Enhancing brain health: 10,000 steps at a time?

Aging Health

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 239-241

  Gow, Alan J ^a,b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

brain aging; cognitive aging; exercise; physical activity

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGING; BRAIN ATROPHY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; WALKING; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 84878925083     PISSN: 1745509X     EISSN: 17455103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/ahe.13.20     Document Type: Review

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