Aerobic exercise may reduce the risk of dementia

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-09/mc-aem090711.php

Public release date: 7-Sep-2011
Contact: Brian Kilen
Mayo Clinic
Aerobic exercise may reduce the risk of dementia, Mayo Clinic researchers say

ROCHESTER, Minn. - Any exercise that gets the heart pumping may reduce the risk of dementia and slow the condition's progression once it starts, reported a Mayo Clinic study published this month in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Researchers examined the role of aerobic exercise in preserving cognitive abilities and concluded that it should not be overlooked as an important therapy against dementia.

The researchers broadly defined exercise as enough aerobic physical activity to raise the heart rate and increase the body's need for oxygen. Examples include walking, gym workouts and activities at home such as shoveling snow or raking leaves.

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