Walking and Dementia

Do you know that walking can lower dementia risk? Walking regular is a simple yet very enjoyable habit that can help prevent dementia and reduce cognitive decline as we get older.

There are many different types and causes of dementia. And there is no single magic bullet to preventing dementia. We just got to do our best in whatever ways we can to lower our dementia risk, and one of things we can do is to learn to enjoy walking regularly.

A habit of walking regularly is powerful medicine, and helps us combat many chronic diseases, including lowering our risk of dementia and cognitive decline.

I am such an advocate of the power of walking that I often do short videos to encourage people to do so. Below is one such video I did on one of my regular walks where I shared about walking and dementia.  

Transcript of video: 
Do you want to reduce your risk of dementia?
Do you know that as many as 1 in 10 people age 60 and above has dementia?
Hi I'm Dr Chan, I'm a medical doctor from Singapore. I am already in my 50s and i certainly want to do everything that i can to reduce my risk of developing dementia.
That is why i am lacing up and walking every day everywhere anywhere rain or shine for at least 20 minutes a day,
because studies have shown that daily walking habits can help to reduce one's risk of dementia.
How i wish i had started this daily walking habit when i was younger in my 20s or 30s. But instead i have only started a daily walking habit a couple of years ago when i was already in my 50s.
But never mind, it is never too late even though the earlier the better.
How about you? Would you like to join me? Let's walk! Walk every day, walk away from dementia. I am Dr Chan, let's unlock the power of Habits as Medicine, one habit one dose one day at a time.
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Many researchers have investigated the relationship between walking and dementia, below is one of the many studies published on this subject:

Study : Walking and Dementia in Physically Capable Elderly Men

Link to study : https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/199484
Summary of study : A prospective study in physically capable older men found that greater daily walking was associated with a lower risk of dementia. Men who walked the least had about a 77% higher adjusted risk of dementia than those who walked more than 2 miles a day.

Your Takeaway about Walking and Dementia:

A daily walking habit can be very helpful medicine to help us prevent dementia and maintain our cognitive health. 

Let our daily walking habit be the health supplement that we take every day to help us maintain our cognitive health and help prevent dementia. Let's walk!
 

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