Researchers have found that spending an hour a day doing exercise could protect against Parkinson’s disease.
The study has revealed that doing activities such as house work or gardening could all prove to be invaluable in protecting against Parkinson’s disease. The researchers found that even that small amount of daily activity could have a significant and positive effect.
The report shows that people who were active for six hours a week were 43 per cent less likely to develop Parkinson’s disease.
“We found that a medium level of daily total physical activity is associated with a lower risk of Parkinson’s disease,” said Karin Wiredefeldt of the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm.
“These findings are important for both the general population and for the healthcare of patients with Parkinson’s disease.
Activities could also include walking to the bus or train station on your way to work, walking the dog or playing golf. The study focused on 43,368 people in Sweden over the course of approximately 12 years.
