The journal, Medical News Today, is reporting on a new study by the Mayo Clinic that suggests aerobic exercise, defined as any physical activity that raises the heart rate and increases the body’s need for oxygen, may cut the risk of dementia and slow its progress once it starts. And those seniors who cannot get to the gym should not be discouraged: the Mayo researchers said that walking and doing chores around the house can have a similar effect.
Essentially, the researchers reviewed the scientific research on the subject, including animal studies and observational ones, and concluded that exercise can be a disease-modifying strategy to both prevent dementia and mild cognitive impairment and modify the impairment if it has already begun.
