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Exercise Can Help Older People With Alzheimer's Disease
Research dating back to the 19 sixties and 19 seventies suggests that physical fitness does affect mental performance. People aged 65 to 74 performed significantly worse than those aged 20 to 35 in activities that combined both auditory and visual components. But could exercise help them improve? Psychologists glen schellenberg completed a study that tests the link between learning music and fluid intelligence. In 20 12, psychologist teresa le ambrose sought to test the effects of running or swimming compared to resistance exercises like weight lifting.