Frontiers in Sport Research, 2023, 5(4); doi: 10.25236/FSR.2023.050407.
Chenxiao Han1, Yaoming Jia2, Shibo Yu3, Yuming Zhang1, Houbo Hu4
1School of Education, Tibet University, Lhasa, Tibet, 850000, China
2Bangxin Primary School, Nyingchi, Tibet, 860799, China
3Beijing Primary School Kindergarten, Lhasa, Tibet, 850000, China
4Branch of the First Kindergarten in Chengguan District, Lhasa, Tibet, 850000, China
Moderate exercise can improve the health level and cognitive function of individuals. Previous studies have shown that the improvement effect will vary with age and population, and the sensitivity of cognitive function to exercise in different groups is different. This paper will summarize the differences and similarities of exercise intervention effects and the mechanism behind it from four groups of people who have been paid a lot of attention by researchers, including children, adolescents, the elderly and patients with cognitive deficits, in order to find out suitable exercise ways for different groups of people to improve their cognitive function and provide help.
Exercise; Cognitive function; Different people; Mode of movement
Chenxiao Han, Yaoming Jia, Shibo Yu, Yuming Zhang, Houbo Hu. Effects of aerobic exercise on cognitive function in different populations. Frontiers in Sport Research (2023) Vol. 5, Issue 4: 32-37. https://doi.org/10.25236/FSR.2023.050407.
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