You Decrease the Risk of Dementia by 50% Just by Doing This Easy Exercise Daily

Khyati Jain
ILLUMINATION
Published in
3 min readDec 7, 2022

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Boost your brain health in just 10 minutes a day

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Walking is not just an exercise but a way of living. An active lifestyle is heavily predicted by your average daily step counts.

This easy exercise can help you lose weight and protect your brain from the clutches of dementia.

Your daily step count can decrease your risk of dementia by 50%. It can reduce the effects of aging on your brain and keep it young forever.

The ideal number of steps you need to walk daily

No, you don’t need to walk 10,000 steps daily for a healthier and younger brain.

The real number is definitely less than that, but not by a long shot. This study sites that you need to walk 9800 steps daily to decrease risk of dementia by 50%.

The minimum number of steps that you need to walk daily to reduce the risk of dementia is 3800. You can decrease your risk of dementia by 25% just by walking mere 4000 steps daily.

But for maximum prevention, you’ll have to increase your step count to 9800 steps daily.

It sounds like a lot but it really isn’t. Once you form a daily walking habit you’ll reach this target easily.

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Khyati Jain
ILLUMINATION

10x Top Writer| Certified Yoga Trainer| I write about health, fitness, lifestyle, and more. Open to writing gigs. Contact:- khyatijainwrites01@gmail.com