Nobody wants to lose their marbles when they get old and gray. Good thing there’s something you can do about it.

Stay active. Published in the Archives of Neurology, experts found doing moderate intensity exercise, like walking, swimming, and yoga, at middle age helped reduce the risk of thinking problems later in life.

Researchers studied 33 adults with mild cognitive impairments, with twenty-three of them exercising on a treadmill or stationary bike for 45 to 60 minutes, four times a week for six months.

Ten participants, serving as a control group, only did stretching.

After the six months, people doing the aerobic exercise had improved cognitive abilities, plus better concentration, organization, planning, and the ability to multi-task. While the ten not exercising continued to show mental decline.

Looks like big dumb jocks aren’t so dumb after all.

Via Reuters.

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