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Housework could keep brain young, research suggests

Even light exertions can slow down 

ageing of the brain, 

activity-tracker data indicates

Nicola Davis

 @NicolaKSDavis

Fri 19 Apr 2019 11.03 EDTLast modified on Fri 19 Apr 2019 12.55 EDT

The team found that every extra hour of light physical activity per day was linked to 0.22% greater brain volume.
 The team found that every extra hour of light physical activity per day was linked to 0.22% greater brain volume. Photograph: Petri Oeschger/Getty Images

Even light activity such as household chores 

might help to keep the brain young, 

researchers say, adding to a growing body 

of evidence that, when it comes to exercise, 

every little helps.

The findings mirror upcoming guidance 

from the UK chief medical officers, and 

existing US guidelines, which say 

light activity or very short bouts 

of exercise are beneficial to health – 

even if it is just a minute or two 

at a time – countering the previous 

view that there was a threshold that

 must be reached before there 

were significant benefits.

“Our study results don’t discount 

moderate or vigorous physical 

activity as being important for

 healthy ageing. 


We are just adding to the science,

suggesting that light-intensity 

physical activity might be important too,

 especially for the brain,” said Dr Nicole Spartarno, 

first author of the study from Boston University, 

adding that light activity might include a 

gentle walk or household chores.

Five ways to move more – without going to the gym

 
Writing in the journal Jama Network Open, 

the international team of researchers report 
how they came to their findings by studying 

at least three days of activity-tracker data 
from 2,354 middle-aged adults from the
 
US, together with the participants’ brain scans.

From the latter, the researchers worked out 

individuals’ brain volume, a measure linked to 

ageing: about 0.2% of the volume of the brain

 is lost every year after the age of 60. Loss or 

shrinkage of brain tissue is linked to dementia, 

Spartano noted.

After taking into account factors including sex, 

smoking status and age, the team 

found that every extra hour of light 

physical activity per day was linked to 

0.22% greater brain volume, equal to 

just over a year’s less brain ageing. 

What’s more, those who took at least 

10,000 steps a day had a 0.35% 

greater brain volume than those 

who took, on average, fewer than 

5,000 steps a day – equivalent to 

1.75 years’ less brain ageing.

The results were even starker when

 the team looked at those who did

 not meet recommended guidelines

 for physical activity –


 just over half of the participants.

While the results also suggested 

that greater levels of moderate 

to vigorous physical activity were

 linked to higher brain volumes, 

the team say further analysis 

suggests this could just be because 

these people were also doing more light activity.

But Spartano said, even if true, that

 did not mean people should stop 

trying to break a sweat.


 “Higher levels of fitness

 are linked to longevity and a better 

quality of life in older age, not to 

mention being associated with 

lower rates of dementia,” she said.

However the study has limitations: 

it is based on a snapshot in time, 


used mainly white participants, and 

cannot prove cause and effect – 

those with more brain ageing 

might move less. The authors 

add that not all time spent sedentary

 is necessarily “bad” for the brain –

 particularly if people are engaged 

in a task that takes a lot of thinking.

Emmanuel Stamatakis, professor 

of physical activity, lifestyle and 

population health at the University

 of Sydney, welcomed the overall 

message, but questioned some of 

the results.


“The finding that even light-intensity 

physical activity, that it is usually 

part of daily living, is associated with

 brain volume is very encouraging as 

such activities are feasible for most 

middle-aged and older people, even 

those who are less likely to do structured

 exercise,” he said.


But, he added, there was no biologically 

plausible reason moderate to vigorous 

activity would have less effect on brain

 volume than light activity. 


For cardiovascular health, said

 Stamatakis, a minute of high-intensity 

activity was known to be more 

beneficial than a minute of light activity.

Dr James Pickett, head of research 

at Alzheimer’s Society, stressed that 

the research did not look at the 

impact of different levels of activity 

on dementia risk, although it is known

 that, in general, exercise reduces 

the risk of such conditions. “Don’t worry

 if you’re not hill-running, but find something

 you enjoy and do it regularly, because

 we know that what’s good

 for the heart is good for the head,” he said.


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