Welcome to the Get Fit Guys quick and dirty tips to get moving and shape up.

My name is Brock Armstrong and I'm the Get Fit Guy.

Exercise like walking, swimming, and even dancing have been shown to be good for your memory.

But the optimal intensity of that exercise has been unclear until now.

A recent study that was published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, Nutrition,

and Metabolism has some very exciting findings in the fight against memory loss and dementia.

And I probably don't need to tell you how debilitating

dementia can be if you've experienced it with someone you care about. And, well, if you haven't,

count yourself lucky. The World Health Organization, the WHO, says that around 50 million people

worldwide have dementia.

Nearly 60% of those live in low and middle-income countries,

and every year there are nearly 10 million new cases.

And to make matters worse, the total number of people with dementia

is projected to reach 82 million in 2030 and

152 million by 2050. Currently, there is no treatment or cure for dementia or even a way to

alter its progression. That makes preventative treatments, such as the study I'm

focusing on in this episode today, even more exciting. Thankfully, numerous new treatments are

being investigated, which are at various stages of clinical trials, so it's not all doom and gloom.

Although there is no cure, there are several things that can be done to

support and improve the lives of individuals who have dementia, including early diagnosis,

in order to promote early and optimal management, optimizing physical health, cognition,

activity, and well-being, identifying and treating, accompanying

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