We can avoid dementia in our old age by cycling in our middle age!!
Our memory, thinking and everyday life are affected by one important condition named dementia.
Many elderly persons these days have Alzheimer`s disease or AD, which is a leading form of dementia and they find it very difficult. We could lower the chances of dementia in us by means of physical activity, especially cycling. It is noteworthy that cycling is a low impact physical activity that would improve our heart as well as brain health.
It was brought out by a research study that those who do cycling in their middle age have low chances of developing dementia in their later stage. Point to be noted is that cycling daily would reduce dementia risk by 19 percent and the risk of AD would be reduced by 22 percent.
How can cycling lower dementia risk in us?
It has been revealed by research that regular cycling could
Improve cognitive ability:
By cycling, cognitive function in elderly persons would get improved and this includes memory attention and processing speed etc.
Lowers inflammation in us:
One important risk factor for dementia is inflammation. It must be noted that by cycling we would be able to lower inflammation in us.
Promote blood flow to brain:
By cycling, blood flow to the brain would get better. This would help us to have healthy brain function.
Boost mood and lower stress etc:
By cycling, endorphins would get released and cortisol levels would get reduced. By this, issues like stress, anxiety and depression would get alleviated.
Conclusion:
Cycling would improve our brain health by boosting our cognitive function, by reducing the risk of dementia in us plus by boosting our mood and by increasing BDNF or brain derived neurotrophic factor
