The Walking
Report
Are you a speed demon or more of a stroller? If people think
you're a New Yorker simply by the speed of your stride, you're in luck. The same
study found that those who walked at a brisk clip had a much lower risk of
developing dementia than their tortoise-paced counterparts. Those with a slower
walking speed in middle age were one and a half times more likely to develop
dementia. “Walking speed can be a great test of general frailty, and since
walking is not exactly simple (you have to look where you’re going and plan
ahead) the time it takes you to process this information can be a measurement of
how damaged the brain is,” says Dr. Camargo.
**Even if you are that turtle pacer...walk , walk walk,,,try to make a goal to get 10,000 steps in a day!
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