Understanding Cerebral Blood Flow Dynamics for Alzheimer's Disease Prevention Through Exercise

Aerobic session will last 30 min. The average intensity of the aerobic sessions will be 60-70% of the Maximal Heart Rate. Therefore, participant will perform a continuous moderate intensity aerobic bout of exercise on a cycle ergometer.

Resistance exercise will last 30 min at 4-6 RPE (OMNI-Resistance Exercise Scale of Perceived Exertion from 0-10). The bout of resistance exercise will include a combination of upper and lower body exercises using elastic bands and the participants' body weight as the primary resistance. Eight different exercises will be performed per set, with 40 seconds per exercise, for a total of 3 sets. The exercises are based on basic movement patterns and include: glute bridge, front plank, standing face pull, incline push-up, squat, pallof press, walking lunge and seated shoulder press.