If You Don’t Exercise Now, Your Brain Will Probably Shrink In 20 Years!
We tend to relate exercise with weight loss, but what we don’t realise is that it has several other benefits as well. One of the main benefits of exercise is that it protects the brain against age-related cognitive decline. Put simply, it keeps your mind sharp as you get older and prevents scary diseases like Alzheimer’s and dementia. Exercise also improves your memory and reduces your stress levels.
As if that weren’t impressive enough, here’s another way that exercise benefits the brain.
A new study has found that exercise prevents brain shrinkage.
A new study published in the journal Neurology found that not exercising in your 30s and 40s can cause your brain to become smaller over the years. The researchers studied over 1,500 men and women who didn’t suffer from heart disease or dementia. They assessed the participants’ fitness levels at the beginning of the study and then again 20 years later, and conducted MRI scans. The people with lower exercise capacities in middle age were more likely to have smaller brains, as compared to those who were physically fit.
Can’t say we’re surprised. If you want to stop shrinkage, start moving!
