The Benefit of Arm Swing Exercise on Cognitive Performance in Older Women with Mild Cognitive Impairment

Phoemsapthawee J, Ammawat W, Leelayuwat N. The Benefits of Arm Swing Exercise on Cognitive Performance in Older Women with Mild Cognitive Impairment. JEPonline 2016;19(6):123-136. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of arm swing exercise (ASE) training on cognitive performance, oxidative stress, lipid profiles, and aerobic capacity in 24 women (65 to 87 yrs of age) with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). After the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), the subjects were randomly allocated to 12 wks of either a 30-min of supervised ASE per day for 5 d·wk or a control period followed by a 12-wk washout period. Before and after the period, the MMSE was used to determined cognitive performance, simple reaction times (SRT) and choice reaction time (CRT), and peak oxygen consumption (VO2 peak). Plasma 8-iso-prostaglandin F2α (8-iso-PGF2α) concentration, fasting blood glucose (FBG), and lipid profiles were also determined at rest before and after each period. This study showed improvement in the MMSE score, SRT, and CRT (P<0.01) after 12-wk of ASE training when compared to the control period. In the ASE period, 8-isoPGF2α (P<0.01) and FBG concentrations (P<0.05) were lower and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol was higher (P<0.05)

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