The current generation’s mentality in regards to work can be summed up as “I want to take a rest at home during holidays” and “I would like to do my work at home if possible.” However, if we want to stop our brains from getting old, the practice of “growing at home without going out” should be changed.
The reason is, staying home for extended periods of time reduces brain stimulation and also reduces the opportunities to exercise as the environment does not change.
According to a report published in an American journal of internal medicine in 2010, exercise habits have been proven to be effective to decrease the effects of dementia and its prevention.
In addition, when a healthy elderly person aged 70 to 80 was asked to “walk 150 minutes a week or more” for 1 year, the brain function of those that walked tended to be higher than those who did nothing. Thus, it has become clear that exercise is good for the brain, as reported.
Moreover, aerobic activity is also said to be effective. The reason is that the amount of substance called “BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor)” that promotes the development, growth and regeneration of nerve cells increases. Walking and running are typical aerobic exercises in addition to swimming, dancing, stretching and yoga.
If you find yourself in the forties and spending much of your time at home, it is important to escape this habit and to spend more time exercising outdoors for better nerve cell growth in the brain as the brain is further enhanced if training is performed with BDNF in the brain.