Walking 30 minutes slows mental aging in women

A study conducted by the Foundation of Public Health at the Mutuelle Generale de l'Education Nationale in Paris, France, shows that older women who practice physical activities have less cognitive decline than the older ones sedentary. The results were published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Approximately 2800 women aged 65 and over were examined. At the beginning of the study, the volunteers responded to questionnaires about their physical activities such as walking, cycling, and, at the same time, even climbing stairs. They were then divided into five groups, based on their levels of physical activity. Two years later, they answered the same questionnaire.

They also went through a battery of cognitive tests several times, from the beginning of the study to over five years later. The results showed that women in the two most active groups had substantially lower rates of cognitive decline than those in less exercise groups.

The results showed that women in the two most active groups had substantially lower rates of cognitive decline than those in less active groups. > For researchers, a half-hour walk a day can slow mental aging by up to seven years. This is because previous studies have shown that there is a relationship between cardiac risk and cognitive decline, although little is known about it.

Mind-Protecting Leisure

Another study, published by the journal

Neurology

an official journal of the American Academy of Neurology, reveals that leisure activities among the elderly are able to protect the brain from memory loss. Nearly 500 Americans aged 75-85 years without cognitive problems were studied for an average of five years. The researchers periodically assessed the level of participation of the elderly in six different leisure activities: reading, writing, crossword puzzles, board games or letters, group discussion meetings, and the habit of playing a musical instrument. , about one-fifth of the volunteers developed dementia, and the rate of memory loss was lower among older people who had more leisure time regardless of educational level. We live in a time when we expect to live many, many thanks to the great advances of science. We know that much of our brain structure changes with aging, but we also know that these changes do not necessarily lead to loss of brain function.

It's like a tug-of-war: brain aging and on the other, a series of well-known strategies that can make the losses smaller over the years. Among these strategies, leisure activities can be placed side by side with a healthy diet and physical and intellectual activity, all of them facing the same direction: increasing our cerebral reserve. Those who have a lot of reserves may even lose a little that they will not miss so much and the educational level is one of the most important factors in our reserve.

The present study is not the first to reveal that leisure has a protective effect on the brain. We must not forget that the type of leisure can make a difference. One of the researches revealed that several leisure activities were positive to the cognitive state of the elderly, but the time they spent in front of the TV had a negative impact.

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