RESEARCHERS: INTENSE EXERCISE SLOWS AGING AND PREVENTS DISEASE

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Jeffrey Newman

Researchers studying the effects of intense exercise on the aging process were themselves surprised at the results which show that with intense exercise daily, not only delays the aging process  but it also staves off or slows many chronic disorders and regenerates brain cells. Dr. Giselle Petzinger (USC) says that intense exercise changes the brain for the better and can have a significant beneficial impact on such disorders as Parkinson’s Disease. Dr. Jay Alberts of the Cleveland Clinic says that the research indicates that exercise induces brain repair and reorganization (neuroplasticity) in individuals with Parkinson’s Disease and that intensive training may confer neuroprotection and thereby slow, stop or reverse progression of the disease. Widespread human trials are trying to verify and determine why this happens. see www.ncbi.nim.nih.gov/pubmed/19532109. Hirsch MA Eur J Phys Rehab Med 2009 June. The critical aspect is the intensity of the exercise.