Agricultural or gardening physical activity
1 paper5 findings
- 1 lab in 1 country
- Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- Human trial1
Outcomes
4Cognitive function
upin humans1
1 study
Cognitive function
upin humans1
Agricultural or gardening physical activity improves cognitive function in humans.
“cognitive scores (as assessed by the Hasegawa Dementia Scale-Revised) were higher in the AGPA group than in the control group”
Humansn = 161
Frontiers in aging neuroscience2 Dec 2025
Cerebral white matter hyperintensities
downin humans1
1 study
Cerebral white matter hyperintensities
downin humans1
Agricultural or gardening physical activity decreases cerebral white matter hyperintensities in humans.
“cerebral white matter hyperintensities caused by reduced blood flow to brain tissue and stroke prevalence were lower”
Humansbrainn = 161
Frontiers in aging neuroscience2 Dec 2025
Executive cognitive function
upin humans1
1 study
Executive cognitive function
upin humans1
Agricultural or gardening physical activity improves executive cognitive function in humans.
“simulated AGPA reduced arterial stiffness, improved executive cognitive function”
Human trial40-minmalesn = 12
Frontiers in aging neuroscience2 Dec 2025
Arterial stiffness
downin humans1
1 study
Arterial stiffness
downin humans1
Agricultural or gardening physical activity decreases arterial stiffness in humans.
“simulated AGPA reduced arterial stiffness”
Human trial40-minmalesn = 12
Frontiers in aging neuroscience2 Dec 2025
Associations
1Stroke
downin humans1
1 study
Stroke
downin humans1
Agricultural or gardening physical activity lowers the risk of stroke in humans.
“stroke prevalence were lower, and cognitive scores (as assessed by the Hasegawa Dementia Scale-Revised) were higher in the AGPA group than in the control group”
Humansn = 161
Frontiers in aging neuroscience2 Dec 2025