title: The impact of long-term exercise training on psychological function in older adults.
abstract: The effect of long-term aerobic training on psychological function was examined in 87 sedentary older adults who engaged in a year-long endurance exercise training program compared with a nonexercising control group. In addition to improved cardiovascular fitness, a positive change in self-reported morale was found for the exercise condition. Of the cognitive functions measured, a significant effect was noted for the Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS) Logical Memory subtest; however, this effect was caused by a decline in performance from pre- to posttesting in the control group. Long-term exercise training had little, if any, effect on improving cognitive function in this older adult sample.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Washington University.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Storandt
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malley
mesh_terms: D000339:Affect / Q000502:physiology*; D000368:Aged; D001290:Attitude; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005221:Fatigue / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008570:Memory, Short-Term / Q000502:physiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D010809:Physical Fitness; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology; D011659:Pulmonary Gas Exchange / Q000502:physiology