Strength training can help protect the brain from degeneration

Brawn can be good for the brain

Regular exercise in general has shown to reduce the risk of developing dementia by about 28%. For Alzheimer's disease specifically, the risk was reduced by 45%. These numbers come from an analysis that combined results of 16 studies into exercise and dementia.

For the first time, an intervention - lifting weights - has been able to slow and even halt degeneration, over a long period, in brain areas particularly vulnerable to Alzheimer's disease.

Researchers have found that six months of strength training (lifting weights) can help protect brain areas especially vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease up to one year later.

Follow the links below to read more.

Physical activity and the risk of dementia | Alzheimer's Society (alzheimers.org.uk)

Strength training can help protect the brain from degeneration - The University of Sydney