16 Mar 2025

Five minutes of exercise a day can reduce dementia risk by 41 percent - study

From Sunday Morning, 10:27 am on 16 March 2025

Epidemiologist Dr Amal Wanigatunga from the Johns Hopkins Center on Aging and Health says a study of nearly 90,000 adults showed as little as 35 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per week can reduce dementia risk in older adults. He joins Jim to discuss the study and its results. 

Happy active senior women exercising, stretching arms overhead in exercise class. (Photo by CAIA IMAGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / NEW / Science Photo Library via AFP)

Photo: CAIA IMAGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY