Exercise keeps Alzheimer’s at bay
Taking up regular exercise in middle-age will still help keep Alzheimer’s at bay in later years, according to new research. Maintaining a healthy regime into older age is a good way to prevent b ...
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Allotments nurture health
Just half an hour a week spent down the allotment provided a work out for both body and brain, a new study suggested. Even just a small amount of time pottering around an allotment boosted feelings of ...
People with dementia urged to stay active when clocks change
People with dementia and their carers are being urged to resist the temptation to ‘hibernate’ after the clocks go back this weekend by Alzheimer’s Society. Remaining active throughout the winter and s ...
The real barriers to exercising
Open most gym brochures, fitness magazines, or adverts for sportswear and you might think that exercise and living a physically active lifestyle is the preserve of those in their twenties and thirties ...