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Evidence suggests Walking mayincreaseMemory.
10 studies (12 claims)
Moderate consensus
Typical effective dose 60 (60–60) %across 1 dosed study
Study Claims
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Type | Population | Dosage | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| immediate treadmill walking interventions with moderate intensity at 40% to 60% maximal heart rate | Increases - significantly improved | objective cognitive domains of spatial working memory | Human | cancer survivors | Moderate intensity at 40-60% maximal heart rate. | The Effect of Walking Intervention on Cognitive Function Among Patients With Non-Central Nervous System Cancer: A Systematic Review.cited 3× |
| Walking intervention with moderate intensity | Increases - is a beneficial approach to improve | objective cognitive domains of spatial working memory | Human | — | Moderate intensity at 40-60% maximal heart rate. | The Effect of Walking Intervention on Cognitive Function Among Patients With Non-Central Nervous System Cancer: A Systematic Review.cited 3× |
| aerobic walking group | Increases - positive change correlated with improved | episodic memory performance | Human | healthy older adults (n = 180, 60-79 years) | Not specified | White matter plasticity in healthy older adults: The effects of aerobic exercise.cited 56× |
| walking interventions | Increases - improved | memory | 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 | memory | 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 or flexibility, toning, and balance group | No effect - was not significantly impacted | subjective memory impairment (SMI) | Human | community-dwelling older adults | Not specified | Subjective memory impairment and well-being in community-dwelling older adults.cited 35× |
| a home-based, self-managed, moderate intensity walking intervention | No effect - had no effect on | memory | 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× |
| treadmill walking exercise training | Increases - informing subsequent RCTs for developing | learning and memory | Human | cognitively impaired persons with MS | Supervised treadmill walking exercise training three times per week. | Rationale and design of a single-blind, randomised controlled trial of exercise training for managing learning and memory impairment in persons with multiple sclerosis.cited 9× |
| treadmill walking exercise training | No effect - examines effects on | learning and memory performance | Human | persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) who have objective impairments in learning new information | Supervised treadmill walking exercise training three times per week. | Rationale and design of a single-blind, randomised controlled trial of exercise training for managing learning and memory impairment in persons with multiple sclerosis.cited 9× |
| treadmill walking exercise training | Increases - moderate-to-large intervention effects | measures of verbal learning and memory | Human | 11 fully-ambulatory persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) who demonstrated impairments in new learning | Not specified (supervised treadmill walking exercise training). | Effects of walking exercise training on learning and memory and hippocampal neuroimaging outcomes in MS: A targeted, pilot randomized controlled trial.cited 22× |
| treadmill walking exercise training | Increases - moderate-to-large intervention effects | measures of visuospatial learning and memory | Human | 11 fully-ambulatory persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) who demonstrated impairments in new learning | Not specified (supervised treadmill walking exercise training). | Effects of walking exercise training on learning and memory and hippocampal neuroimaging outcomes in MS: A targeted, pilot randomized controlled trial.cited 22× |
| walking capacity | Increases - Positive and significant associations were observed | memory | Human | patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease | Not specified | Association between physical activity and walking capacity with cognitive function in peripheral artery disease patients.cited 22× |
| home-based moderate intensity walking intervention | No effect - will deliver | changes in an objective measure of memory assessed using the Digit Span | Human | women diagnosed with breast cancer mid-way through their chemotherapy treatment | Moderate-intensity walking (specific frequency/duration not detailed). | Can physical activity help to maintain cognitive functioning and psychosocial well-being among breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy? A randomised controlled trial: study protocol.cited 11× |