Effect of aerobic exercise on cognition in younger adults: A randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine efficacy of aerobic exercise for cognitive function in younger healthy adults.

Methods

In a randomized, parallel-group, observer-masked, community-based clinical trial, 132 cognitively normal individuals aged 20-67 with below median aerobic capacity were randomly assigned to one of two 6-month, 4-times-weekly conditions: aerobic exercise and stretching/toning. Efficacy measures included aerobic capacity; cognitive function in several domains (executive function, episodic memory, processing speed, language, and attention), everyday function, body mass index (BMI), and cortical thickness.

Results

Aerobic capacity increased significantly (β = 2.718; p = 0.003), and BMI decreased significantly (β = -0.596; p = 0.013) in the aerobic exe

SUBMITTER: Stern Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6404470 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature