Physical activity has been shown to improve your memory, help you think, and minimize anxiety and depressionBut a new study shows that for older adults, regular exercise alone isn’t enough to reduce Alzheimer’s disease risk — they also need to spend less time sitting
“A lot of times, people think if they’re physically active, then they’re good,” says Marissa Gogniat, PhD, the study’s lead author and an assistant professor of neurology at the University of Pittsburgh. While decades of research have illustrated the health benefits of exercise, she says less is known about the impact of sitting, even when someone is active.
“Even though the people in the study were pretty physically active, their sitting was still accounting for more risk for Alzheimer’s,” Dr. Gogniat says.
