Friday, May 4, 2018

Fitness Friday

Improve Your Aerobic Fitness Level, Improve Your Word Production Skills
Higher aerobic fitness levels are associated with being able to recall a word easier, helping with those tip-of-the-tongue moments.

     We all have those tip-of-the-tongue moments, where we just can't quite come up with the name of an actor, or a word used to describe something. Those moments can be extremely frustrating, and can become more frequent as we age. These occurrences aren't linked to memory as many people believe but can still be a symptom of cognitive decline. The good news is there is now more proof that being physically active and healthy extends into our brains and more specifically into the part that helps with language.
Alzheimer'S, Dementia, Words

    A study published in Scientific Reports finds an association between aerobic fitness levels and the frequency of the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon. Some cognitive decline is expected as we age, but it seems those with higher aerobic fitness levels experienced less signs and symptoms. Researchers studied a group of 20 women averaging 70 years old and 8 men averaging 67 years old, and compared the results with 19 women averaging 23 years old and 8 men averaging 22 years old. The participants were asked to recall the names of famous people and words to match definitions, they then measure their fitness levels by asking them to perform a cycling test. In the future researchers hope to find an improvement in language from aerobic exercise, but for right now, just knowing there is a way to assist people with language function is useful. 

     

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