The role of exercise in management of mental health disorders: an integrative review

PJ Smith, RM Merwin - Annual review of medicine, 2021 - annualreviews.org
A large and growing body of evidence suggests that physical activity (PA) may hold
therapeutic promise in the management of mental health disorders. Most evidence linking …

Exercise benefits on Alzheimer's disease: State-of-the-science

PL Valenzuela, A Castillo-García, JS Morales… - Ageing research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Although there is no unanimity, growing evidence supports the value of regular physical
exercise to prevent Alzheimer's disease as well as cognitive decline in affected patients …

Effects of exercise training interventions on executive function in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

FT Chen, JL Etnier, KH Chan, PK Chiu, TM Hung… - Sports Medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background Chronic exercise training has been shown be to positively associated with
executive function (EF) in older adults. However, whether the exercise training effect on EF …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of physical activity on brain function and structure in older adults: A systematic review

C Domingos, JM Pêgo, NC Santos - Behavioural Brain Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite increasing evidence that physical activity (PA) contributes to brain health in older
individuals, both at the level of brain structure and function, this relationship is not yet well …

[HTML][HTML] Exerkines and long-term synaptic potentiation: Mechanisms of exercise-induced neuroplasticity

WAJ Vints, O Levin, H Fujiyama, J Verbunt… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Physical exercise may improve cognitive function by modulating molecular and cellular
mechanisms within the brain. We propose that the facilitation of long-term synaptic …

Exercise training improves memory performance in older adults: a narrative review of evidence and possible mechanisms

P Babaei, HB Azari - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
As human life expectancy increases, cognitive decline and memory impairment threaten
independence and quality of life. Therefore, finding prevention and treatment strategies for …

One-year aerobic exercise reduced carotid arterial stiffness and increased cerebral blood flow in amnestic mild cognitive impairment

T Tomoto, J Liu, BY Tseng, EP Pasha… - Journal of …, 2021 - content.iospress.com
Background: Central arterial stiffness and brain hypoperfusion are emerging risk factors of
Alzheimer's disease (AD). Aerobic exercise training (AET) may improve central arterial …

Move your body, boost your brain: the positive impact of physical activity on cognition across all age groups

F Festa, S Medori, M Macrì - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
While the physical improvements from exercise have been well documented over the years,
the impact of physical activity on mental health has recently become an object of interest …

Comparative efficacy of various exercise interventions on depression in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

Q Liu, W Ni, L Zhang, M Zhao, X Bai, S Zhang… - Ageing Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Exercise is a promising nonpharmacological treatment for improving
depression in older adults with MCI, but it is unclear which exercises are most effective. The …

One-year aerobic exercise increases cerebral blood flow in cognitively normal older adults

T Tomoto, A Verma, K Kostroske… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The impact of aerobic exercise training (AET) on cerebral blood flow (CBF) regulation
remains inconclusive. This study investigated the effects of one-year progressive, moderate …