TO YOUR HEALTH
For Longevity, Keep Moving!
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BY MONYA COHEN
Any type of movement is like Miracle-Gro for the brain . ~ John Ratey, MD 0\PDWHUQDOJUDQGPRWKHU:LQZDVERUQLQ 6KHZDVP\LQ - spiration and ahead of her time when it came to being physically ac- tive. We lived in a small town where she rode her bike and walked briskly whenever she could. She bicycled to and from work each day, DVZHOODVULGLQJKRPHWR¿[OXQFKIRUP\JUDQGIDWKHU6KHRIWHQWRRN long bike rides in the evenings. I recall riding bicycles as a family on 6XQGD\V ² ULGLQJ PLOHV WR WKH QHDUHVW WRZQ VWRSSLQJ IRU D 'DLU\ 4XHHQDQGULGLQJQLQHPLOHVKRPH+HUORYHIRUSK\VLFDODFWLYLW\FRQ - tinued into her later years when she walked on the track, continued to ULGHKHUELNHDQGVZDPWZRPLOHVDGD\0\JUDQGPRWKHUFDUULHGRQ KHUSDVVLRQIRUPRYHPHQWXQWLOVKHGLHGLQKHU ¶V8QIRUWXQDWHO\ her parts wore out before she did. There is abundant research to support how movement extends our OLIHVSDQ DQG KHDOWK VSDQ 3K\VLFDO DFWLYLW\ KDV QXPHURXV EHQH¿WV Exercise improves mental wellness and maintains our cognitive and physical functioning more than sleep and nutrition. Currently, there are podcasts, YouTube videos and books, all focusing on the impor- tance of movement. A recent literary publication, 2XWOLYH ZULWWHQ E\ 3HWHU $WWLD 0' explores the science behind living longer and healthier lives through WKHSUHYHQWLRQYHUVXVPDQDJHPHQWRIGLVHDVH+HGHVFULEHVH[HUFLVH as the “most potent longevity drug,” and believes exercise has a sig- QL¿FDQWLPSDFWRQKRZZHOLYHRXUOLYHV0RYHPHQWHYHQDPLQLPDO
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