Evidence Keeps Coming: Exercise vs. Dementia
A few years ago, a neuroscientist at New York University gave a TED Talk about exercise and the brain. It has since been viewed more than 11 million times on YouTube.

A few years ago, a neuroscientist at New York University gave a TED Talk about exercise and the brain. It has since been viewed more than 11 million times on YouTube.

Climbing out of the Grand Canyon, Pranjal Karmakar had an a-ha moment. “I could see other folks who looked older than I was, and they were doing much better,” he recalls. “I knew then it was time to take action when I got home.”

When Kim’s new grandbaby comes to visit, she doesn’t think twice about carrying him up and down the stairs. Between visits, she carries a 15-pound weight on those same stairs — just to stay ready.

For Mariella Frostrup, menopause brought struggles with diet, exercise, weight and more. “I realized I needed to go back to weight training,” says the Irish-Norwegian writer and TV presenter who is well-known in England. “The moment of truth was struggling to open one of those pull-top cans — I just didn’t have the muscle strength.”