Walkabouts help the brain

Walkabouts help the brain

Study finds two-minute breaks from sitting, every half hour, can help long-term brain health

Sitting for hours without moving can slow the flow of blood to our brains, according to a cautionary new study of office workers — a finding that could have implications for long-term brain health. But getting up and strolling for just two minutes every half-hour seems to stave off this decline in brain blood flow and may even increase it.

“Only the frequent two-minute walking breaks had an overall effect of preventing a decline in brain blood flow,” she says.

So consider setting your computer or phone to beep at you every half-hour and get up then, she suggests. Stroll down the hall, take the stairs to visit a restroom a floor above or below your own, or complete a few easy laps around your office.

Your brain just might thank you years from now, when you’re no longer tied to that office chair. NY TIMES

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