14 DAY TRIAL // Exercising for a short while every day turns out to be a great way of keeping Alzheimer's Disease at bay, the results of a new study show. Interestingly, the effect was found to hold true even for people older than 80.
Rush University Medical Center investigators say that physical activity may refer to everything that keeps you active, ranging from cleaning to running or doing push-ups. As long as you do not lead a sedentary lifestyle, you should be good.
This suggests that even seniors who can no longer do regular exercises can safeguard themselves against this neurodegenerative form of dementia. The new study was carried out on 716 participants.
Alzheimer's is bound to become one of the most common medical conditions in the developed world over the next few decades, as the number of seniors continues to increase, PsychCentral reports.