Are your brains and biceps connected? It seems so. Older men and women who did exercises focused on strength training and balance showed improvements in brain function.
The program that the seniors did was focused on preventing falls. Researchers believe that, in addition to strength and balance improvement, brain function is important to preventing falls. That makes a lot of sense to me. Simple walking must take a lot of brain power. The brain needs to rapidly make judgments about distance and objects and execute movements with balance. This is pretty complex stuff. Doing ti well is a good brain workout.
Of course, if it was really true that strength training makes the brain smarter, the people in PhD classes would look a lot different. It seems like strength training is a brain factor for older adults and perhaps for the aging brain.
Must Read: Brain Fitness Techniques
The program that the seniors did was focused on preventing falls. Researchers believe that, in addition to strength and balance improvement, brain function is important to preventing falls. That makes a lot of sense to me. Simple walking must take a lot of brain power. The brain needs to rapidly make judgments about distance and objects and execute movements with balance. This is pretty complex stuff. Doing ti well is a good brain workout.
Of course, if it was really true that strength training makes the brain smarter, the people in PhD classes would look a lot different. It seems like strength training is a brain factor for older adults and perhaps for the aging brain.
Must Read: Brain Fitness Techniques
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