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Move Your Way to A Healthy Brain!



Most of us know someone who has Alzheimer's but did you know that physical activity is one of the known modifiable risk factors for Dementia according to the Mayo Clinic? Watching someone you love suffer from cognitive decline is heartbreaking and often you hear people wondering why it has happened and whether it may be genetics. However, knowing that physical activity is one one of the modifiable risk factors for dementia is great. Because it puts a little bit of the power in our hands.


For National Wellness Month, I want to focus on the cognitive benefits of regular exercise and ways that you can incorporate a little more movement into your day.


Cognitive Benefits of Regular Exercise

First, Let's define "regular" exercise. Don't get overwhelmed, like so many others, and associate regular exercise with hours in the gym every day of the week. That's not sustainable. A solid workout routine will consist of 30-60 minutes of physical activity two to three times a week. Maintain regular physical activity for 6 months to a year in order to see the following benefits:

  1. Can reduce risk of cognitive decline, including Dementia

  2. Can increase the size of your hippocampus (the part of your brain associated with memory formation)

  3. Can help you sleep better

  4. Can boost memory and thinking skills

  5. Promotes blood flow and the release of brain protecting chemicals

  6. Can help manage symptoms of anxiety & depression

  7. Positively impacts brain plasticity

  8. Can delay the onset or slow down the progression of Alzheimer's Disease


10 Fun Ways to Move your Body for 30 Minutes

  1. Put on your favorite playlist and dance

  2. Take your dog outside to play/walk

  3. Walk or jog while watching your favorite TV show

  4. Visit a local nature walk/state park

  5. Rollerblade/Skateboard/Bike around your neighborhood

  6. Window shop at a local mall or shopping center

  7. Plant some flowers or work in the garden

  8. Go paddleboarding or Kayaking

  9. Play with your kids at a park

  10. Play Virtual Reality games

  11. BONUS Check out the Sloth Fitness Workout Library and try out our FREE 30 Minute Beginner Yoga Video! https://www.slothfitnessstudio.com/workout-library

P.S. I know its been awhile since I've uploaded a new Barre Workout series to the Sloth Fitness Workout Library and you'll be happy to know that a new Bite-Sized Barre Series is in the works. As always, Sloth Fitness members have FREE access to all Self-Paced Programs & Workout Videos.

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