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Senior Helpers
Low-Intensity Exercise
Improves Mental and Emotional
Health for Seniors
Regular physical activity provides advantages such as a healthier lifestyle, stronger bones, and reduced
risk of diseases. However, these benefits go beyond the physical and affect one’s mental and emotional
health as well, especially for older adults. Based on new studies, seniors only need 52 hours of low-
intensity workouts over a span of six months to see improved brain function.
Improved Cognitive Skill
Researchers from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine conducted a meta-analysis of 98
studies with over 11,000 participants. The participants aged 73 years old on average, 59 percent of
which were clinically healthy, 26 percent had a mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and 15 percent had
fully developed dementia.
These studies compared a control group with randomized controlled trials of seniors who exercised for
at least four weeks to see how their cognitive skills fared. The findings, published in Neurology: Clinical
Practice, found that those who exercised at least 52 hours over a period of at least six months had a
faster cognitive function, both for the clinically healthy and those with MCI. Most of these participants
used low-intensity exercises such as walking and aerobics.
Positive Mental Health Effects
Apart from the brain’s ability to function faster, low-intensity workouts provide mental health
improvement to one’s behavior. A 1997 study from Applied Human Science: Journal of Physiological
Anthropology found that, in a trial of 42 elderly participants with a mean age of 68 years, a 12-week
low-intensity strength training was enough to affect physical and psychological measures.
After the workout period, participants found improved mood, decreased anxiety, and increased self-
confidence. However, this study showed 12 weeks alone was not enough to improve cognitive
functioning.
The fact that low-intensity workouts are enough to provide mental and cognitive advantages is
beneficial to the elderly, many of whom cannot perform intense workouts. By doing so, they improve
their brain’s ability to function, allowing them further advantages in their everyday tasks.
Sources:
https://www.seniorhelpers.com/baltimore
http://cp.neurology.org/content/early/2018/05/30/CPJ.0000000000000460
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321981.php
https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/sgr/olderad.htm
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9545677

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Low-Intensity Exercise Improves Mental and Emotional Health for Seniors

  • 1. Senior Helpers Low-Intensity Exercise Improves Mental and Emotional Health for Seniors
  • 2. Regular physical activity provides advantages such as a healthier lifestyle, stronger bones, and reduced risk of diseases. However, these benefits go beyond the physical and affect one’s mental and emotional health as well, especially for older adults. Based on new studies, seniors only need 52 hours of low- intensity workouts over a span of six months to see improved brain function. Improved Cognitive Skill Researchers from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine conducted a meta-analysis of 98 studies with over 11,000 participants. The participants aged 73 years old on average, 59 percent of which were clinically healthy, 26 percent had a mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and 15 percent had fully developed dementia. These studies compared a control group with randomized controlled trials of seniors who exercised for at least four weeks to see how their cognitive skills fared. The findings, published in Neurology: Clinical Practice, found that those who exercised at least 52 hours over a period of at least six months had a faster cognitive function, both for the clinically healthy and those with MCI. Most of these participants used low-intensity exercises such as walking and aerobics.
  • 3. Positive Mental Health Effects Apart from the brain’s ability to function faster, low-intensity workouts provide mental health improvement to one’s behavior. A 1997 study from Applied Human Science: Journal of Physiological Anthropology found that, in a trial of 42 elderly participants with a mean age of 68 years, a 12-week low-intensity strength training was enough to affect physical and psychological measures. After the workout period, participants found improved mood, decreased anxiety, and increased self- confidence. However, this study showed 12 weeks alone was not enough to improve cognitive functioning. The fact that low-intensity workouts are enough to provide mental and cognitive advantages is beneficial to the elderly, many of whom cannot perform intense workouts. By doing so, they improve their brain’s ability to function, allowing them further advantages in their everyday tasks.