Were talking as little as just one minute a week!
Its no secret that exercise has many benefits.
Included among those 200 diseases was dementia.
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How Was This Study Conducted?
Participants were voluntarily recruited into the UK Biobank between 2006 and 2010.
The information gathered from the accelerometers was recorded in the Biobank.
For this current study, researchers chose 89,667 of the 106,053 accelerometer participants who met their criteria.
These participants were followed for just over four years on average.
During that time, 735 of them were diagnosed with dementia.
In addition to the accelerometer data, they also collected demographic and medical information for the almost 90,000 participants.
This included diagnoses of both dementia and frailty.
The reason frailty was observed is because its associated with a higher risk of dementia.
Plus, people experiencing frailty tend to be less active.
What Did This Study Find?
Several statistical analyses were run, including adjusting for certain confounding factors (like the demographics).
How Does This Apply to Real Life?
In other words, every little bit counts.
This concept may be difficult if you struggle with an all-or-nothing mindset.
Does that sound familiar?
When implementing any new habit, its important to begin with where youre at.
Its not your fault.
Its just how our brains work.
This can be done by intentionally being less efficient.
How about the study that suggestsexercising just once a weekcan reduce your diabetes risk?
These examples show that little changes to your routine can really make a difference in the long run.
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