Exercise is known to have numerous neuroprotective and cognitive benefits, affecting domains from memory to learning processes. In a society where one new case of age-related dementia is detected every four seconds and scientists predict that over 115 million individuals worldwide will suffer from some form of cognitive decline in 30 years, fitness professionals are in a unique position to help promote exercise as a preventive tool for dementia. From Fitness To Function Scien

Exercising as we age is crucial in order to decease our risk of heart disease. Exercise decreases the risk of developing high cholesterol and high blood pressure. It can also help decrease fatigue and shortness of breath which will enable you to maintain your activities of daily living and the sports that you enjoy. Not only does exercising after age 50 help decrease the risk of heart disease, it also improves quality of life. Of course age related heart changes may occur su