Walking Speed, Age and Cognitive Ability
On the British Psychologist Society Research blog they have a study that compares walking speed with cognitive ability in older adults (70 years + ). They found that those people who walked slowly also had the lowest cognitive skills. Its not clear however how or if one effects the other.
Among the elderly, slower walkers have slower brains
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January 26th, 2008
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