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Healthy living 6 October 2026

Three months of online workouts lifted mood in middle age, but did not sharpen memory

In the NeuroFit trial, inactive adults aged 45 to 65 did 30-minute live online classes three times a week. Their mood improved compared with a control group; the memory skill the trial was designed to test did not.

Randomized trial in people

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