Want to stay young for long? A daily bout of physical exercise, especially dancing, can help reverse the signs of ageing in the brain as well as delay the onset of age-related diseases like Alzheimer’s, according to a study.

It is known that physical exercise has the beneficial effect of slowing down or even counteracting age-related decline in mental and physical capacity.

However, the new study demonstrated that dancing has the most profound anti-ageing effect on the brain in the elderly.

It also helps increase balance as well as improve sensorimotor, visual and vestibular information — the three involved sensory systems.

While “physical activity is one of the lifestyle factors that can counteract several risk factors and slowing down age-related decline. ...Read more

Source web page:Indian Express