{"id":120246,"date":"2024-10-31T00:36:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T17:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=120246"},"modified":"2024-10-31T00:36:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T17:36:47","slug":"weekend-warriors-have-the-same-risk-of-mild-dementia-as-more-frequent-exercisers-study-suggests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=120246","title":{"rendered":"Weekend warriors have the same risk of mild dementia as more frequent exercisers, study suggests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/editor-note\/instances\/cm2w13lq9000r356mws3ywyck@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"editor-note\" class=\"editor-note vossi-editor-note inline-placeholder \" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n    <em>Sign up for CNN\u2019s Fitness, But Better\u00a0newsletter series.\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/newsletters\/fitness-life-but-better\"><em>Our seven-part guide will help you ease into a healthy routine, backed by experts<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2vrfg7e007z26pc5dg9hewu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            People who only <a href=\"https:\/\/cnn.com\/2024\/09\/10\/health\/exercise-fat-storage-wellness\/index.html\">exercise<\/a> on weekends have a similar risk of developing mild <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/02\/12\/health\/brain-checkup-wellness\/index.html\">dementia<\/a> to those who work out more frequently, a new study has found.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2vv0k080001356m3z4kz706@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Weekend warriors who engage in one or two sessions of exercise a week were the focus of the research, published online Tuesday in the <a href=\"https:\/\/bjsm.bmj.com\/content\/early\/2024\/09\/26\/bjsports-2024-108460\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">British Journal of Sports Medicine.<\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2vv0k080002356mpca95h9y@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            A team of academics from Latin America and Europe set out to determine whether the frequency of exercise affects the risk of developing mild dementia.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2vv0k080003356mg40bb89e@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Researchers found that not only was the weekend pattern of keeping fit potentially as effective in staving off the condition, but that it may also be easier for people with busy lifestyles to achieve.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2vv0k080004356msugzojed@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The scientists examined two sets of survey data from the Mexico City Prospective Study, a longitudinal study that followed the health of thousands of people in the Mexican capital over many years. The initial survey took place between 1998 and 2004, and the second, which resurveyed the same people, started in 2015 and ended four years later.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2vv0k080005356m3th7qn82@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In total, 10,033 people, with an average age of 51, took part in the surveys, and their responses were included in the study. <strong> <\/strong>\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2vv0k080006356m7hibru5l@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In the first survey, participants were asked whether they exercised, how often they did so and for how long.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2vv0k080007356mz18stpp7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Based on their answers, the researchers divided the respondents into four groups: those who didn\u2019t exercise at all; the weekend warriors who either played sport or exercised once or twice a week; the regularly active, who worked out at least three times a week; and a combined group of regularly active people and weekend warriors.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2vv0k080008356mkv7xc4cj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In the second survey, respondents\u2019 cognitive function was assessed using the Mini Mental State Examination, which, according to the study, is \u201cprobably the most widely used tool to screen for cognitive impairment and dementia in older adults.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"subheader inline-placeholder\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/subheader\/instances\/cm2w1c068000z356mq3nczrje@published\" data-component-name=\"subheader\" id=\"similar-results-for-men-and-women\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n        Similar results for men and women<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2vv0k080009356mr3as41jk@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The researchers found that the weekend exercisers were 13% less likely to develop mild cognitive impairment than those who didn\u2019t exercise at all, while the regularly active and those in the combined group were 12% less likely to do so. The results were similar for both men and women.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2vv0k08000a356m09dmlyvw@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The finding led the team to conclude that 13% of cases of mild dementia could be avoided if all middle-aged people exercised at least once or twice a week.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2vx6dh70002356mzzf9isuy@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Lead author Gary O\u2019Donovan, an adjunct professor at the School of Medicine at Colombia\u2019s University of the Andes, told CNN that around half of the weekend warriors reported exercising for at least 30 minutes per session, while the rest exercised for about an hour or more each time.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2vv0k08000b356mhnym26mp@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            When compared with the group that did not exercise, the weekend warriors were 13% less likely to develop mild dementia, and those in the regular and combined groups were 12% less likely. O\u2019Donovan said that these are \u201caverage values\u201d and that the \u201cmargins of error overlap.\u201d In other words, he said, \u201cthere are similar reductions in risk in the groups.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2vv0k08000d356m3sgksda3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe found that the weekend warrior physical activity pattern and the regularly active physical activity pattern were associated with similar reductions in mild dementia risks after adjustment for confounders,\u201d the researchers wrote.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2vz1dw0000g356mmv1jq178@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            These confounding factors included a range of things that could affect the relationship between cognition and physical activity, such as age, sex, education and body mass index.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2vz6ezu000m356mqwu3wlyz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The researchers continued by saying: \u201cTo the best of our knowledge, the present study is the first prospective cohort study to show that the weekend warrior physical activity pattern and the regularly active physical activity pattern are associated with similar reductions in the risk of mild dementia.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2vytomi0008356mbjnu04bt@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Commenting on the significance of the study, O\u2019Donovan said: \u201cThe whole weekend warrior physical activity pattern is important because lack of time is a major barrier to taking part in more sport and exercise. Surveys of men and women around the world suggest that two-thirds of adults would like to do more but just don\u2019t have the time.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2vz33z6000i356md2oar4n5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI\u2019ve been interested for a long time now in correcting this misconception that one size fits all when it comes to exercise. I feel quite strongly that the weekend warriors around the world should be told that what they are doing is fine.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2vz6qxl000p356mvimqtaz8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            He added: \u201cThe weekend warrior research is starting to add up now. It\u2019s pretty clear that the health benefits are much the same as exercising more often.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2vz1dlt000d356mwo9h6hcw@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            According to the study, the researchers believe their findings could\u00a0\u201chave important implications for policy and practice because the weekend warrior physical activity pattern may be a more convenient option for busy people in Latin America and elsewhere.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2vv0k08000h356m8ed0qlih@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Their conclusions echoed a broader recent study that suggested that weekend warrior workouts could be as effective as more regular exercise when it comes to lowering the risk of developing more than 200 diseases. These scientists, who published their findings in the journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahajournals.org\/doi\/10.1161\/CIRCULATIONAHA.124.068669\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Circulation<\/a> in September, used data from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukbiobank.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UK Biobank<\/a> project to reach their conclusions.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2vz8mwh000s356mw78b2l29@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Chris Russell, senior lecturer at the Association for Dementia Studies at the UK\u2019s University of Worcester, welcomed the research as encouraging, saying \u201cmore research needs to be done (on dementia) within middle- to low-income countries,\u201d such as Mexico. Russell was not involved in the study.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2vzgky00013356mqbtw8i12@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThere\u2019s evidence that physical activity can help prevent dementia,\u201d he said, explaining that informal activities such as dancing and walking can be beneficial as well as team sports and other fitness activities.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2vzgky10014356mz4a5svkl@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Beside the physical benefits of exercise, there is also the company and socializing with others that keeping fit often involves, which would help ward off cognitive decline, Russell said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2vzgky10015356m3ili05fv@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            He said there is good evidence that \u201cphysical activity can prevent dementia\u201d but added that \u201cit\u2019s not in any way certain,\u201d noting that other risk factors, such as diet and smoking must also be taken into account.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2vx3ruz0000356mpelg0brg@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            More than 55 million people currently have dementia around the world, with nearly 10 million new cases diagnosed every year, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/health-topics\/dementia#tab=tab_2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Health Organization<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/30\/health\/weekend-warrior-dementia-risk-scli-intl-wellness\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sign up for CNN\u2019s Fitness, But Better\u00a0newsletter series.\u00a0Our seven-part guide will help you ease into a healthy routine, backed by experts. 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