Dance has the ability to open doors to great health. Numerous scientific studies illustrate the various benefits of dance. Dance is one of the best forms of physical exercises to give you wholesome health benefits. Dance also helps in reducing the stress levels and increase in serotonin levels and heightens the sense of well being. Since long we have been hearing and seeing the above mentioned benefits of dance. But the latest on the block is getting smarter because of dance.
This may sound a bit outrageous but researches have actually showed that regular dance can help you in becoming smarter and avoiding learning disabilities. Disorders like dementia and Alzheimer’s have known to be less common with people who have practiced dance as a regular exercise. A 21-year study of senior citizens, aged 75 and above, was led by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City and was funded by the National Institute on Aging. This study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The methods adopted for objectively measuring mental acuity in aging was to monitor rates of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease.
Various activities and their effect on the human brain were studied. Where regular reading reduced the risk of dementia by 35%, swimming, playing golf and bicycling had no effect. But on the other hand regular dancing reduced the risk of dementia by a staggering 75%. It was also seen that most of the cognitive recreational activities affected the brain in varying degrees but the most of the physical recreational activities had a little or no effect, though they had ample cardiovascular effects. It was only dance that offered protection against dementia.
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