KINESIOL 2G03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 35: Knowledge Representation And Reasoning, Distributed Computing, Physical Exercise
15 Sep 2016
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Understanding how body fitness affects brain health across the lifespan. Ecg can be recorded before, during, and after exercise. Our cognitive ability declines but there are individual differences. Her research looks at biological, psychological, and social factors to promote healthy aging. Physical exercise promotes cognitive health for better quality of life. Physically active older adults have better cognitive ability, memory, and attention than those who are not physically active. Examine the effect of exercise on cognitive health in older adults. Younger adults: exercise can help improve academic performance. Older adults: exercise can delay onset of age-related decline in cognitive ability. Exercise improves both physical and cognitive fitness across the lifespan. Upper and lower bounds of the range are determined by biology. You can place yourself closer to the upper edge of the range by being active or choosing specific lifestyle habits. Younger- doesn"t matter where you are on the range because still far above functional threshold.
