Alzheimer's Disease and exercise (2,5 h. per week)

Exercise May Delay Cognitive Decline in People with Rare Alzheimer’s by Neuroscience News Researchers aimed to determine if at least 150 minutes of physical activity (walking, running, swimming, aerobics, etc.) per week – the current recommendation by the World Health Organization and the American College of Sports Medicine – would produce cognitive benefits for the study participants. NeuroscienceNews.com image is in the public domain.

Researchers report, for those with a genetic mutation that causes Alzheimer's disease, 2.5 hours of physical activity per week may delay cognitive decline and have beneficial effects on tau in the brain. They speculate the same may be true for those with more common forms of the neurodegenerative disease.

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