Welcome to the latest Ageing Runner Reading recommendation You can see a list of all my reading recommendations here and sign up for the Ageing Runner newsletter here to keep unto date with the latest research on running as we get older. – Chris
Like Happy Aging Runner, I have dementia in my family and want to avoid it. I too want to run for as long as I am able. I learnt a lot from this post about survival probabilities and death rates (not as gloomy as it sounds) and how to estimate the likelihood of developing dementia for different people.
I found the section on mild cognitive impairment fascinating. I too have noticed that my word naming/finding is not what it was. I try and remember the name of footballers and cannot locate them then later on, they suddenly come back to me. I know that dementia is a disease of mid life and that the symptoms are more noticeable in late life. It makes you think. I also learned about the drop off in fluid intelligence through our 60s and beyond.
The post is scrupulously referenced. I found it interesting that a Mediterranean diet was discussed. It was almost in passing and my interest is piqued. I need to go back and look at the references.
What was very useful was a description of the common methodology used in most studies looking at physical activity and dementia along with a review of a number of studies that were thought to be most of use. Again, I need to come back and look again. Happy Aging Runner calls for the Stanford Runner’s Study (started by James Fries) to be followed up and for a study looking exclusively at the relationship between endurance running and brain health. Count me in.
This is a post that I will come back to a few times. I started Ageing Runner looking for my tribe. I feel less alone. Read it, bookmark it, and share it
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