Exercise benefits both brain and body


By AGENCY

Exercise not only improves your physical health, but also preserves your brain’s abilities, according to new research. — AFP

If getting fit is one of your resolutions for the new year, then you might be improving your brain health, as well as your physical health.

This is according to new research that found that cardiorespiratory exercise such as walking briskly, running and biking, may slow down cognitive changes in the brain.

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