Effects of a laboratory-based aerobic exercise intervention on brain volume and cardiovascular health markers: protocol for a randomised clinical trial

Introduction Physical activity (PA) has beneficial effects on brain health and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Yet, we know little about whether PA-induced changes to physiological mediators of CVD risk influence brain health and whether benefits to brain health may also explain PA-induced improv...

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Main Authors: Kirk I Erickson, Matthew F Muldoon, Stephen B Manuck, Anna L Marsland, Cristina Molina Hidalgo, Audrey M Collins, Mary E Crisafio, George Grove, Thomas W Kamarck, Chaeryon Kang, Regina L Leckie, Madison MacDonald, Javier Rasero, Mark R Scudder, Daniel Velazquez-Diaz, Timothy Verstynen, Lu Wan, Peter J Gianaros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-11-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/11/e077905.full