Exercise Boosts Brain Function in Older Men, Study Says

A study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology found older men who exercised improved their brains' executive function more than women, reports United Press International . Participants were 67 and older, and they disclosed their age height, sex, weight, and resting heart rate, which was used to calculate cardiorespiratory fitness. The female participants exhibited higher local network efficiency and lower global network efficiency, while their male counterparts experienced more improvement in both categories. "Our findings that cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with brain function in a sex-dependent manner underscore the importance of considering sex as a factor when studying associations between exercise and brain health in older adulthood," the researchers concluded.