Benefits of exercising outdoors 'could include avoiding Alzheimer's'
10/11/2009 Exercise can fend off Alzheimer's, according to new research conducted in the US.
A new study suggests one way to avoid the risk of developing Alzheimer's is to build up your muscles by exercising outdoors.
Researchers at Chicago's Alzheimer's Disease Centre discovered that those older people who work out and keep up their muscle strength are less likely to lose their mental functions or develop Alzheimer's.
The people involved in the muscle study averaged 80 years of age, and only one-eighth of them developed symptoms of Alzheimer's.
According to the study published in the Archives of Neurology, among the 900 older adults involved in the research, those who were initially stronger had a smaller chance of getting Alzheimer's in the future.
Muscle strength was also tied to a lower risk of developing mild cognitive impairment, the precursor to Alzheimer's disease, the study found.
Research in the US conducted earlier in the year found that eating a curry once or twice a week could help fend off Alzheimer's.
Professor Murali Doraiswamy from Duke University in North Carolina claims there is evidence to suggest that people who eat a curry two or three times a week have a lower risk of dementia.
A new study suggests one way to avoid the risk of developing Alzheimer's is to build up your muscles by exercising outdoors.
Researchers at Chicago's Alzheimer's Disease Centre discovered that those older people who work out and keep up their muscle strength are less likely to lose their mental functions or develop Alzheimer's.
The people involved in the muscle study averaged 80 years of age, and only one-eighth of them developed symptoms of Alzheimer's.
According to the study published in the Archives of Neurology, among the 900 older adults involved in the research, those who were initially stronger had a smaller chance of getting Alzheimer's in the future.
Muscle strength was also tied to a lower risk of developing mild cognitive impairment, the precursor to Alzheimer's disease, the study found.
Research in the US conducted earlier in the year found that eating a curry once or twice a week could help fend off Alzheimer's.
Professor Murali Doraiswamy from Duke University in North Carolina claims there is evidence to suggest that people who eat a curry two or three times a week have a lower risk of dementia.
