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Once-weekly resistance training improves executive function in older women, but does not significantly affect white matter volume or memory compared to balance-and-toning.
If you can only train once a week, resistance training is still beneficial for your brain's executive function. Focus on progressive overload with compound movements.
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Once-weekly RT positively impacted change in EF post-intervention (d = .35; p = .002), and this impact persisted at 2-year follow-up (d = .48; p = .002).
Why this rating
RCT with long-term follow-up, though MRI subset was small.
Source
Long-Term Effects of Resistance Exercise Training on Cognition and Brain Volume in Older Women: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial
John R. Best et al. · Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society · 2015
rct · n=155Cited 194×
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