Ronald M. Lazar, PhD, FAHA, FAAN, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, briefly discusses the role of exercise in the prevention of cognitive decline. Exercise modulates all other physiological risk factors, including sleep, stress, blood pressure, and cholesterol, which play a role in the onset and progression of cognitive decline. Aerobic exercise is widely believed to the most significant, and the American Heart Association recommends 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise or 75 minutes of high-intensity exercise each week. Prof. Lazar highlights that exercise is a tool which should be used in conjugation with other lifestyle changes, such as diet, to control multiple risk factors and have a favorable effect on cognition. This interview took place at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting 2024 in Denver, CO.
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