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xchrom

(108,903 posts) Tue Oct 23, 2012, 06:30 AM Oct 2012

Exercising in your 70s 'may stop brain shrinkage'

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-20026099

Regular exercise protects the brain, experts suspect

Exercising in your 70s may stop your brain from shrinking and showing the signs of ageing linked to dementia, say experts from Edinburgh University.

Brain scans of 638 people past the age of retirement showed those who were most physically active had less brain shrinkage over a three-year period.

Exercise did not have to be strenuous - going for a walk several times a week sufficed, the journal Neurology says.

But giving the mind a workout by doing a tricky crossword had little impact.

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Exercising in your 70s 'may stop brain shrinkage' (Original Post) xchrom Oct 2012 OP

Re:Exercise nelson554 Nov 2012 #1

I wonder if these people also were physically active all their lives. Chemisse Nov 2012 #2

Exercise for brain health Joseph125 Feb 2013 #3

True. alexander9 Mar 2013 #4

nelson554

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1. Re:Exercise

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 09:38 AM

Nov 2012

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I am sure about that exercise get us many healthy benefit daily exercise prevent us many disease and running and rope jump is much better for those people they have extra weight.

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Chemisse

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2. I wonder if these people also were physically active all their lives.

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Sun Nov 25, 2012, 09:33 PM

Nov 2012

The article doesn't say how the study was designed, although it certainly implies it's 'never too late.'

Joseph125

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3. Exercise for brain health

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Tue Feb 12, 2013, 12:43 PM

Feb 2013

Exercise is good to stop the brain shrinkage at the old ages.
Our old person should must do some light exercises for the good physical and brain health.
Yoga is most effective exercise to improve the brain health at the old age.

alexander9

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4. True.

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Tue Mar 19, 2013, 08:33 AM

Mar 2013

Very nice information i completely agree with you,When it comes to exercising it plays a very important role in our overall physic especially in keeping us physically and mentally healthy.

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