The world will keep pushing you towards physical activities by presenting several "excuses" for it. Sorry, these are not "excuses" but valid reasons based on well-established research findings. First it was obesity, then it was blood pressure, thirdly it was the risk of heart diseases and cerebro-vascular problems, which tried to generate some interest on the importance of physical activities in the minds of people and now it is cognitive impairment which may make seniors to think about giving a try...more