If a great white shark stops swimming, it will die. Its body doesn't pump water through its gills. It relies on water flowing through its open mouth and gills as it swims. No movement, no water flow, no oxygen. Dead shark.
People also need to move. If we stay still, we may not die as soon as a shark, but we will die sooner than otherwise, and typically with more disease and pain. Movement is life.
Movement can take any form. Walking is the most essential, but all activity is life-giving. It doesn't matter if you are pushing a lawnmower, carrying groceries, or walking the dog, you can call it "exercise." And exercise can save both your body and your brain.
Exercise is perhaps the single most important thing you can do to prevent Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, suggests research. "Regular exercise can reduce the risk of developing dementia by about 28%. For Alzheimer's disease specifically, the risk was reduced by 45%," according to an analysis of 16 studies done by the Alzheimer's Society in the UK...
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