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HEALTH - Sports up a sweat at least four times a week can increase the size of a person's brain and help ward off diseases associated with the brain's memory.
Enjoy 30 minutes on the treadmill, stationary bike, or cross trainer on a regular basis, as many as four times a week, for at least six months, can protect you against Alzheimer's disease, experts from the Wake Forest School of Medicine (WFSM) in Winston-Salem revealed.
"This can delay the onset of mild cognitive impairment or mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in the brain, one of the symptoms of dementia," the researchers wrote.
Brain scans showed that adults with MCI who exercise regularly increased brain volume in certain areas. Those who do aerobic exercise, experienced a greater benefit than those who only exercise stretching.
People with MCI are at risk of developing Alzheimer's higher-the most common type of dementia, which currently affects around 850,000 people in the UK.
Associate Professor Dr Laura Baker said, "Even in a short period of time, we see sport aerobic be best at doing tremendous changes in the brain."
"Any type of exercise can be helpful. If possible, do aerobics to get the best benefit for cognitive function," Dr. Jeongchul Kim Wake Forest School Of Medicine added.
Results showed that both groups doing aerobics and stretching, brain volume increases in most areas of gray, including the temporal lobe, which supports short-term memory.
However, when the effect of exercise on cognitive performance associated brain, those who do aerobic exercise showed significant improvement, while the stretching group did not improve.
