A new study by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health indicates that even minimal physical activity, like 35 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise each week, can reduce the risk of developing dementia by 41%. The analysis, based on activity data from nearly 90,000 adults in the U.K., found further reductions in risk with increased activity levels. The findings particularly emphasize the importance of physical activity in older adults, suggesting that even a small amount can be beneficial for dementia prevention.
Our findings suggest that increasing physical activity, even as little as five minutes per day, can reduce dementia risk in older adults.
This adds to a growing body of evidence that some exercise is better than nothing, especially with regard to an aging-related disorder that affects the brain that currently has no cure.
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