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.

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.

Spend time around people who remain active into their 60s, 70s and beyond, and you start hearing the same ideas over and over. They’re not complicated or trendy, but they sure do work.

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.”