New guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology recommend that older adults work out regularly to help protect their brains. Want an all-natural way to lift your mood, improve your memory, and protect your brain against age-related cognitive decline?
Get moving.
A wealth of recent research, including new guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology published in December, suggests that any type of exercise that raises your heart rate and gets you moving and sweating for a sustained period of time — known as aerobic exercise — has a significant, overwhelmingly beneficial impact on the brain.
“Aerobic exercise is the key for your head, just as it is for your heart,” write the authors of an article in the Harvard Medical School blog “Mind and Mood.”
While some benefits can emerge just a few minutes into a sweaty workout, others might take several weeks to crop up.
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