title: [Age-specific dynamics of mental working capacity in different regimens of locomotor activity].
abstract: The present study included a total of 392 practically healthy men aged between 40 and 79 years differing in the character of routine locomotor activity and the training status (from masters of sport of international grade to the subjects who had never been engaged in sporting activities). They were divided into 4 groups each comprised of subjects ranged by age with a ten-year interval. Their mental working capacity was estimated from the results of the correction test. The study demonstrated that the subjects characterized by a high level of day-to-day locomotor activity have higher indices of attention intensity and information processing speed compared with the age-matched ones leading a relatively sedentary lifestyle. Moreover, they have better chances to retain the mental working capacity up to the age of 70 years.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Miakotnykh
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Khodasevich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016743:Mental Competency; D008606:Mental Processes / Q000502:physiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*