Monitoring Desk
LONDON: The amount of time given to a moderate and vigorous physical activity during middle age can
improve cognitive ability, according to a new study recently printed in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Physical activity linked with development of cognitive reserve
The novel study found that exercise intensity levels may affect cognitive ability in later life. According to the study, physical activity (PA) has been associated with the development of cognitive reserve, which slows the onset of cognitive deterioration later in life. However, all aspects of PA, including intensity and volume, decrease over time, which may affect cognition later in life.
The study discovered that increasing the intensity level was connected with improved working memory and mental processes, whereas decreasing it with just 6-7 minutes of sedentary behavior was associated with far worse cognitive function. They drew on UK-born participants in the 1970 British Cohort Study, whose health was tracked throughout childhood and adulthood.
In a follow-up study, 8,581 participants aged 46-47 took various cognitive tests for verbal memory and executive function in a follow-up study between 2016 and 2018, which was utilized to explore cross-sectional associations between 24-hour movement behaviors and standardized cognition scores.
