ArticleHeliyon2024
The effect of different exercise on physical fitness, cognition, and mental health in healthy older adults.
Article in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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- Ballroom dance and balance ability in older adults: a serial mediation model of fear of falling and physical self-efficacy.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- The neuro-immuno-metabolic axis of exercise: a unified mechanistic framework for exercise-induced cognitive enhancement and psychological resilience.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Review
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Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to examine the effects of different exercise programs on physical fitness, cognition, and mental health in healthy older adults. Methods: A randomized controlled study was performed with 89 healthy older adults. They were separated into four groups: the control (Con; n = 20), physical activity (PA; n = 23), cognitive training (CT; n = 23), and physical activity coupled with cognitive training groups (PA + CT; n = 23). The subjects in PA, CT, and PA + CT groups received exercise programs that lasted 40 min daily, conducted at least three days a week for 20 weeks. The PA group received regular aerobic physical activity interventions, the CT group received cognitive training interventions, and the PA + CT group received physical activity combined with cognitive training interventions. Physical fitness (by chair stand, biceps curl, 2-min step, 8-step up and walk, and sit and reach tests), cognitive function (attention, simple reaction time, and spatial memory), and mental health (anxiety and depression status) were evaluated before and after 20 weeks. Results: The body composition results reveal no significant effects among the four groups after 20 weeks before and after aerobic exercise interventions ( Conclusion: A 20-week intervention involving different exercise methods can enhance physical fitness, cognition, and mental health in older adults. These methods include physical activity, cognitive training, and a combination of physical and cognitive training. The combined physical activity and cognitive training interventions yielded more favorable outcomes than individual physical or cognitive training interventions.
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