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Physical Activity as a Strategy to Promote Cognitive Health Among Older People

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Dementia is one of the most pressing health-care issues of the twenty-first century. Physical activity is a modifiable lifestyle factor that has been identified as positively impacting cognitive health of older adults with and without cognitive decline. In this chapter, we will critically review the recent converging behavioural, neuroimaging, and biomarker evidence linking physical activity with cognitive health. We highlight that endorsing exercise as an approach for promoting both physical and cognitive health, as well as well-being, in older adults may potentially have a high impact for mitigating multiple health concerns. It should therefore be considered as a leading practical strategy for healthy cognitive ageing.

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Liu-Ambrose, T. (2018). Physical Activity as a Strategy to Promote Cognitive Health Among Older People. In: Nyman, S., et al. The Palgrave Handbook of Ageing and Physical Activity Promotion. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71291-8_34

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