Fitness and cognitive performance in urban Latin Americans

Asociado a Proyecto 723-B3-339 (FUNDEVI # 2791-01). Edad, Fase 1: envejecimiento saludable en zonas urbanas y rurales. (EDAD, Phase 1: Healthy Aging in Urban and Rural Areas. EDAD "The Epidemiology and Development of Alzheimer´s Disease)". NIH –Fogarty Grant Number: 1R21TW009665 – 01. Fogarty International Center (FIC), National Institute of Health (NIH). Universidad de Kansas-Universidad de Costa RicaOur group recently conducted a randomized clinical trial in US dwelling older adults that indicated increasing cardiorespiratory fitness (measured by VO2 peak on treadmill) resulted in better visuospatial cognition in active healthy older adults. Maximizing an individual’s cardiorespiratory fitness was the most important therapeutic target for achieving cognitive benefit. The Epidemiology and Development of Alzheimer’s Disease (EDAD; R21TW009665) examined the role of fitness on cognitive performance in urban dwelling Costa Rican’sUniversidad de Costa Rica/[723-B3-339]/UCR/Costa RicaUCR::Vicerrectoría de Investigación::Unidades de Investigación::Ciencias Sociales::Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas (IIP)UCR::Vicerrectoría de Investigación::Unidades de Investigación::Ciencias Sociales::Centro de Investigación en Ciencias del Movimiento Humano (CIMOHU