The positive benefits of regular physical activity on cognitive function are well-known
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Healthy Brain Initiative. Available at: www.cdc.gov/aging/healthybrain/index.htm. Accessed March 8, 2016.
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However, older adults experience challenges beginning or sustaining regular exercise
throughout their lives. At a time when >40 million people in the United States are
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there is a need for health care providers to advise patients and their families on
safe physical activity practice aimed to maintain or improve cognitive health.
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