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Looking forward to this - effects of exercise on the cardiovascular system after stroke by @Sandy_REACHLab I am going to do my best to tweet #accessible #plainlanguage points as we go in this thread. @StrokeBrainPRC @strokeCRE @BelgianBenny @merry_burke @gillyminn
Exercise after stroke improves the health of all blood vessels in the arms and legs, even if arms and legs are weaker after #stroke Full paper here https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23111686/
As soon as you start #exercising, blood flow to your brain increases a lot
As you get older, it takes about a minute longer for blood flow to the brain to get going with #exercise, but it still happens. You only need moderate intensity #exercise. This means being a little bit out of breath, but still able to talk
Some people after #stroke don't get as much increase in blood flow to the brain than others when they #exercise. We are not sure why this is yet. Could be due to pre-stroke fitness or amount of regular #exercise Full paper here https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31691542/
Having a second #stroke seems to affect blood flow even more. More reasons to reduce risk for second #strokes. ( #exercise and #healthyeating a really important part of this - shameless reminder of our current #research!) https://twitter.com/HMRIAustralia/status/1251761206626566146
@alicen_whitaker just published a paper that summarised all the evidence for high intensity #exercise training on cardiovascular health ( https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33119691/ ). She is starting a study now to see if this works for people with #stroke
That's a wrap - take home message #exercise is good for the #brain!
(GIF: cartoon brain doing squats)
Thank you @Sandy_REACHLab @alicen_whitaker
(GIF: cartoon brain doing squats)
Thank you @Sandy_REACHLab @alicen_whitaker
