“Virtually everything about Alzheimer’s and other dementia appears to be mitigated by physical exercise,” he said. “I think that this study serves to make that case even more compelling.”
The bottom line, Fleischman said, is to do some kind of safe and enjoyable movement daily to protect motor function from brain injury that may occur as you get older.
The message she said she gives patients is: “You do not have to be marathon runners.”
via Exercise’s Effect on Brain May Boost Mobility in Old Age – US News.