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text: lifting weights could ward off dementia and make you smarter 
    by vicki batts tags weight lifting  dementia  brain health naturalnews there are many reasons to partake in strength training weightbaring exercises are known for their health benefits but could lifting weights also boost your brain recent research indicates that may just be the caseto begin the study researchers asked a group of people aged  to  to engage in a mix of weight lifting and brain training exercises all of the people who partook in the study had been diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment which is a precursor to alzheimers disease  and is an early sign of dementiawhile this particular study did not examine whether the benefits of exercise could be extended to the general population the results were quite impressive published in the journal of the american geriatrics society  the study found that weightbaring exercises could indeed provide some brain benefits the researchers found a casual relationship between an increase in muscle strength and an increase in brain function on that basis the team recommended that more people begin a strength training regime so that the worlds aging population can hopefully be a little healthier it is currently projected that about  million people will have dementia by the year the same team behind this most recent research also published a paper in  that revealed that weight training provided cognitive benefits to just about every area of the brain  something cognitive training failed to dowhile discussing their most recent data one of the studys researchers dr yorgi mavros of sydney university commented what we found in this followup study is that the improvement in cognition function was related to their muscle strength gains the stronger people became the greater the benefit for their brainfor the strength training study participants were asked to lift weights that were equivalent to about  percent of their maximum capacity twice a week for six months  similar to the way in which many athletes train and as the participants got stronger the amount of weight they lifted went up as well in order to maintain the desired  percent of their maximum effortbrain scans revealed that certain regions of the brain actually increased in size for those who took part in the exercise regime dr mavros says that the benefits were profound enough to warrant recommending weight training for everyonethe more we can get people doing resistance training like weight lifting  the more likely we are to have a healthier ageing population he told the independent  dr mavros also added that the best way to ensure that you get the most benefit from exercise is by maintaining a regular routine exercising frequently and with some intensity is key to getting the most out of what youre doingthis new research is not the first to suggest that exercise can provide benefits to brain health  the body of research linking physical exercise to better cognitive function has only continued to grow over the last several years science has indicated that in addition to better mental health exercise can also promote both better memory and concentrationdr james pickett head of research at the alzheimers society also had a few things to say about this new study he noted new research is beginning to unravel how physical exercise may have benefits for the brain as people get older this study suggests that people with minor memory and thinking problems known as mild cognitive impairment may benefit from weight training to improve their brain healthpickett also noted that while it is not yet clear if exercise can reverse dementia they do know that it is one of the most important factors in its prevention along with being active he says that not smoking and eating a healthy balanced diet are all essential to reducing the risk sources