A recently published report from the long running Framingham Heart Study, suggests that even a little bit of exercise will keep your brain from shrinking.
How little?
It is estimated that 1 hour of light exercise a week, would avoid 1.1 years of normal brain shrinkage (.22% volume).
“We observed that people who are doing just a little bit more activity, even light-intensity activity, have larger brains than those doing very little,” said lead author Nicole Spartano, PhD.
>> Original Article Here
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