Exercise affects many people young and old .  For the young, if exercise is introduced it can form a constructive habit that can be instilled throughout adulthood. For the elderly, especially those with Alzheimer's or other diseases that affect the memory, when the brain is introduced to exercise the hippocampus is likely to retain its size and improve its memory . Some research has shown that exercise has an age-specific effect that differed between younger adults and older adults. Younger adults, after having exercised, showed increased levels of memory when tested whereas older adults showed that exercise before a memory test impaired them .
Exercise affects many people young and old Rasmussen, M., Laumann, K. (2013). The academic and psychological benefits of exercise in healthy children and adolescents. European Journal of Psychology of Education, 28(3), 945-962. Retrieved March 21, 2021, from URL For the young, if exercise is introduced it can form a constructive habit that can be instilled throughout adulthood. For the elderly, especially those with Alzheimer's or other diseases that affect the memory, when the brain is introduced to exercise the hippocampus is likely to retain its size and improve its memory .
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. Some research has shown that exercise has an age-specific effect that differed between younger adults and older adults. Younger adults, after having exercised, showed increased levels of memory when tested whereas older adults showed that exercise before a memory test impaired them