A healthy and functional old age requires more travel, dancing and music.
Oku.Az This was told to gazeta.ru by Russian geriatrician, doctor of medical sciences and professor Kirill Proshchayev.
“First of all, traveling is a physical activity. There is a saying that we start aging when we stop moving. Therefore, the more a person moves, the more it benefits the muscles, joints and heart. Furthermore, traveling is always getting new information, and new information makes the brain work more actively, especially trips accompanied by physical and meaningful activity are good,” the doctor said.
According to him, there are examples of people who lead a sedentary lifestyle until the age of 65-70, then they begin to actively travel and their health improves many times.
“Dancing increases a person’s functionality and activity. Firstly, it is a physical activity and, secondly, it is a balance exercise, because it is known that balance function weakens with age, increasing the risk of falls, and dancing prevents it. Furthermore “Dancing not only increases blood flow to the brain due to increased physical activity, but also has a beneficial effect on the brain in relation to observing the rhythm of movements, the training of spatial perception and the development of sensations,” Proshchayev added.
Playing musical instruments can also delay the onset of aging, especially in the brain. This practice reduces the risk of dementia.
“Nowadays, musical literacy is considered a kind of foreign language. As for foreign languages, there are studies that show that the more languages a person knows, the better for the brain. In fact, learning sheet music is equivalent to learning In addition to a foreign language, has a beneficial effect on the brain, but in addition, when playing instruments, the fine skills of the hands are improved, which has a positive effect on the brain,” the doctor concluded.
