Exercise improving brain function

Martta Kelly wrote an article called “Exercise in Young-Adult Years May Improve Brain Function.” Studies show that exercising in your young-adult years may bring better thinking skills in their middle ages. In the study, 2,747 healthy people between the ago of 18 to 30 ran a treadmill for as long as they could, and then did the same 20 years later. They took cognitive tests 25 years after the start of the study to measure their verbal memory, psychomotor speed, and higher thinking skills. The results showed that every additional minute people ran on the treadmill at the study’s start, they were able to memorize more words on the memory test. They also did better on the psychomotor speed test 20 years later. David R. Jacobs Jr., a professor of public health at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis said "this study is significant in that it shows an association between cardiovascular fitness in one's youth and having better thinking skills at a later age." This article was very informative. This experiment shows how important exercise is. The breakthrough of this research can lead people to be healthier and help their thinking process.