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Aerobic Fitness
Aerobic exercise pumps oxygenated blood from the heart to working muscles. To accomplish that, it stimulates the heart and breathing rates throughout your exercise session. As a rule aerobic exercise can be light-to-medium intensity activities that can be performed for extended periods of time, such as walking, jogging or biking. Whatever your age, weight or athletic ability, aerobic activity is a health booster that gains efficiency as your body adapts and gets stronger and fitter!
Food for Thought
We all know a healthy diet protects us against the risks of of many debilitating conditions, including diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease, but we don't often consider the importance of our nutritional regimen on our brain. The fact is, healthy eating offers huge benefits in the form of strong, healthy brain functions throughout our entire lives. New research offers some great information!
Memory Walks
Do your brain a favor ... walking part of your regular routine! Evidence that regular walking benefits brain health continues to rise, if you're not a walker, this may convince you! A recent study from The Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois involving 120 sedentary people aged 55-80 found that walking increased the size of the hippocampus, a critical area of the brain for new learning and creating long-term memories. P
