Walk regularly to combat brain aging

A new Italian study finds: walking or exercising regularly for people age 65 or older can reduce the risk of schizophrenia.

Vascular failure is the second most common form after brain failure of schizophrenia.

The study was conducted in 4 years with the participation of 749 grandparents and grandma over 65 years old but the memory is still clear. The team monitored some activities such as walking, climbing stairs, doing housework, gardening and carpentry. After 4 years, 54 participants with cerebral palsy and 27 people with vascular insufficiency.

The results of the study are published in the journal Neurology.

Through monitoring, participants are divided into 3 equal groups. It is noteworthy that group 1 (including those who consume the most energy when participating in activities), and group 3 (including those who consume the least energy). The study showed that for walking activities, group 1 reduced the risk of vascular insufficiency by 27% compared to group 3. For the remaining activities, the risk of vascular insufficiency also decreased by 29% in group 1. Consider Overall on the total number of activities, the risk of disease in group 1 decreased by 24%.

Dr. Giovanni Ravaglia of the University of Medicine S. Orsola Malpighi in Bologna said: 'The results suggest that moderate physical activity such as walking or combined physical activities can reduce the risk of vascular insufficiency in Elderly'.

'It is worth noting that even simple or complex physical activity has a positive effect on the mind, ' emphasizes Ravaglia.

The research team proposed a deeper understanding of how physical activity helps prevent vascular failure.