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HOW WALKING CAN IMPACT THE BRAIN · Understanding the Brain

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  Speaker 1: or paperback on Amazon. Welcome back. Today, we look at
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  Speaker 1: physical activity and the key to brain health and longevity.
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  Speaker 1: Another study showed in the published journal Neurology that physical
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  Speaker 1: activity is emerging as the most powerful tool for promoting
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  Speaker 1: brain health and extending lifespan. According to recent research, regular exercise,
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  Speaker 1: even in modest amount, office profound benefits for cognitive function,
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  Speaker 1: brain structure, and overall health. Now, this is kind of
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  Speaker 1: vague when it says regular exercise and believe it or not,
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  Speaker 1: movement is considered under this, so walkings what we will
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  Speaker 1: be talking about today. It enhances memory. From enhancing memory
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  Speaker 1: to reducing the risk of neurodegenerative diseases, movement as a
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  Speaker 1: non pharmacological intervention. Again, believe it or not, walking can
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  Speaker 1: yield pretty big results. Studies highlight the impact of physical
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  Speaker 1: activity on brain volume and function. In the study PMID
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  Speaker 1: three eight zero seven three three eight nine, it found
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  Speaker 1: that activity level equivalent to just four thousand steps a day,
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  Speaker 1: which is about two miles for the average stride length,
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  Speaker 1: where associated with measurable increases in gray and white manner volumes.
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  Speaker 1: The structural changes are critical for maintaining cognitive health. Is
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  Speaker 1: gray matter supports processing and decision making, while white matter
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  Speaker 1: first facilitates the speed of communication between brain regions. This
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  Speaker 1: suggests that even moderate activity can counteract age related brain
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  Speaker 1: decline in In a little older study, I looked up
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  Speaker 1: some other stuff to kind of support. A demonstrated that
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  Speaker 1: walking forty minutes three times per week led to a
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  Speaker 1: two percent increase in hippo campbel valume hipple cample volume.
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  Speaker 1: The hippocampus vital for memory and spatial navigation, typically shrinks
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  Speaker 1: with age. Contributing to cognitive decline, but exercise induced growth
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  Speaker 1: effectively reversed one to two years of age related atrophy.
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  Speaker 1: Physical activity extends the lifespan, and another study shown in
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  Speaker 1: the British Journal of Sportsmen, It's then revealed that at
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  Speaker 1: least the act the least act of population's increasing activity
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  Speaker 1: to the equivalent of just under three hours of daily
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  Speaker 1: walking could extend lifely eleven years quite a bit. Walking
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  Speaker 1: in particular stands out as an accessible intervention, requires no
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  Speaker 1: special equipment, minimal time, and can be integrated into daily routines.
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  Speaker 1: Whether it's a brisk stroll through a park or pacing
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  Speaker 1: during phone calls, a small effort can accumulate the significant
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  Speaker 1: benefits