Reduce the Risk of Dementia

Pilates Can Help Reduce the Risk of Dementia

Streamline Pilates Studio

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CHARLOTTE PENENBERG

studio owner & pilates instructor

Exercise and physical activity, of all varieties, have been proven to reduce the risk of dementia.

Reduce the risk of dementia with Pilates. Client balancing on one leg.
Photo by Katarina Kojic
Instructor teaching single leg work on reformer
Photo by Katarina Kojic

An article in the NYT outlined three recent long-term studies on the effects of physical activity and the prevention of dementia, and they found that “lifelong physical activity, in all of its forms, goes a long way toward reducing the risk of dementia, even for people who are classified as high-risk.”

It’s not surprising, but it raises questions about how to best apply these findings to our daily lives. How much physical activity do most people get consistently throughout their lifetimes? And how might Pilates help fight against dementia?

Most Pilates devotees agree that it is a great way to stay as mobile as we can as we age. By keeping our core and joints stable, Joseph Pilates' system brilliantly helps us to hold our alignment and enables us to stay physically active and exercise in all the meaningful ways that help ward off dementia!

Pilates instructor doing a lunge on the reformer
Photo by Sara Fuller

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