In a recent study, older adults who engaged in either moderate intensity aerobic training or stretching, balance, and range-of-motion exercises for 12 months maintained their cognition without decline.
The Honest Point:
Use It or Lose It Applies to More than Just Muscles.
Physical Inactivity = Behavioral Disorder?
In health, the gold standard is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being. This state is weakened by physical inactivity which involves a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, cancer, depression, and obesity. Physical inactivity is a clinically significant disturbance in an individual’s behavior, which is the definition of a behavioral disorder. Therefore, physical inactivity should be treated as such.
