As Little As 5 Minutes Of Exercise May Keep The Brain Healthy

She is the co-lead author of a new study recently published in the journal Age and Ageing , which showed that as little as 5 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity can potentially help keep the brain healthy as we age.

For this study, researchers analyzed health data from 585 older adults between the ages of 65 to 80 who participated in the U.S.-based IGNITE study .

This study examined the relationship between a person's activities over a 24-hour period — sleeping, sedentary time, light physical activity, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity — to their cognitive performance.

"Prior science was limited due to statistical challenges, which we were able to overcome in our paper using novel techniques," she continued. "Therefore, we examined 24-hour time-use composition in order to understand whether the way time is used across the day may be differentially related to cognitive function in late adulthood."

At the study's conclusion, Collins and her team found that participants who spent more time during the day performing moderate-to-vigorous physical activity had significantly better:

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