Article Source: CSMonitor

New research shows that older women who lift weights build more than muscle. Weight lifting also appears to lead to better brain health. In today’s Science Times, Roni Rabin writes:

Older women who did an hour or two of strength training exercises each week had improved cognitive function a year later, scoring higher on tests of the brain processes responsible for planning and executing tasks, a new study has found. The improvements … included an enhanced ability to make decisions, resolve conflicts and focus on subjects without being distracted by competing stimuli.

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