A study published this week in the journal Aging Frontiers in Neuroscience shows that a ' aerobic exercise of moderate intensity (walking at their own pace for 40 minutes three times a week) can improve connectivity to important brain circuits. It 'just this slight activities physical to fight the decline of brain function associated with aging and improve performance in cognitive tasks . These effects are not achieved if instead of walking you do stretching exercises and muscle toning. Full article: Voss MW, Prakash RS, Erickson KI, Basak C, Chaddock L, Kim JS, Alves H, Heo S, Szabo A, White SM , Wojcicki TR Mailey EL, Gothe N, Olson EA, and McAuley and AF Kramer (2010). Plasticity of brain networks in a randomized intervention trial of exercise training in older adults. Front. Ag Neurosci. 2:32.
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