1. The Impact of Long-term Exercise Training on Psychological Function in Older Adults
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Martha Storandt, M. T. Malley, and Robert D. Hill
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Male ,Aging ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Wechsler Memory Scale ,education ,Physical fitness ,Poison control ,Blood Pressure ,Physical exercise ,Cognition ,Oxygen Consumption ,Heart Rate ,Endurance training ,medicine ,Humans ,Aerobic exercise ,Exercise physiology ,Exercise ,Cardiovascular fitness ,Fatigue ,Aged ,Physical Education and Training ,Pulmonary Gas Exchange ,business.industry ,Middle Aged ,Affect ,Memory, Short-Term ,Attitude ,Physical Fitness ,Multivariate Analysis ,Physical therapy ,Female ,business ,Psychology ,Psychomotor Performance - Abstract
The effect of long-term aerobic training on psychological function was examined in 87 sedentary older adults who engaged in a year-long endurance exercise training program compared with a nonexercising control group. In addition to improved cardiovascular fitness, a positive change in self-reported morale was found for the exercise condition. Of the cognitive functions measured, a significant effect was noted for the Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS) Logical Memory subtest; however, this effect was caused by a decline in performance from pre- to posttesting in the control group. Long-term exercise training had little, if any, effect on improving cognitive function in this older adult sample.
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- 1993
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