Chuan Dao Longtai (director of the Institute of Aging Medicine of Northeastern University) declined because ... "useless"! When it comes to places that decline with age, I believe that everyone will think of the body first, not the brain. Although muscle strength and the number of bones will indeed decrease, the bigger reason is that they have not actively participated in social activities. More directly, the amount of exercise is reduced. Tohoku University has a document that investigates the relationship between the hardware design of Japanese pension institutions and bedridden. It can be seen from the content that if the institution is more convenient for the residents, the burden of self-reliance will be less, such as a single room with a toilet, it will be easier to stay in bed. On the other hand, the more the institution gives residents a moderate burden, such as having a public toilet where they leave the single room, the less likely they are to be ill in bed. From the results, it is obvious how important it is to exercise in life. I think the brain is the same. It's just that the brain is different from the body, and the naked eye can't see where the brain is used. If we use equipment (such as an optical oximeter that uses magnetic resonance to investigate brain activity, and measures cerebral blood circulation by fMRI method), we will often use the brain to investigate what human activities are, and the focus will be on the prefrontal cortex. We will find that we often operate when doing "simple calculations", "reading aloud" and "talking to others". On the other hand, from the results, we can also find that when touching TV or surfing the Internet, we hardly use our brains. Although many elderly people watch TV more than surf the Internet, some research papers point out that the longer they watch TV, the more likely they are to suffer from dementia. There is a saying in English called "use it or lose it", which means "use it and discard it". That's what I want to tell you now. Body and mind will decline because they are not used. Since it will decline because it is not used, it is necessary to actively use it to stop the decline. By the way, exercise can also bring good effects to the brain. Some experimental results show that if the healthy elderly aged 70-89 walk for more than 150 minutes per week, the brain function of the continuous walking group will often be higher than that of the idle group after one year. After doing aerobic exercise such as walking, the representative nutrient component "BDNF" (brain-derived neurotrophic factor) supporting brain activity will increase, thus promoting the occurrence, growth, maintenance and regeneration of nerve cells. It can be seen that "gymnastics" is indispensable to the body and brain. Chuan Dao Longtai (director of the Institute of Geriatrics, Northeastern University) declined because ... "useless"! When it comes to places that decline with age, I believe that everyone will think of the body first, not the brain. Although muscle strength and the number of bones will indeed decrease, the bigger reason is that they have not actively participated in social activities. More directly, the amount of exercise is reduced. Tohoku University has a document that investigates the relationship between the hardware design of Japanese pension institutions and bedridden. It can be seen from the content that if the institution is more convenient for the residents, the burden of self-reliance will be less, such as a single room with a toilet, it will be easier to stay in bed. On the other hand, the more the institution gives residents a moderate burden, such as having a public toilet where they leave the single room, the less likely they are to be ill in bed. From the results, it is obvious how important it is to exercise in life. I think the brain is the same. It's just that the brain is different from the body, and the naked eye can't see where the brain is used. If we use equipment (such as an optical oximeter that uses magnetic resonance to investigate brain activity, and measures cerebral blood circulation by fMRI method), we will often use the brain to investigate what human activities are, and the focus will be on the prefrontal cortex. We will find that we often operate when doing "simple calculations", "reading aloud" and "talking to others". On the other hand, from the results, we can also find that when touching TV or surfing the Internet, we hardly use our brains. Although many elderly people watch TV more than surf the Internet, some research papers point out that the longer they watch TV, the more likely they are to suffer from dementia. There is a saying in English called "use it or lose it", which means "use it and discard it". That's what I want to tell you now. Body and mind will decline because they are not used. Since it will decline because it is not used, it is necessary to actively use it to stop the decline. By the way, exercise can also bring good effects to the brain. Some experimental results show that if the healthy elderly aged 70-89 walk for more than 150 minutes per week, the brain function of the continuous walking group will often be higher than that of the idle group after one year. After doing aerobic exercise such as walking, the representative nutrient component "BDNF" (brain-derived neurotrophic factor) supporting brain activity will increase, thus promoting the occurrence, growth, maintenance and regeneration of nerve cells. It can be seen that "gymnastics" is indispensable to the body and brain. Mind gymnastics 1 running speed 1 add up the adjacent numbers. When you find the answer, fill in a single digit below the two numbers. Remember to solve the problem as soon as possible. The target time is 30 seconds. This article is taken from "Brain Gymnastics Revives Dementia Brain: 1 day 10 minute, the only anti-dementia training in Japan that rejuvenates the brain! "/Chuan Dao Longtai (Director, Institute of Aging Medicine, Northeastern University)/Walking.