At Ocean Pacific Gym, we're not just about building muscle—we're dedicated to enhancing your mental capacity for the long haul. Today, Health and wellness mean more than achieving a perfect physique; they are about boosting cognitive function and extending mental sharpness to extend the overall quality of your life.
Research shows that aerobic exercise and resistance training can significantly improve cognitive and executive functioning*, making them essential for those looking for more than just a fit body but one with cognitive longevity. Aging may be inevitable, but with the right exercise regimen, we can work with our bodies to maintain and IMPROVE mental sharpness over time.
*Executive Functioning is a set of cognitive processes that help people to plan and execute tasks. These are everyday skills that allow for optimal performance such as focused attention, organization, planning, problem-solving, and emotional regulation.
Recent studies have dug into how exercise impacts cognitive function, examining variables such as frequency, intensity, duration, type, volume, and progression. A review published in Ageing Research Reviews ((https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1568163723002751) analyzed 54 randomized controlled trials involving 6,277 participants across various age groups. The findings proved there were indeed benefits of structured exercise on cognitive outcomes like executive function*, memory, attention, and information processing.
The research points out that aerobic exercise performed at moderate levels of duration, frequency, intensity, and overall length yields the greatest improvements in global cognition. Meanwhile, resistance training shows up as particularly beneficial for enhancing executive function*. Additionally, mind-body exercises such as yoga, tai chi and even jiu-jitsu, when practiced with moderate frequency and intensity, also show promising benefits for memory.
Notably, older adults tend to gain the biggest and most significant cognitive benefits from exercise interventions however they are all cumulative. This just proves the importance a structured and balanced fitness program has on our cognitive health as we age.
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At Ocean Pacific Gym, the best gym in San Diego, we're proud to lead the charge in integrating physical fitness with cognitive health, ensuring our members thrive both physically and mentally. Join us in training for the brain not just the gains and discover a smarter approach to lifelong health and wellness.
Join us in one of our Vinyasa Yoga classes or meet us on the mat for our NO-GI jiu-jitsu classes. Classes are offered daily and are completely FREE to members. Not to mention all our incredible amenities such as salt rooms, saunas, and hot and cold plunges all to help stimulate and promote cognition and cognitive activation.
We are here for your brain and here for your gains.
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