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“An abundance of scientific evidence demonstrates that exercise benefits physical health and improves cognitive function in people of all ages. A new study has found that aerobic exercise improves brain glucose metabolism and executive function in older adults who are at risk for Alzheimer's disease.”

“A single 25-min sauna session was comparable to moderate physical exercise with respect to heart rate elevation/blood pressure effects. Heart rate/blood pressure elevated during sauna or exercise but dropped below the participant's baseline levels after.”

“Findings from a recent study indicate that much of the effort of exercise is lost to energy compensation, especially among people with excess bodyweight. The researchers’ analysis revolved around energy expenditure data collected in a cohort of more than 1,700 healthy adults, excluding those involved in competitive sports training or were pregnant or breastfeeding.”

“The areas which were most improved by exercising were the ability to understand social situations, focus/attention, and working memory. The findings in this study suggest that exercise beginning in the early stages of the illness could reduce the likelihood of long-term disability, and may facilitate full, functional recovery for patients.”

“(For example, bicycling at a moderate pace (12-14 mph) is considered 8.0 METs.) Then they calculated MET-hours per week by multiplying the exercise intensity by frequency and duration.”

“From the beginning of the study to the end, those who did aerobic exercise improved their overall scores on executive function tests by 0.50 points, which was a statistically significant difference from those who did stretching and toning, who improved by 0.25 points.”

“People that engaged in 15 minutes of aerobic exercise immediately after learning a new motor skill improved consolidation of motor memory and performed better than those that did not exercise. (But only after sleeping first.)”

“In the acute phase, participants performed resistance exercises, including leg extensions, leg presses, and drop jumps, using heavy weights and incorporating eccentric movements. During the adaptation phase, they performed the exercises at a lower intensity twice a week, allowing the muscles to adapt to the consistent workload gradually.”

“Exercise also improved disease severity (analysis of 11 randomized controlled trials). Some of the mechanisms include exercise-induced production of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), IGF-1, dopamine, and other neurotransmitters.”

“Immediately after the first sprint session, blood levels of 714 of nearly 3,000 measured proteins had changed, compared with 7 after moderate cycling. Three hours later, the sprint response had largely receded, while the response to moderate exercise included 19 proteins.”