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Exercise Improves Motor Learning and Remembering What You Learned

Mar 21, 2024 · UHN Staff · Memory

Numerous studies have found that being physically active right before learning new information can help you better remember that information. And in a recent study, published in the Journal Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, researchers found that exercising also improves motor memory. The study suggests that before your learn a … Read More

Keeping Your Body and Brain Busy: How Exercise Supports Memory and Cognition

Feb 27, 2024 · UHN Staff · Memory

While exercise is still mostly associated with cardiovascular fitness, weight management, and reducing the risks of diabetes and other conditions, physical activity is also a critical component of healthy brain function. You’ve probably heard that message from your doctor or read about the exercise-cognition connection in the pages of this … Read More

A Prescription for Tai Chi?

Feb 27, 2024 · UHN Staff · Memory

Integrative medicine has been revolutionizing health care by seeking to empower people to actively participate in their healing journey. Integral to that journey is the use of mind-body practices such as yoga, tai chi, and qigong—all of which have numerous studies elucidating how they can help maintain health and enhance … Read More

Focus on Stretching, Strengthening and Standing Tall to Relieve Chronic Neck Pain

Feb 27, 2024 · Kate Brophy · Memory

Neck pain is a common complaint among older adults and can be hard to cope with— in fact, a 2017 Lancet study found that neck pain is second only to back pain when it comes to years lived with disability. This type of pain often is related to underlying arthritis … Read More

Good News! There are So Many Different Ways to Work Out

Feb 27, 2024 · UHN Staff · Memory

Regular physical activity is a crucial component of overall health as it is an independent risk factor in cardiovascular disease development. In other words, exercising is beneficial regardless of weight-loss effects. Activities using major muscle groups and engaging the cardiovascular system by increasing and sustaining an elevated heart rate is … Read More

Find An Exercise You Love to Ensure Routine Participation

Jan 22, 2024 · Rochelle Nataloni · Memory

There are countless studies showing that physical activity helps improve mental and physical health, and that exercise becomes even more important as we age. But, for many, exercise feels like a chore, so we place it increasingly lower on our list of things to do. Experts say an effective way … Read More

Minimize Plantar Fasciitis Pain and Protect Foot Mobility

Jan 22, 2024 · Rochelle Nataloni · Memory

Heel pain is one of the most pervasive foot complaints among older adults— not surprising since most Americans log about 75,000 miles on their feet by the time they reach age 50. A common cause of heel pain is plantar fasciitis, a condition characterized by pain in the morning when … Read More

How to Build More Muscle

Jan 22, 2024 · UHN Staff · Memory

If you’ve stopped seeing results from your strength-training workouts, it’s time for a change. “It’s important to vary your routine and mix resistance training with more functional movements,” says Susan Stich, PT, UCLA Medical Center. “Functional movements help with activities of daily living, which tend to decline with age when … Read More

Newsbites: Physical activity and sedentary time; food swaps for the planet; plant-based foods

Jan 22, 2024 · Judith C. Thalhaimer, RD, LDN · Memory

Even a Little Physical Activity May Lower the Risks of Sedentary Time If you’ve heard the phrase “sitting is the new smoking” you’re already aware that being sedentary has been associated with higher risk of premature death. A recent analysis pooled information from four different studies to see if physical … Read More

Brain Networks May Benefit from Walking

Dec 20, 2023 · Kate Brophy · Memory

Walking is a favorite exercise here at Focus on Healthy Aging—it’s something you can do at your own pace, it boosts your cardiovascular and bone strength, and it’s free. Moreover, research keeps on coming up with the goods when it comes to providing evidence that regular walking benefits brain power … Read More

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