Alzheimer's Health Benefits

It’s a well-known fact that the key to a healthy life lies in a balanced diet and daily exercise. There are countless websites, television channels, and books dedicated to achieving one’s optimum health. Having a good exercise routine can extend one’s life for years and years, but the health benefits of exercise surpass just the physical body, it benefits the mind as well. Few people know that exercise isn’t just about the exterior. On one hand, looking and being fit fulfills a part of a person’s ego that wants their appearance to be the best. When a person feels good physically, he or she feels good mentally as well. It’s an innate drive that all animals, humans included, are subject to. Inside the brain, however, endorphins and neurotransmitters …show more content…
Research shows that physical activity helps prevent Alzheimer’s disease. Everyone has the potential to get Alzheimer’s as they get older, especially because, well, everyone gets older. This is due to physical activities boost to the production of a protein known as BDNF. BDNF boosts overall brain activity, which leads to stronger neural connections inside the brain. The stronger the connection, the harder they are to break as the brain ages. It also helps reduce anxiety, and everyone has the possibility to feel anxious, although it’s not always a problem for some people. One big project can cause enough anxiety to make a person explode from …show more content…
Employees in a study conducted by the US National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health in 2011 reported that a 2.5 hour reduction in work replaced by physical activity for a year increased their productivity and overall happiness at work. They found ways to resolve problems presented to them with lesser resources than those in the groups who maintained their work schedules or those who took the 2.5 hours off and did not exercise. Ultimately, taking off work to work out a bit might actually lead to that coveted