From birth muscle mass and strength increase steadily. Around the age of 30 to 35 muscle power and performance tends to level and then diminish slowly and faster in the 60’s and 70’s. Not only is there a decline in muscle mass, normal aging is also associated with impairments in cognitive function.
Given there is no effective pharmacological treatment to change the effect and alter the progress of cognitive decline it has been determined that physical exercise has been and is one of the most effective tools to alter its age-related ebb.
The term physical exercise is all-inclusive referring to cardiovascular fitness, flexibility, balance, ease well as resistance training.
Published in 2026 in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, Exercise and Brain Health: Expert Review, “Overall, both aerobic and anaerobic exercises are integral and complementary to preserving brain health through effects on cognitive function and brain structure.”
Recently published in Frontiers in Psychiatry, A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of resistance exercise on cognitive function in older adults, researchers concluded; Resistance exercise exerts selective benefits on cognitive domains in older adults, particularly enhancing overall cognition, working memory, verbal learning and spatial memory.
GeroScience, one of the leading international journals focused on the biology of aging and the pathophysiology of age-related diseases published this year a Randomized controlled trial of resistance exercise and brain aging clocks. Their findings were; In conclusion, resistance training slows down brain aging and supports its use as a preventive strategy for maintaining brain health.
There are numerous studies that support the importance of exercise and its contribution to the reduction of cognitive decline and studies relating to neurodegenerative diseases, improvement of memory performance and reduced hippocampal atrophy in Alzheimer’s, as well as diminished brain atrophy in Parkinson disease are resultants.
Once again – the term physical exercise is all-inclusive referring to cardiovascular fitness, flexibility, balance, as well as resistance training. So make sure that all are a part of your exercise regime throughout life.
Keep and Get your body, mind and spirit Strong, do not resist resistance exercise as an important part of your exercise regime.
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