Exercise and Alzheimers -Hate to exercise? Afraid of developing dementia?

 If exercise is about as appealing to you as the dentist’s drill, you may want to figure out what truly motivating factor will get you to change your ‘non-exercise habit’.  Psychologists tell us that all our actions stem from us relating each and every action to the end result of either PAIN or PLEASURE. Why do adults avoid putting their hands on a hot stove? They have learned and remember that touching a hot stove creates pain. Children learn this same lesson somewhere along the way. Given a choice between a spoonful of ice-cream  or a spoonful of cod liver oil, most (who have tried both) would choose the spoonful of ice-cream because it creates a sensation of pleasure. Never mind that the cod liver oil is probably the better choice health wise.

A recent finding, reported in the Annals of Internal Medicine, involving 1749 adults, shows that adults who exercise for 15 minutes or more at least 3 times a week have 30% to 40% less risk of developing dementia than seniors who do not exercise regularly. Theory: Exercise may improve brain function by boosting blood flow to areas of the brain used for memory.

To become a person who exercises regularly – even if you relate exercise to pain, not pleasure, you need to find a reason (motivating factor) that convinces you it will be more painful to not exercise. For many that is the painful thought (fear) of losing one’s mind, not knowing who we are or where we are, being dependent on others for all our needs, or committing our adult children to caring for us or paying for our care. That is a PAINFUL, and thus motivating, thought for most. If the motivating factor is strong enough, the action will take place. We do not walk out into the middle of traffic at rush hour because the motivating factor, knowledge that we will most likely die or be maimed, is quite strong in our minds and controls our action.

If we understand that central obesity, a ‘spare tire’  during midlife, boosts risk of dementia, that PAINFUL knowledge  may be the motivating factor to change our ‘no exercise habit’.

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