Exercise for Brain Health in the Fight Against Alzheimer's Disease

Exclusion Criteria

• •Neurological illnesses/conditions such as cerebral palsy, epi¬lepsy, brain tumor, chronic meningitis, multiple scle¬rosis, pernicious anemia, normal-pressure hydrocephalus, HIV infection, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease
• •Untreated hypertension, glaucoma, and chronic obstructive pul¬monary disease
• •Untreated severe major depression
• •Substance abuse or dependence
• •Current use of psychoactive medications, except selective serotonin/norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor antidepressants
• •Use of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (e.g., Aricept)
• •Unstable or severe cardiovascular disease or asthmatic condition
• •History of transient ischemic attack, cerebral ischemia, or clinically diagnosed stroke
• •Diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment or dementia, or objective evidence of cognitive impairment