Turn up the music!

Aerobic exercise—such as dancing, brisk walking, or cycling—could reduce the risk of developing dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, by 41 percent, according to a study in Brain Research. 

What's more, studies on subjects at risk for Alzheimer's show that aerobic exercise improves memory, mental flexibility, and brain metabolism. Think of doing this type of movement as a total neural reset! Plus, we love that every time we're dancing, we're also smiling.

Physical activity even led to a spectacular reduction in Alzheimer's markers in animal-led studies, like 76 percent reduction in amyloid plaques and a 63 percent reduction in tau tangle, both proteins in the brain.

So the next time your favourite song comes on, get up and bust a move for your happiness and your health!

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