1 Children's Health and Exercise Research Centre, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK 2 Health and Use of Time Group, Sanson Institute for Health Research, University of South Australia, Adelaide, ...

People have been told over and over the benefits of exercise as they age: brain health, heart health and cancer prevention.

An emerging body of multidisciplinary literature has documented the beneficial influence of physical activity engendered through aerobic exercise on selective aspects of brain function.