People who exercise more intensively may not always score better on memory tests despite existing medical literature, a new study finds, with moderate exercise being valuable at times.
Get latest articles and stories on Lifestyle at LatestLY. Exercise can improve your cognitive and mental health, but not all forms and intensities of exercise have the same effect on the brain. According to a new Dartmouth study, the effects of exercise are much more nuanced, with specific intensity levels of exercise over a long period of time associated with different aspects of memory and mental health. Lifestyle News | Research: Fitness Trackers Discover Connections Between Exercise, Mental Health.
New research has approached the relationship between exercise and brain health with a long-term view, tapping into a year’s worth of Fitbit data to gauge the impacts of different types of physical activity, and turned up some interesting results.