A new study reveals that greater lung and heart health may contribute to improved memory recall and cognitive capabilities.
They found older adults who had higher cardiorespiratory levels (i.e. were more “fit” performed as well as young adults on executive function measures. On long-term memory measures, young adults performed better than older high fit adults, who in turn performed better than low fit older adults. In older adults, better physical fitness level was associated with improved executive function, and memory. In young adults, fitness had no effect on their memory or executive functions.
