DUBAI: With taking 10,000 steps a day becoming more and more popular as it is the rough equivalent of 30 minutes of activity as recommended by the Surgeon General, it should also be noted that walking also has a lot of positive results, among them positive brain changes.
“As a study reveals, low impact aerobic exercises, like walking, prevent early dementia, reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, and improve overall mental health. Not to mention reducing mental stress and maintaining a higher level of endorphins,” noted an article posted on Bright Side, a portal on life hacks that promotes inspiration, creativity and wonder.
Meantime, Express has reported that Canadian researchers may have discovered a way to stave off its effects, which include difficulties thinking, problem-solving and language.
Citing a study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, an Express report said the researchers have discovered that older people who walked regularly reduced symptoms of mild cognitive impairment.
“They needed to walk for just three hours per week – or around 25 minutes per day – for six months to experience the benefits in improved reaction times and other boosts to brain function,” the report said.
Walking, meantime, can also improve eyesight, prevent heart diseases, increase lung volume, be beneficial to the pancreas, improve digestion, tone muscles, make bones and joints sturdier, and cause back pain relief.
