[Ija]

A cool article in the NY Times I wanted to share, A Better Brain After Weight Lifting. Here's an excerpt:


Researchers in British Columbia randomly assigned 155 women ages 65 to 75 either to strength training with dumbbells and weight machines once or twice a week, or to a comparison group doing balance and toning exercises.

A year later, the women who did strength training had improved their performance on tests of so-called executive function by 10.9 percent to 12.6 percent, while those assigned to balance and toning exercises experienced a slight deterioration — 0.5 percent. The improvements in the strength training group included an enhanced ability to make decisions, resolve conflicts and focus on subjects without being distracted by competing stimuli.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/0...eight-lifting/

Cheers, lady lifters!

[WaterRat]

Originally Posted by Ija

A cool article in the NY Times I wanted to share, A Better Brain After Weight Lifting. Here's an excerpt:


Researchers in British Columbia randomly assigned 155 women ages 65 to 75 either to strength training with dumbbells and weight machines once or twice a week, or to a comparison group doing balance and toning exercises.

A year later, the women who did strength training had improved their performance on tests of so-called executive function by 10.9 percent to 12.6 percent, while those assigned to balance and toning exercises experienced a slight deterioration — 0.5 percent. The improvements in the strength training group included an enhanced ability to make decisions, resolve conflicts and focus on subjects without being distracted by competing stimuli.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/0...eight-lifting/

Cheers, lady lifters!

I knew there was a reason that I was lifting.

[Eliana]

I wonder if it has anything to do with confidence. My confidence soars when I weight lift and I'm better able to focus on the task at hand rather than thinking about my inequalities.