Health Tip from Coach Nancy……

Walking promotes good physical health …

By Nancy Laytham-Jorgensen, Licensed & Certified, Medical Wellness Coach

Walking promotes good physical health. It has been proven to increase energy, improve attitude, curb appetite, help maintain healthy blood glucose levels but what more can it possibly do? A new study shows  it may also help maintain memory and cognitive function for years, a study finds.

The research, published online Wednesday in the journal Neurology, is based on a study of 299 men and women, average age 78, who were followed for nine years. The study participants were asked about their physical activity, which was calculated as number of blocks walked per week (walking was the most common exercise). Study subjects walked from zero to 300 blocks over a one-week period. High-resolution brain scans were done on the participants nine years after the beginning of the study.

The results?   The more the participants walked at the beginning of the study, the greater their brain volume nine years later!

From......Nancy Laytham,  Health and Wellness Coach,  Palm Desert