Having more "senior moments" than you'd like? You need to dance!
I found a fantastic article from Arthur Murray Dance Studio that discusses the physical benefits of dancing, and some surprising statistics on how dance can prevent dementia. Here's an excerpt:
"Dancing stimulates the brain and is useful in many applications, including memory enhancement. It is widely known that Dancing has delayed symptoms pertaining to Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia and helped remedy those afflicted. Hundreds of studies have been conducted and proven that the act of dance alone, stimulates the brain and enhances memory capacity. Yuki Noguchi states in his article for the Washington Post, "those who danced frequently - three or four times a week - showed 76 percent less incidence of dementia than those who danced only once a week or not at all". Such a widely acknowledged therapy after the onset of disease, imagine what it can do for a healthy mind."
Read the full article here, and find a whole list of other articles that further discuss the benefits of dancing to prevent dementia and Alzheimer's.
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