Exercise programs for elderly have been created aiming at avoiding risk of falling, but there is little known about changes in cognitive functions under the effect of exercise.
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Exercise programs for elderly have been created aiming at avoiding risk of falling, but there is little known about changes in cognitive functions under the effect of exercise.
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- Exercise snacks and cognitive health in older adults: mechanisms, implementation, and public health relevance (2026) · doi
5.1 Clinical implications and future directions Despite growing interest in exercise snacks as a potentially feasible strategy for supporting cognitive health in older adults, the current evidence base remains preliminary and incomplete. First, most avail- able studies have focused on acute effects or short-term interventions, Exercise snacks may represent a promising and low-burden approach for supporting cognitive health in older adults, particu- larly from the perspective of feasibility, adherence, and integration
Keywords: exercise snacks supporting cognitive health older adults clinical implications future directions despite growing interest potentially - A systematic review employing a best-evidence synthesis approach of mechanistic pathways linking physical activity and cognitive function in older adults (2026) · doi
Background Physical activity (PA) is associated with improved cognitive outcomes in older adults, yet the biological and psychosocial mechanisms through which PA exerts these benefits remain inadequately understood.
Keywords: background physical activity associated improved cognitive outcomes older adults biological psychosocial mechanisms exerts benefits remain - Effect of Regular Exercise on Cognitive Frailty in the Elderly: A Systematic Review (2025) · doi
A growing number of studies have been conducted to investigate the effect of regular physical exercise intervention on cognitive frailty in older adults with CF, but findings remain inconclusive.
Keywords: growing number conducted investigate effect regular physical exercise intervention cognitive frailty older adults remain inconclusive - Effect of Exercises in Water and Land on Balance and Cognitive Functions in Elderly and Old Persons (2019) · doi
Exercise programs for elderly have been created aiming at avoiding risk of falling, but there is little known about changes in cognitive functions under the effect of exercise.
Keywords: exercise programs elderly created aiming avoiding risk falling there little known changes cognitive functions - Can physical activity be used to maintain cognitive function in nursing home residents with dementia? A literature review (2016) · doi
Evidence is emerging for the use of exercise to decelerate cognitive decline; however, few studies exist among nursing home residents and an optimum exercise protocol is yet to be determined.
Keywords: exercise evidence emerging decelerate cognitive decline exist among nursing home residents optimum protocol determined
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