Integrated cognitive and physical fitness training enhances attention abilities in older adults.

ABSTRACT: Preserving attention abilities is of great concern to older adults who are motivated to maintain their quality of life. Both cognitive and physical fitness interventions have been utilized in intervention studies to assess maintenance and enhancement of attention abilities in seniors, and a coupling of these approaches is a compelling strategy to buttress both cognitive and physical health in a time- and resource-effective manner. With this perspective, we created a closed-loop, motion-capture video game (Body-Brain Trainer: BBT) that adapts a player's cognitive and physical demands in an integrated approach, thus creating a personalized and cohesive experience across both domains. Older adults who engaged in two months of BBT improved on both physical fitness (measures of blood pressure a

SUBMITTER: Anguera JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9427998 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature