Nicole Spartano Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Nicole Spartano We found that poor physical fitness in midlife was linked to more rapid brain aging two decades later, this message may be especially important for people with heart disease or at risk for heart disease, in which we found an even stronger relationship between fitness and brain aging. Nicole Spartano top-news From other studies, we know that exercise training programs that improve fitness may increase blood flow and oxygen to the brain over the short term, over the course of a lifetime, improved blood flow may have an impact on brain aging and prevent cognitive decline in older age. Nicole Spartano top-news