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Evidence suggests Walking mayincreaseExecutive function.
4 studies (7 claims)
Emerging evidence
Study Claims
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Type | Population | Dosage | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| walking interventions | Increases - improved | executive function | Human | older adults | At least 40 minutes per session, three times per week. | Walking Interventions and Cognitive Health in Older Adults: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. |
| walking interventions | Increases - may improve | executive function | Human | older adults | At least 40 minutes per session, three times per week. | Walking Interventions and Cognitive Health in Older Adults: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. |
| a home-based, self-managed, moderate intensity walking intervention | No effect - had no effect on | executive function | Human | breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy | Moderate-intensity walking (specific frequency/duration not detailed). | Does walking protect against decline in cognitive functioning among breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy? Results from a small randomised controlled trial.cited 43× |
| active tDCS and rehabilitation with complex walking tasks (Active/Complex) | Increases - showed the greatest gains | executive function | Human | participants | Active tDCS was delivered at 2 mA intensity for 20 minutes per session. | Combining Frontal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation With Walking Rehabilitation to Enhance Mobility and Executive Function: A Pilot Clinical Trial.cited 11× |
| frontal tDCS added to walking rehabilitation | Increases - indicate a potential improvement | executive function | Human | — | Active tDCS was delivered at 2 mA intensity for 20 minutes per session. | Combining Frontal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation With Walking Rehabilitation to Enhance Mobility and Executive Function: A Pilot Clinical Trial.cited 11× |
| walking rehabilitation combined with tDCS | Increases - is feasible, safe, and shows preliminary efficacy | walking and executive function | Human | — | Active tDCS was delivered at 2 mA intensity for 20 minutes per session. | Combining Frontal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation With Walking Rehabilitation to Enhance Mobility and Executive Function: A Pilot Clinical Trial.cited 11× |
| Nordic walking (aerobic exercise) | Increases - showed improvements | executive function | Human | 88 healthy older adults without dementia or sarcopenia | 30 minutes, three times per week. | Effects of Two Short-Term Aerobic Exercises on Cognitive Function in Healthy Older Adults during COVID-19 Confinement in Japan: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 11× |