participants were asked to do weight training twice a week for six months to at least 80 percent of their maximum strength.

 The researchers found that there is a significant improvement in their mental function. The mental benefit lasted for a year after the weight lifting supervised session ended, according to Health Day.

Study lead author from the faculty of health sciences at the University of Sydney, Australia Yorgi Mavros said that "What we found in this follow-up study is that the improvement in cognition [mental] function was related to their muscle strength gains." He added that the stronger people became, the greater the benefit of their brain.

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The researchers suggested that the result of the study can help guide the aging adults who are experiencing mild cognitive impairment. The muscle exercise will be based on the strength and capacity of the aging adult, in a report by UPI.

Yorgi Mavros shared, "The more we can get people doing resistance training like weight lifting, the more likely we are to have a healthier aging population. The key, however, is to make sure you are doing it frequently, at least twice a week, and at a high intensity so that you are maximizing your strength gains. This will give you the maximum benefit for your brain."