Ten years ago today, a study called “Leisure Activities and the Risk of Dementia in the Elderly” was published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
In the study of 469 people, “Dancing was the only physical activity associated with a lower risk of dementia.”
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p.s. The study also mentions that playing board games and playing musical instruments decrease the risk of dementia… so at our dance improvisation sessions, when we do the activities such as dancing with Scrabble or playing percussion while dancing, i imagine we are very much nurturing the pathways in our brains as well as in our whole selves!
p.p.s. The image mentions doing crossword puzzles frequently also reduces the risk, so for the Fall i plan to design a creative movement crossword puzzle. 😉
dancing with integrity 